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Tranquil New Zealand apartment with rural views, ideal to explore South Island's central and east coast attractions
Apartment • Timaru New Zealand
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Listed February 2024
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General overview
Come and visit our little Nest and explore our region. Close to town and beach, and walking tracks. Take day trips to iconic tourist locations Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo or Southern Lakes as accommodation is expensive in those areas but it's very accessible from here.
It is an upstairs self-contained studio apartment with queen size bed and lovely rural views.
Studio is attached to our main house but with separate entrance.
See main house photos for local views.
The space
Spacious semi open plan apartment with kitchenette, dining space, lounge and bedroom. Bathroom with shower, toilet and laundry facilities.
Often referred to as "The Nest" as it looks out across the garden and fields and into the surrounding trees. A very restful place to sit and watch the natural world.
Great space for a couple but there is also a fold down couch which makes an extra double bed.
Option is available to add another adjoining bedroom to the space (2 single beds) if required.
If you need more beds check out our main house listing (it sleeps 7).
Guest access
The Nest is up a set of external stairs.
Notes
Everyone who stays here says how peaceful it is.
There is a cook top and an air fryer for use if you need more than a microwave...or eat out at one of Timaru's cafes and restaurants. - there's plenty to choose from.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Microwave
Fridge
Hair dryer
Heating
TV
WiFi
Smoke alarms
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Garden / yard
Bikes
Travel Styles
Long term
Weekend
Budget
Romantic
Relaxing
Mountains
Beach
Hiking
Cycling
Golf
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Our small farm is just south of Timaru (5 minutes drive) on the east coast of the beautiful South Island, New Zealand. Timaru is often called the Bay City. It is a quiet coastal city with attractive Edwardian architecture, and a safe beach called Caroline Bay. Lots of nice cafes, local historic sites and penguin watching. It's an ideal base to explore inland and around the coast of the central South Island.
There are several tracks close to our home to explore the coast, bush and hills. either walking or biking. It is 10-15 minutes bike ride to beach tracks, wetland bird reserve, or inland to extensive tracks in Timaru Scenic Reserve. We often walk to these tracks from home. Photos shared are from those walks. Take a look at the ones closest to us: This is the Jacks Point Walk https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2104474686302911
This is Centennial Park Scenic Reserve: https://youtu.be/kYjgqHMiJkY?si=9BnrHm5c8IscAyC7
Lots of lovely places to explore locally and slightly further afield, many for free.
Here's some video introductions:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1425396608396939?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz
https://youtu.be/9y5N3v2BSu0?si=_R67zk-7mnShMUzg
https://timarutrails.stqry.app/1/list/10715
Farmers market every Saturday
several golf courses
large swimming pool complex
https://www.cbaytimaru.co.nz/
interesting museum displays,
local Maori rock drawing sites (https://www.teana.co.nz/our-tours/),
up close Raptor bird experience (https://nzraptor.org/),
free penguin watching (http://timarupenguins.co.nz/)
Always lots going on with festivals etc. Check the local events page
:https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/whatson/events/timaru
Timaru has the longest running (100+ years) summer festival in the southern hemisphere which runs daily for two weeks from Boxing Day (The Caroline Bay Carnival). Rides, entertainment, free concerts twice daily, beach activities.
Some day trip ideas of things we love to do:
Waimate mountain walk/cycle tracks 40 mins away
Geraldine town 30 mins away
Peel Forest Bush and mountain walks 1 hour away
Rakaia Gorge Walkway 1.5 hours away
Lake Tekapo 1.25 hours away
Mount Cook 2.5 hours away
Christchurch 2 hours away
Oamaru Heritage town 1 hour away
Moeraki Boulders 1.5 hours away
Dunedin 3 hours away
Ski-fields
Mount Dobson Ski Field 1 hour away
Mount Hutt Ski Field 1.5 hours away
Round Hill Ski Field 2 hours away
Ohau Ski Field 2.5 hours away
Here's some more info:
https://www.newzealand.com/nz/timaru
https://southcanterbury.org.nz/
https://www.newzealand.com/int/timaru/http://www.tekapotourism.co.nz/
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/peel-forest-park-scenic-reserve/?tab-id=50578
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/mount-hutt-area/things-to-do/rakaia-gorge-walkway/
https://waitakinz.com/oamaru/
Getting to my home
A car would be recommended for exploring the district and town is only 5 minutes drive away. See Getting Around
Nearest airport
Nearest airport is Timaru and is about a 20 minute drive away. Christchurch international airport is 2.5 hours drive north of Timaru.
Getting around
Taxi or uber can be called if needed.
Bikes available for exploring.
No public transport near house although there is a local on demand mini bus service available from within the town boundary (15 minutes walk away) https://timaru.metroinfo.co.nz/myway-by-metro/
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