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
Thoroughly enjoyed a pleasant day trip to Lavender Hill today with friends. Fantastic farm tour by the lovely owner Trish was a delight and she was so informative. Beautiful peaceful surroundings and loved the gin and limoncello tastings. The lavender products are fantastic - purchased essential...
Gillian Schiska
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
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 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 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
Thoroughly enjoyed a pleasant day trip to Lavender Hill today with friends. Fantastic farm tour by the lovely owner Trish was a delight and she was so informative. Beautiful peaceful surroundings and loved the gin and limoncello tastings. The lavender products are fantastic - purchased essential...
Gillian Schiska
Great tour in a beautiful field on a family owned farm :) we were lucky to catch the last tour for this season
Sarah Azzam
Lavender Hill is a beautiful retreat north of Auckland, and the perfect place for myself and the family to stay. We booked the house for the weekend while attending a wedding in Kaukapakapa and had 3 toddlers with us. Trish made us feel welcome from the word go. The kids loved feeding the...
Rosanna Price
A must stop if near Riverhead. Delicious Lavender gin! Next time the Limoncello!
April Humphreys
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