Overview
Thursday 30 April
Alfesta registration at Peppers Manor House from 2pm.
After registration, check into your accommodation at Peppers Manor House or Peppers Craigieburn.
For those staying at Craigieburn there will be an Alfesta bus to and from Manor House each evening. The bus will leave Craigieburn on Thursday at 5.30pm.
Pre-dinner drinks at Manor House at 6pm, optional welcome dinner from 7pm.
Bus from Manor House to Craigieburn at 9.30pm.
Friday 1 May
Breakfast in Katers Restaurant at Manor House from 7am, including those staying at Craigieburn and other off-site accommodation.
Welcome and morning briefing at 8.50am, then driving via Macquarie Pass to HARS aviation museum for guided tours and lunch.
There's an option to visit the Kiama Blowhole before returning to the Highlands via Jamberoo Mountain Road – Martin will organise a group drive back to the Highlands for those who want to tag along, or you can doddle at your own pace.
For those staying at Craigieburn, the bus will leave at 4.50pm to come to Manor House.
Drinks and music by the fire pits from 5pm (chef will be cooking chestnuts over the fire for us), followed by dinner and interactive musical trivia with Pure Acoustic. We'll have a briefing for tomorrow's display day prior to dinner, as we'll probably be too busy getting the cars in place in the morning to be able to all get together at once for a briefing.
Bus from Manor House to Craigieburn at 10.30pm.
Saturday 2 May
Breakfast in Katers Restaurant at Manor House from 7am, including those staying at Craigieburn and other off-site accommodation.
Italian Car Display and markets in the ground of Manor House from 10am to 3pm. The place will be humming early with market stalls bumping in, and we'll start getting the cars in place as early as possible. Day trippers will start arriving around 8am.
Lunch at Manor House followed by a relaxing afternoon or join our optional (extra cost) activity of a Meet the Bees experience at Manor House. This will consist of a guided walk to the on-site apiary to meet the bees and discover how the colony works. Back at the house you'll enjoy a curated honey tasting, then it's time to get hands-on crushing and straining a frame of honey, and ultimately made into honey cocktails for you try.
For those staying at Craigieburn, the bus will leave at 4.50pm to come to Manor House.
Drinks and snacks in the Manor House Great Hall and adjoining bar and lounge from 5pm, followed by La Famiglia theme dinner. Manor House will come alive in all of its 1920s glory when we transform it into the private club of the Alfisti Family – The Long Tail Lounge, complete with a live jazz band, moody lighting and peacock feathers. Why the Long Tail Lounge? Because 2026 is the 60th anniversary of the release of the iconic model we all know as the duetto, or long tail spider. Pinstripe suits, silver fox furs and peacock feathers will definitely be in vogue.
Bus from Manor House to Craigieburn at 10.30pm.
Sunday 3 May
Breakfast in Katers Restaurant at Manor House from 7am, including those staying at Craigieburn and other off-site accommodation.
Morning briefing a little earlier today, at 8.35am, before heading off by 9am on the traditional Alfesta observation run – but with a twist. Not everyone looks forward to the traditional format so we've changed it up a little to make it more enjoyable for everyone. You'll drive local scenic roads with stops at some of the small villages for a look around.
The observation run will finish at Werai where we will have pies for lunch at the best pie shop we've found on the Highlands (we told you there'd be pies!). After lunch you can join one of the two optional activities that have been organised – a visit to Fairground Follies, or a visit to the National Trust property Golden Vale. Both of these optional activities are only available as group tours. If you'd prefer to do your own thing, you might like to drive 20 minutes to Berrima to have a look around the historic village and browse in a few shops, or visit attractions such as the Bradman Museum in Bowral.
For those staying at Craigieburn, the bus will leave at 4.50pm to come to Manor House.
Pre-dinner drinks and canapés at 5pm, followed by the big Alfesta finale – a glamorous red-carpet presentation dinner at Manor House with entertainment by Pure Acoustic.
Bus from Manor House to Craigieburn at 10.30pm.
Monday 4 May
Breakfast in Katers Restaurant at Manor House from 7am, including those staying at Craigieburn.
Official thank you and goodbye at 8am before farewells and check-out.
If you haven't quite had enough after Alfesta, you might like to join the optional organised drive that can take you up to lunch on Tuesday in Goulburn, if you follow it for the entire route.
