Opening Dates and Harvest Timing
Summer is now here and it is great to see so many people visiting the farm. The Alpacas are proving to be very popular and are enjoying the attention. We are getting close to harvest time, so the following dates are important.
Sat 7th, Sun 8th, Monday 9th are open (10am-4pm).
Tues 10th and Wed 11th we are closed
Thurs 12th, Fri 13th, Sat 14th are open (10am-4pm)
Sun 15th we are closed .
We will be harvesting the following week, so this weekend (7th &8th) and next weekend (14th) will be the last weekends for visiting the flowering fields.
We processed the first batch of lavender this weekend (from a farm in Dargaville) and all went well- the smell of lavender oil no permeates the barn! In the attached photo you can see the separator in action. 100% pure oil comes out on the left and hydrosol (lavender water-1% oil 99% water) is flowing out the right.
What our other guests have said
What a great quiet location with great amenities. Hosts thought of everything. We were lucky enough to smell the lavender being processed into oil. This was divine.
Lianne Schade
We had a wonderful family stay with Trish . The house was perfect for our needs extremely well equipped and clean . Trish was the perfect host .We would 100% recommend this property and would definitely return . Thank you Trish from us all. Jan 2023
Peter
Beautiful accommodation. Perfect for our girls weekend/hens. Trisha was an awesome host. She did a gin/limoncello tasting with us and farm tour which we all really enjoyed! Trisha was friendly and informative. Would highly recommend staying here. Nov 2022
Gemma
We absolutely loved staying at Lavender Hill! Such a beautiful, big home and surrounding farm, perfect for all of our friends to stay. Trisha was the sweetest host, so helpful and friendly. Looking forward to hopefully staying again in the future. :) Dec 2022
Danielle
Enjoyed The Dessert Experience here today. Great to meet Jason & Trish and have a tour of their farm. Then the food pairing with LH ingredients used. Enjoyed our afternoon, thanks to all.
Fiona Sarten
What an amazing place Trisha has. Our stay was absolutely perfect. A wonderful place for us to get ready for our wedding, a comfortable family home with the most gorgeous outlook. Trisha is an absolute star, the welcome treats were such a lovely touch. Her limoncello and Gin are delicious and...
Lucy
Great tour in a beautiful field on a family owned farm :) we were lucky to catch the last tour for this season
Sarah Azzam
Delicious gins! My partner and I have tried the lavender gin, the sloe gin, and the smoked honey gin. I have to say, none of them lasted very long at our house; they are all fantastic. We've also bought a few as gifts and they were well received. We'll be trying any further limited...
Katie
We did the farm tour, it was a great experience. Learned a lot about the different processes that go on here, fed some cute animals and sampled gin. All in all a lovely time!
Daemon Zito
Wow! What a fantastic place. While we didn't go at a the time of year to see the lavender in bloom, the landscape was great, the Alpaca especially friendly and the owner was absolutely lovely. Great little shop and after a taste of their gin, just had to grab myself a bottle.
Clayton Binns