Coromandel Life Magazine 2015 Winter V3

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COME NORTH
to COLVILLE & STAY AWHILE. . .
The quant little LADYBUG GALLERY is located opposite the
Colville Hall...down a quiet garden at the end of the trees
opening up to the fields beyond. There is the Ladybug.
Come through the Gallery door to see expressionisms and
local landscapes, animals and flowers – and much more –
painted on canvas and local stone. You and your children can
delight in what you see, buy what you like, and pass through
to enjoy more sights and delights in the beautiful Colville Bay.
Ladybug
Gallery
If you are looking for quiet, peaceful surroundings, COLVILLE
BAY MOTEL & MOTORCAMP is the place for you. The fully
equipped self-contained motel units have outstanding views
across the foreshore. There are several safe beaches within
easy reach, and Colville Bay itself provides safe swimming and
great fishing. There are many bush walks close by.
For bookings contact Mark & Wendy. Ph/Fax 07866 6814.
HEREFORD
‘N’APICKLE
LOCATED IN COLVILLE VILLAGE • 021 136 8952
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MEAT VEGES / FRUIT COFFEE
REAL FRUIT ICE-CREAM Pickles, Jams, Preserves
Chutneys, Sauces
Cakes, Biscuits, Muffins
Sandwiches, BBQ Breakfast
Enjoy a cuppa and some farm fresh baking in our tree covered picnic area or in
our garden seating. Purchase your meat fruit & veges, that are lovingly grown on
the farm of Roy & Kaye Ward. Visit our website to find out more and check
out our facebook page for up to date information.
Colville & the Northern
Coromandel Peninsula
– don’t miss out!
Visitors to Coromandel often miss out on one of
our best kept secrets – the village of Colville, the
Colville Valley, and the northern tip of the peninsula.
These are places of great beauty, long energetic
history, modern peace and tranquillity, and fantastic
fishing, and a visit should not be missed.
As you leave Coromandel Town heading north, you
drive through lush forest with views of the Hauraki
Gulf, pastoral scenes of flat lands and steep hills
where sheep, goats, alpacas and cattle graze, and
beautiful bays with sandy beaches.
About half an hour out of Coromandel you come to
the farmland and pine forests of the Colville Valley,
passing by the Mahamudra Buddhist Centre, which
welcomes visitors when retreats are not in progress,
and the White Star Station, which offers experiences
of farm life and horse trekking.
The village of Colville itself is small – a post office, a
doctor’s clinic, tennis courts, the school, and several
small businesses, including Hari’s Cafe, The Colville
Motel on Wharf Road, the new Hereford n’ a Pickle
– a farm shop run by a family who have farmed
the land in Colville for generations. And of course,
the famous co-operatively owned and run Colville
General Store. It’s worth remembering that these
Colville shops are your last opportunity to stock up
on provisions and fuel if you are heading north for a
longer stay.
Immediately north of Colville is the foreshore of
Colville Bay, a beautifully maintained picnic spot
with ample parking, where you can enjoy the
goodies you bought at the shops in Colville. High
tide offers easy kayaking and other water sports, and
at low tide you can explore the unique ecosystems
of the mudflats and mangrove swamps.
Drive on and you have a choice between a shorter
drive to Otautu Bay and its campground and
beautiful white sand beach, or longer drives up each
side of the northern tip of the Penninsula.
On the west you find spectacular views of the
Hauraki Gulf along a twisting and climbing drive to
Port Jackson and Fletcher Bay. On the eastern side
are more, equally beautiful, bays and beaches, the
village of Port Charles, and views out over the ocean.
Be sure to check out the DOC website for
information on camping and accomodation in the
northern Coromandel. And if you’re interested in
the colourful history of this region, buy yourself a
copy of “In the Shadows of Moehau – A history
of the Colville Region”, a high quality publication
by the Colville Historical Society, available in the
Colville General Store.
So don’t miss out, come for a day or come for a
week, you won’t regret it!
THE COLVILLE GENERAL STORE
Step back in time and experience
shopping as it used to be. Our old
fashioned ‘General Store’ offers
general grocery items, including a good
selection of gluten and dairy free items,
as well as a wide range of camping,
fishing and automotive supplies. We
feel strongly about working together as
a community so we have local produce
and manuka honey on our shelves.
We love the world we inhabit, so we offer organic produce and products whenever we can, at
competitive prices. If you are heading north for a few day’s stay, we are the last stop on the
peninsula for stocking up on supplies and fuel, so don’t pass us by! 07-866 6805
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