Located in a private, peaceful and very safe area just 30 kilometers from Christchurch International Airport ....

Seatonwood Villas - Farm Stay & B&B  is the perfect place to launch your New Zealand holiday. We have wonderful outdoor areas where adults can relax or children can use up some excess energy, but viewing our deer and other farm animals is probably the most fun of all.

We are always available for a chat with our guests where we offer information about our fabulous country when required, at other times listening and learning much from our guests. This relaxed interaction is often the highlight of our guests stay; equally it is the highlight for us too.
 
We recommend a 3 night stay with us. Overseas travellers in particular have found a first night in such peaceful surroundings allows time to relax and adjust to NZ's time zone before venturing out on some of the many exciting and diverse experiences we are so fortunate to have on our doorstep.

While breakfast comes as part of the package, we can also provide evening meals. These can be booked at the time of making your reservation or by arrangement when you are here. POA

Many of our guests have already found out that Seatonwood Villas is a very convenient base for day trips to
  • Christchurch - activities too many to list ...  plus coming up soon is the British & Irish Lions rugby tour of NZ which includes a match on Christchurch on Saturday 10th June against our local team the Crusaders. What a game that will be. As rugby lovers ourselves, we are the perfect place to spend some time during the your.
  • Local towns: Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Cust, Oxford ........
  • Pegasus Bay and the beaches along our east coast - swimming (seasonal) & walking (all year round)
  • Waipara wine area - producers of wonderful Sauvignon Blancs, Pinot  Gris and much more
  • Hanmer Springs - for the hot pools, walking/ tramping, golf, restaurants, shopping;
  • Castle Hill & Arthur's Pass; walks and scenery
  • Akaroa - a sceninc drive to Akaroa where you find a beautiful  “French flavoured” seaside town, restaurants, shopping and walks. 
About our neighbourhood:
Restaurants, shops and cafes are in abundance and just a short trip by car with the closest cafe/ gift shop (Route 72 – Cafe Bar Emporium) a mere 10 minutes away. Larger shops and restaurants within 15 minutes: north in the local town of Rangiora & or east to Kaiapoi. Travel a little bit further north and we have the small township of Amberley; the starting point for our North Canterbury wineries.
 
Each Friday from 9am until 12.30pm at the Ohoka Domain (just a 10 minute drive from here) is the very popular Ohoka Famers market.
 
Tramping, golfing, fishing, wine tasting and shopping are among the many activities that can be experienced in North Canterbury.
Holidays in NZ in Summer are superb but equally so during our shoulder seasons of Spring & Autumn. And in Winter at Seatonwood Villas, we are well positioned to be used as a base for skiing holidays. The access road to Mt Hutt is a comfortable 70 minute drive and Porter Heights even less. There is nothing like coming back to a roaring open fire and home cooked meal at the end of a day and that’s exactly what we offer. Some days the weather just doesn’t allow skiing, so it makes sense to stay closer to other areas where there are plenty of other activities, not weather affected.

While we are on direct route to destinations such as Arthur's Pass & the West Coast; Tekapo, Wanaka, Queenstown, Te Anau & Milford Sound; Kaikoura, Blenheim, Picton & Nelson, even Oamaru; Dunedin, The Catlins & Invercargill, there are plenty of local activities for you to do and see, from within the Waimakariri region of North Canterbury. So spend some time at Seatonwood Villas and we will do our very best to make it the highlight of your holiday.

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Your hosts, Pete & Sheryl.