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If you are looking for a special experience then come to Wallingford. We take care of everything for you once you arrive - accommodation and dining, riding, outdoor activities and sightseeing - so that your time with us is memorable - so come, relax and enjoy. It is great to have visitors here to share a small piece of New Zealand history and family life that many of us have been lucky enough to experience and be stewards of.
The Homestead atmosphere is warmly inviting with large open log fires in winter and poolside barbeques in summer. The living areas cater comfortably for groups of 70 people and for large functions the extensive lawns accommodate marquees with ease.
Wallingford is fully licensed with in house Cordon Bleu chef. Facilities include the solar heated swimming pool and pavilion complex with a 55 inch plasma screen and sound system; Sky TV, Broadband and computer facilities; double grass tennis courts, croquet lawns; golf and shooting platforms, and native bush walks.
Guests may have their own private wing with large Super King bedrooms, bathrooms with under floor heating, private sitting rooms and covered verandas.
Surrounding the homestead is "Wallingford Station", a 3,000 acre sheep and beef cattle breeding station. There are a number of farm and riverside walks including two QEII Native Bush Reserves covering 40 acres, one of them is an enjoyable and easy stroll from the Homestead
We are located In Central Hawke's Bay among the coastal hill country typical of the North Island's East Coast and six miles inland from the unspoilt long sandy beaches of Porangahau, with it's genuine nine hole golf links, and Blackhead known for it's outstanding rock and sea fishing.
To our north within a twenty-minute drive are vineyards and golf courses in abundance, and trout fishing in the well known Tukituki River. A further twenty minutes takes you to the heart of Hawke's Bay Wine Country.
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