If your visit coincides with Stanthorpe's Apple and Grape Harvest Festival, you can kick off the shoes and crush some grapes for next year's drop and sample free apples as you stroll streets alive with multi-cultural entertainment. Spend some time discovering the National Parks surrounding Stanthorpe. See enormous spectacular granite rock formations, wildflowers during spring, deserted huts and awesome views along the many walking and driving tracks. For the afternoon, explore the local wineries and cellar doors enjoying the taste of award winning beverages and local produce. Clink your glass as you converse with resident wine makers and their families who have for years dedicated their time to creating these flavoursome cool climate wines. Visit a bushranger hideout - Donnelly's Castle - near Pozieres. Climb amongst the rock formations that made Captain Thunderbolt's imaginary castle during his colourful career across the New England Tableland. Take in the great views from the lookout and picnic facilities - no wonder he was at large for the longest of all bushrangers.