We had arranged to be picked up from Coomera Station as we had flown in from Singapore and didn't want to hire a car on the first day. Janice collected us and after a short trip up the mountain we arrived at Camelot and relaxed in our beautiful cottage, enjoying the complimentary fizz in our spa bath.
With a hire car delivered, day two was spent touring the mountain's wineries with the cheese factory a big hit with us (cheese is so expensive in Singapore). A light evening meal in our cottage and early to bed as Daniel had planned a special secret event for day three.
Day three and we found ourselves down at Tweed for a parallel Tandem Skydive, and I couldn't believe my eyes as I floated down, when Daniel rolled out a banner on the sand "Serene will you marry me?". With the video cameras still rolling Daniel went down on his knees and asked me to marry him and I said yes - WOW. What a start to great week on the Mountain!
We have updated the photo with our recent wedding in Singapore and attached a link to our YouTube Skydive Proposal!
Recommended Romantic Getaway...
- Tamborine Mountain for the perfect ambience and peaceful relaxation away from the busy coastal strip (yet close enough for shopping)
- Many delightful, almost quaint mountain attractions and culinary tastes to be savoured (wine, liqueurs, dining, cheese, beer, fudge, coffee, chocolate to name just a few)
- Camelot of course... we asked... Janice & Peter delivered
- Serene & Daniel, Singapore
Waterfalls to compete with Europes finest!
We 'dropped in' from Europe to escape the winter brutality going on in the UK and Holland only to find the Queensland wet season in its full glory. Nevermind, we love bush walking and the South end of Mt Tamborine gives easy access to Springbrook and Lamington while we could still enjoy the quality restaurants and wide variety of attractions on Mount Tamborine, not found in such a cluster, elsewhere in the Hinterland. We love indulgence and romantic getaways, and Mt Tamborine offers the perfect environment for breaks and escapes, with Camelot Cottages our selection for first class accommodation for couples.
Purlingbrook Falls, Natural Bridge and Binna Burra offer easy walks and some great 
photo opportunities with the waterfalls in full flow, yet the huge spa baths at Camelot provided the perfect end to each day.
Be sure not to miss the great food and dining at Songbirds, Liquid Amber and The Kitchen Table - all first class and the sticky toffee wattle liqueur... mmm!
We will return!
- Samantha & Roderick, London
Camelot's Ideal Location
Camelot cottages are at the very centre of the mountain plateau almost equidistant between the three villages on Tamborine Mountain. The renowned 'Hang Glider' lookout is almost opposite our property and all the mountain's attractions are within a very short distance. The mountain used to be famous just for 'The Gallery Walk', now a plethora of coffee and trinket shops, to attract day trippers from the coast. Fortunately this has now been surpassed by a proliferation of quality wineries, distillery, arts and crafts, antique shops, top class restaurants and activity centres (e.g. world's largest glow worm colony),located well away from the day to day coach traffic. Come and explore - you will be surprised by what you will find!
The big five attractions:
The Distillery
With well over 100 awards won nationally and internationally for their high quality Liqueurs, Schnapps, Eau De Vie and Vodka - operating from Australia's smallest Pot Still Distillery. Nostrovia!
The Skywalk
Offering a spectacular elevated bridge which enters into the upper and middle canopies of the lush rainforest. The highlight is the freestanding Rainforest Cantilever soaring 30m above Cedar Creek with magnificent views across the valley and rainforest below.
Offering award winning cheese, beautiful craft beers set in a fantastic beer garden and offering mouth watering food there is something here for everyone. See how the beer and cheese is made, fresh on-site!
The National Park Walks
6 superb rainforest walks ranging from a 30 minute 1.5 km round trip to Curtis Falls, up to 4.5km circuits taking around 90 minutes. For the more enthusiastic Lamington is only 35 minutes away and has many varied half and full day walks.
