Summer 2018 final opening hours and harvest
It has been a wonderful sunny summer for the lavender and we have had record numbers of visitors. The early summer means that harvest time is just around the corner so we are open on the following few days and will be harvesting on Jan 14th.
Jan 4th to 7th. Open 10am to 4pm
Jan 8th to 12th. Closed unless groups of 10 or more pre-book
Jan 13th. Open 10 to 3pm
Jan 14th Closed for harvest and no longer available for farm visits
Following the 14th the shop will be open on weekends (10-4pm) for wonderful lavender products, Limoncello and Lavender-infused Gin. The B&B remains open for bookings as normal
Thank you to all our visitors over summer...stay posted as we will be making even more improvements during the year
Best wishes for 2018 Jason and Trisha
What our other guests have said
Lavender Hill is a beautiful retreat north of Auckland, and the perfect place for myself and the family to stay. We booked the house for the weekend while attending a wedding in Kaukapakapa and had 3 toddlers with us. Trish made us feel welcome from the word go. The kids loved feeding the...
Rosanna Price
What a great quiet location with great amenities. Hosts thought of everything. We were lucky enough to smell the lavender being processed into oil. This was divine.
Lianne Schade
Delicious gins! My partner and I have tried the lavender gin, the sloe gin, and the smoked honey gin. I have to say, none of them lasted very long at our house; they are all fantastic. We've also bought a few as gifts and they were well received. We'll be trying any further limited...
Katie
We absolutely loved staying at Lavender Hill! