FARM TOURS

We encourage visitors to join in our way of life and appreciate the magic of the Maniototo. Please join us on a tour of Penvose Farms, a 4,500 Acre high country farm owned by the Duncan family. Take in the spectacular views, and learn about the history of our farm and the wider Maniototo plains.

OFF TRAIL TOURS

Take a guided 4 x 4 Off Trail Tour exploring the surrounding hinterlands with a local born and bred guide. Rediscover the goldfields and towns of yesteryear. Tour options include the local High country, Farm Visits, Historical Pubs and Buildings, Historical Churches and Cemeteries, Fishing and Golf. Operated in conjunction with The Lodge & Cottages Wedderburn.

GOLF

Play a game of golf on our challenging 9-hole golf course adjacent to the Lodge & Cottages complex. Golf clubs available for hire.

FISHING

Come fishing in the Maniototo. Have a day out discovering those hidden fishing spots and haul in some excellent brown trout. A guide can be organized for you. Please enquire.

INTERESED IN GARDENS?

Clachanburn Garden is endorsed as a Garden of National Significance and registered with the New Zealand Garden Trust. Visit their web site for beautiful photos of this breathtaking paradise set in the Big Sky country of the Maniototo plain. Details about when to visit and directions for getting there are on their web site.

Remember we can book your St Bathans and Naesby Curling Trip.

ARRANGING YOUR TOUR OF THE RAIL TRAIL

» Catch a Bus - door to door service - Ph 03 479 9960. Will carry bikes, transfer luggage etc.

» Otago Rail Trail: www.otagorailtrail.co.nz

Otago Rail Trail is a comprehensive website with extensive photo galleries of towns and Trail, bike hire, accommodation, luggage transfer and transport, free booking service and informative maps.

Trail Journeys was one of the first businesses to be involved on the Otago Central Railtrail. It is a Qualmark registered "Endorsed Visitor Activity" business with the head office located on the Clyde Railhead where the very popular Otago Central Rail Trail starts. Trail Journeys has purchased a property at Middlemarch and offers the same services at both ends of the Trail. They offer top quality cycle hire, tour packages, personal itineraries, accommodation, luggage transfer and transport associated with the trail.

Trail Journeys has been a winner of the Central Otago Business awards and a finalist in the bi-annual Otago Business Awards in 2006 and 2008. The quality of service they provide on the trail is well known and the replacement policy each year for their hire bikes makes sure they keep a great fleet of bikes available for their clients. Their modern fleet of buses and vans also provide comfortable transport options

Rail Trail Services specialise in organising individualised tours of the Otago Central Rail Trail, bike hire, accommodation and transport. They put together a package tailored to your requirements and budget. Also detailed information about arriving by Taieri Gorge Train to Pukerangi, climate and answers to frequently asked questions, e.g. about children and the Rail Trail and what to bring.

» Cycle Surgery: www.cyclesurgery.co.nz

Cycle hire fleet consists of the 24 speed, 2006 Scott Reflex 50 range. Also available road bikes, kids bikes, tandems, half-bikes, kids and luggage trailers, bike racks for cars, and car trailers and baby carriers. Panniers.

» Otago Central Rail Trail: www.otagocentralrailtrail.co.nz

The Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust manages this website as a non-profit project to help enhance experiences on the Rail Trail by providing authoritative information about the history, natural features, maps and safety advice as well as links to accommodation, food and tour providers. The Rail Trail was developed by the Department of Conservation in partnership the Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust.

» SLS Tours: www.slspectrum.co.nz

Operators of tailor-made supported and partly supported tours of the Rail Trail.

TOURIST INFORMATION

» Tourism Central Otago: www.centralotagonz.com. More about the Otago region.

» The Maniototo: www.maniototo.co.nz. The history of the Maniototo and what to do.

» Middlemarch: www.middlemarch.co.nz. Where the Rail Trail begins. Also terminus for the Taieri Gorge Railway. Website has information about where to stay, what to do, history etc.

» Ancient Briton Hotel: www.ancientbriton.co.nz. Offers meals in historic Naseby.

ACCOMMODATION WE RECOMMEND

» Middlemarch Motels/Blind Billy's Holiday Camp: www.middlemarch-motels.co.nz