Gallery Walk
Offers 'shopaholics' the opportunity to wile away a morning meandering from door to door. The walk is only open from 10am to 4pm with the exception of Georges Paragon Seafood restaurant, open on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Margaret Goldsmith Gallery
First class artist studio with paintings, sculptures and glassworks.
Open: Wed to Sund 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Address: 83 Bateke Road, Mt Tamborine, 4272
Phone: 07 5545 2727
Visit Margarets website
Gallery Works
Come and see a working gallery
Gallery Works specialises in works on paper from a broad range of emerging, established and internationally famous Australian artists.
Gallery Works aims to support and encourage emerging and established artists by providing studio facilities and professional guidance for drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
Address: 1 Bartle Road (Opposite the Showgrounds) Mt Tamborine
Phone: 07 5545 4590
German Cuckoo Clock Nest
Open: Mon to Sat 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Address: 143 Long Road, Eagle Heights, QLD, 4271
Phone: (07) 5545 1334
Visit cuckoo clock website
Largest variety of Grandfather & Cuckoo Clocks, Wall Clocks and Mantle Clocks. German Souvenirs and German Music.Expert Service and Repair.
Tamborine Mountain Tours
Tamborine Mountain Tours offer a full range of tours with pick up and drop off from Camelot. Tours are well priced and offer choices of:
- Hop on Hop off - all day mountain explorer pass
- Mountain Adventure Pass - experience the biggest attractions
- Taste of Tamborine Wine Tour - full and half day wine, liqueurs, cheese, and cuisine tours
- Wedding Guest Transfers
- Package a tour at a considerable discount when you stay at Camelot
Phone: 07 55454321 Visit The Tour website
Discover Tamborine Mountain VIC
This website contains huge files of information on and about the Mountain and things to see and do. Originally a physical visitor information centre DTM VIC is now a virtual VIC maintaining its information files and offering the very best advice to tourists.
At every turn you will encounter breathtaking scenery and views, abundant wildlife and clean mountain air. Also a strong cottage industry including many local arts and crafts, a host of natural and man-made attractions, award winning wineries and top-class restaurants, country markets, festivals and events await you on Tamborine Mountain – so come on up, visit us and DISCOVER TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN!
Visit the DTM VIC Website
Tamborine Mountain Visitor Centre
Address: Doughty Park, North Tamborine, 4272
Phone: (07) 5545 3200
The Tamborine Mountain Visitor Centre has maps, local guides and a directory for surrounding businesses. Our volunteer workers are very knowledgable about the mountain and will assist you in every way.
Tamborine Mountain Glow Worm Caves
Address: 104-144 Hartley Road, North Tamborine , QLD, 4272
Phone: 07 55451666
Visit the website
The 1/2 hour tour will take you on an enlightening journey to another world, walk through the rainforest on our raised boardwalk and bridge over the starting place of pristine Cedar Creek, our friendly water dragons will meet you at the entrance to our amazing Glow Worm Caves.
Then go underground and learn about the amazing Glow Worm and how our man made cave complete with realistic formations such as stalagmites and stalactites, flow formations and underground stream was created and opened on the Estate in 2004 in a short audiovisual presentation, you are then guided into the magical world of the Glow Worms, this unique second cave is filled with thousands of glowing glow worms.
The experience is one you have to see to believe.
Cedar Creek Falls track
900m return to lookout, 900m return to the rock pools (Allow 20-30 minutes) Easy grade. Access to this visitor area is via Cedar Creek Road. The track to the lookout is suitable for strollers and assisted wheelchair access. The lookout offers views of waterfalls, cascades and rock pools. The section from the lookout to the rock pools is not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. For your safety, access is not permitted to some of the rock pools and parts of the gorge, as indicated by signs on site. Near the start of the track are two picnic areas, with tables and wheelchair-accessible toilets, located in large, open, grassy areas surrounded by tall eucalypt forest.
