Welcome

Coleraine Cottage is situated 6 km east of Lumsden on a 1000 acre deer and beef farm.  Your hosts  John & Jacky McLean   two daughters Jordan 13, Ashleigh 11, and son Rory 7 reside down the drive at the homestead.

Perfect self contained living, relax and enjoy the country tranquility, take in a scenic walk,  independently explore the farm landscape via a 4 km laneway, view the wetland  and native tussock areas of the Upper Waimea stream, including  Queen Elizabeth II Trust open space covenant being 8.3 hectares.  We also invite our guests to a complementary farm tour (1hr approximately).

This self contained farmstay is an ideal location for fisherman and people wishing to base themselves rural  while touring Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, Te Anau, Manapouri, Queenstown, Invercargill and the southern scenic route. Just a 50 minute drive to Te Anau and Manapouri, Fiordland National Park, and Queenstown 1 hour 15 minutes drive.  Wanaka 2 hours, frequently visited for a day trip.  Invercargill is 1 hour drive and nearby towns of Gore and Winton only 55 kms down the road.

Southland’s  rivers are internationally renowned as some of the world’s best brown trout fisheries and John can provide local knowledge to fishing areas. The Mataura and Oreti Rivers are a 10 minute drive and the Five Rivers Tributaries only 15 minutes away.  Also nearby is the Aparima River and Mavora Lakes district which can be accessed in a 30 minute drive, providing both the brown trout and rainbow trout anglers an abundance of choice.

Coleraine Cottage affordable self contained  accommodation providing for the short and long term farmstay (weekly tariff available). Your hosts John and Jacky take pleasure in providing hospitality and local knowledge to enhance your precious holiday ‘moment in time’