Cromwell Bed & Breakfast - Cottage Gardens

Cottage Gardens Cromwell - central Otago South Island New Zealand.
Cromwell is the summer fruit bowl of New Zealand. Its unique climate offers the traveller many tasteful experiences, including world famous wines and summer fruits. Tours can be arranged.

Cottage Gardens B and B is architecturally designed featuring exposed beams and local stonework. A short walk to cafes, lake etc. Across the road is an eighteen hole golf course. We are surrounded by snow covered mountains during the winter. Five ski fields are within easy access. Click here for a location map.

Spring brings blossom to the surrounding orchards and gardens, and is the promise of hot summer days and fresh stone fruit. Autumn follows celebrated with golden balmy days which is a photographers paradise.

The fruit season in Otago is from December to late March. Cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, apples and pears are readily available during this time. Indulge in fresh fruit, local produce and good wines. Cromwell, a place for well-being.

Local stone fruits etc. Local wine vineyards. Apricots

As well as the fruit season, your have the usual lake activities like boating, fly fishing, water sports etc, and also snow skiing on any of the five world famous New Zealand snow skiing areas. We are forty five minutes drive to Lake Wanaka or Queenstown, Arrowtown is half an hour and Te Anau two and a half hours. Cromwell offers access to five ski fields and is surrounded by vine yards. Cromwell is an amazing geographical location, formed by glacial activity that left behind the terraces of the surrounding landscape, and encircled by the huge Lake Dunstan.

Old Cromwell Town The Goldfields in South Island in Otago are mostly alluvial gold, contained in gravels, gold panning is popular, as is sluicing. Today, you can still pan for gold at many places in the region - so, grab a pan and head out on your own.

Old Cromwell Town is home to local craftspeople and café. You will enjoy a stroll around this historic precinct located at the end of Melmore Terrace. Open every day, and entry is free, many of the original town buildings have already been either restored or reconstructed. History lives on. Allow us to share our extensive knowledge with you, please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries.

Accommodation ...
Twin studio unit, double nz$110, single nz$75.
Twin room with private bath nz$100.
Single with private bath nz$55.
We thank you for not smoking inside.
Sorry but we are unsuitable for children.

Off street parking, free laundry, transport for local connections.
Dinner NZ$25.00 per person, prior arrangements necessary.
No smoking policy inside.

Included is ... Continental breakfast, flowers, fruit, home baking, TV, tea coffee, private entrances.

Cromwell golf course, across the road. Your hosts ...
Colin is a retired orchardist, member of Lions, enjoys sport, reading and gardening.

I am a retired pre-school administrator, an enthusiastic wool crafter (felter) and conservationist.

Our resident cat's name is Bluebell.

We have had 14 years home hosting experience, Your stay with us will be most welcoming. Please look forward to good food and relaxing company.

Location.
80 Neplusultra Street Cromwell, South Island New Zealand.
Jill and Colin McColl - Phone / Fax (64) 03 445 0628, Email:

Links:
Central Otago Rail Trail
This year-round cycling and walking trail is a public reserve owned by the people of New Zealand. There’s no cost for using it, although donations can be made to the Trust at most station sites. Because the trail follows an old railway line, hills are not steep, making it accessible to most ages and those with a modicum of fitness. There’s so much to enjoy, it’s wise to allow at least four days to cycle its full length, a good few days more if you’re walking.

Central Otago Wine Trail
Visit Central Otago wineries for wine tasting in the spectacular vineyard settings through the Gibbston Valley, Cromwell Basin, Bannockburn, Bendigo, Lake Wanaka and Alexandra-Clyde.
There are now more than 30 wineries/vineyards on the Central Otago Wine Trail offering tastings, tours, lunches and meals. To visit them all could take several days!

Tourism Cromwell
Guided and do-it-yourself tourism activities and accommodation in Cromwell, the heart of Central Otago - the place to stay in all seasons. Just a short drive from Queenstown and Wanaka, New Zealand. Share our World of Difference.