Palm Grove Rainforest Circuit
2.6km circuit (Allow 1 hour) Easy grade. Piccabeen palm groves and rainforest with emergent strangler figs and distinctively buttressed yellow carabeens feature on this walk. Palm Grove Avenue is the main access point and carpark for this track. Parking for buses and caravans is not available.
The Jenyns Falls circuit
Branched off the Palm Grove circuit, is currently closed as it is considered unsafe. (It is not marked on the map).
Curtis Falls, Joalah section
1.5km return ( Allow 30 minutes) Moderate grade. Joalah is an Aboriginal word meaning "haunt of the lyrebird". The loud calls of the male Albert's lyrebird can be heard during winter. The track starts from the Dapsang Drive carpark. It is also possible to start at the shops on Eagle Heights Road, adding an extra 800m return to the walk.
On this track you will walk through rainforest and descend steep stairs to a large pool at the base of Curtis Falls. There is an impressive view of the falls and surrounding columnar basalt rockface. Swimming is prohibited at the falls. A restricted access area below Curtis Falls protects an important glow-worm colony. The track continues from the falls, along a piccabeen palm-fringed creek to a giant strangler fig. Beyond this strangler fig, the lower Joalah track is closed for your safety due to rockfalls.
Sandy Creek Circuit, The Knoll section
2.6km circuit (Allow 1 hour) Easy grade. Scenic views, rainforest with tall trees emerging above the surrounding canopy, piccabeen groves, transition forest with large flooded gums and open forest feature on this walk. Please remain on the designated track, as there are steep cliff edges. Supervise children carefully. There is a branch track to Cameron Falls Lookout.
Access to the start of this walk is via Main Street, North Tamborine and Knoll Road. The parking area is very small and unsuitable for large buses.
There is a picnic area near the start of the walk, in tall, open forest, with a large shelter shed and picnic table. From the northern edge of the picnic area you can enjoy views to Flinders Peak and Brisbane.
Witches Falls Circuit
3.1km return (Allow 1 hour) Moderate grade. This track zigzags down the steep mountainside through open forest with banksia trees and into rainforest with huge strangler figs. You will pass seasonal lagoons surrounded by piccabeen palm groves and rainforest before you reach Witches Falls. After heavy rain the lagoons fill with water and come to life with many species of insects and frogs. The track returns through rainforest and behind the cemetery. The falls only flow after recent rain and can be viewed via a 200m detour from the circuit to a lookout platform.
The Witches Falls Circuit starts from the picnic area on Main Western Road. The grassy areas have electric barbecues, picnic tables and toilets, and are surrounded by tall eucalypts.
Ssshhh... St Bernard's Falls
We are currently getting some photos and some very interesting details of these private waterfalls and we are also making special arrangements to access these falls for our guests!!! Ok it's not a secret and you can already visit them by walking through the St Bernard's Hotel but so few people do. Have a drink back at the top and see if you can get a photo of LEO, the Hotel's St Bernard Dog.
Witches Falls Winery
Address: 79 Main Western Rd, North Tamborine, QLD, 4272
Phone: (07) 5545 2609
Witches Falls is a 200 tonne winery located in the Gold Coast Hinterland Queensland. A family owned and operated business, visitors have the opportunity to talk to winemaker Jon Heslop and the rest of the Witches Falls Winery team.
Jon has had winery experience working in both the Hunter Valley and Barossa Valley.
Witches Falls' Cellar Door is open daily from 10am to 4pm for tasting, winery tours and cellar door sales. Come and try some of our award winning wines .
Address: 32 Hartley Road, North Tamborine, QLD, 4272
Phone: (07) 5545 2000
(07) 5545 2000
Aussie Vineyards is Queensland's newest goldmine of exceptional wines and home of our stylish Au Label. Come visit us our Cellar Door where you will be greeted with a good old fashion smile & invited to taste our portfolio of quality wines.
The others
Tamborine Mountain and its surrounds hosts several satellite sales outlets for wines from the Granite Belt and elsewhere. Many are top quality and may offer excellent food but contact Camelot for further details. These include:
The Queensland Wine Centre at Cedar Creek - 100 Queensland wines from 14 wineries at 104 - 144 Hartley Road, North Tamborine 07 55451666
The Heritage Winery - Award winning wines and fine food at Cnr Bartle and Shelf Roads, Mt Tamborine 07 5545 3144
Mount Tamborine Winery- Award winning boutique winery at Gallery Walk, Eagle Heights 07 55453066
Mason Wines- Premium wine from the Granite Belt at Gallery Walk, Eagle Heights 07 5545 1854
O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyards - Off the mountain on Lamington National Park Rd, Canungra Valley 07 5543 4011
Sarabah Estate Winery - Off the mountain at 46 Rymera Rd, Sarabah, Canungra 07 5543 4746
Albert River Wines - Off the mountain at 869 Mundoolun Connection Road, Tamborine 07 5543 6622
Thumm Wines- Off the mountain at 87 Kriedeman Rd, Upper Coomera 07 5573 6990
Mt Nathan Wines- Off the mountain at 220 Clagiraba Road, Mt. Nathan 07 5533 7780
Variety and abundance of degustation delights!
Tamborine Mountain offers a comprehensive range of dining options to suit all tastes and budgets. At Camelot we can show you sample menus from most mountain restaurants and assist you in making your selection if desired. Your hosts eat at many of the mountain facilities on a regular basis and will be aware of the food styles, ambience, service and general quality options. We are happy to suggest... but, as everyone's tastes are different... we do not recommend!
Many of our guests enjoy the following restaurants, bistros and cafes from the choice of over 30 on the Mountain:
Songbirds 55452563 - Fine dining and multi award winning
Liquid Amber 5545 2032 - Bistro dining at MT Brewery
The Old Church 5545 1949 - Bistro dining with French and Italian influence
Georges Paragon 5545 1511 - Greek style with seafood specialities
Masala Shanti 5545 3500 - First class Indian restaurant
Polish Place 5545 1603 - Authentic Polish cuisine (opposite Camelot)
Pavillion Gardens 5545 1274 - Bistro style cuisine in garden setting
Belvedere on Main 5545 4063 - Bistro style Italian dining & pizza takeaway
Clancy's Irish Pub 5545 1531 - Traditional Irish & Australian pub fare
St Bernards Hotel 5545 1177 - Traditional Australian pub fare
Cedar Creek Estate 5545 1666 - Excellent lunches & cellar
MT Coffee Plantation 5545 3856 - Home grown coffee, gallery & cafe
DeliVino 5545 3343 - www.delivinotamborine.com Essentially a gourmet tasting house incorporating the hard to find gourmet product; Sample jams, relish, condiments, oils, and array of cheeses, cured meats olives and chocolates. Sip & Savour a unique range of Qld wines with passionate staff, Select a picnic basket and explore our beautiful mountain
Purity, Passion & Pleasure
Purity
The first change you will notice is the clean cool and pure mountain air and Tamborine Mountain offers a superb micro climate away from the heat of the coast. In addition to our own flora, fauna and wildlife haven in our beautiful forests and national parks, we have close links to Springbrook, Natural Bridge and Lamington with the dense rainforest areas of Binna Burra and O'reilly's plateau only a short drive away. We CARE about the environment and Camelot is one of only three accommodation properties on the mountain that takes natural rain or water from one of the mountain's underground basalt reservoirs (ADW standard) and pass it through sediment filters, carbon filters and ultra violet light before using it. YOU GET a very eco-refined water whether you want to bottle it, drink it or simply bathe in it!
Passion
We are passionate about your mountain experience and will guide and suggest to you the very best products, services and experiences on the mountain. Many of the business owners have developed a passion to achieve excellence in their offered tourism field and awards are regularly won. In inviting you to share in these pleasures and experiences we hope you will become passionate about our mountain and tread lightly and leave no footprints to show where you have been.
Your pleasure is our business!