Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The
Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum
(
www.chbsettlersmuseum.co.nz
; 23 High St, Waipawa; adult/child
$2/free; 10am-4pm)
in
Waipawa
has pioneer artefacts, informative 'homestead' displays and
a good specimen of a river
waka
(canoe).
Sleeping
FARMSTAY, HOSTEL
$
Lochlea Backpacker Farmstay
( 06-855 4816;
www.bbh.co.nz
;
344 Lake Rd, Wanstead; dm/s/d/f from $26/37/56/137; )
Far removed
from urban stress, this working sheep and cattle farm has breezy stands of trees on grazing
slopes. Rooms are simple but the communal lounge is cosy. There's a pool, a tennis court
and endless paddocks in which to act sheepish. Free pick-ups from Waipukurau Monday
to Friday.
Gwavas Garden Homestead
( 06-856 5810;
www.gwavasgarden.co.nz
;
5740 SH50, Tikokino; d incl breakfast $160-180; )
Six kilo-
metres from Tikokino, this grand 1890 Cornish homestead has enjoyed a faithful room-
by-room renovation with floral wallpaper, period furnishings, portraits eyeballing you
from the walls and heavy linens. Have breakfast on the veranda before a spot of lawn ten-
nis or a wander through the bird-biased garden.
B&B
$$
Eating
Paper Mulberry Café
(
www.papermulberrycafe.co.nz
;
SH2, Pukehou; meals $8-17; 7am-4pm Wed-Mon)
Halfway between
Waipukurau and Hastings, this retro cafe-gallery in a 100-year-old, aquamarine-coloured
church serves excellent coffee, smoothies and home-spun food (unbeatable fudge). Well
worth a stop for a chomp and a browse.
CAFE
$
Misty River Café
( 06-857 8911; 12 High St, Waipawa; mains $10-20; 9am-4pm Wed-Sun)
A little bit of upmarket vin-
tage on the functional high street, this jade-coloured cafe plates up lip-smacking salads as
well as corn fritters, pastas, nachos and other faves. Drop-dead-gorgeous baking (try the
coconut and lime cake).
CAFE
$$
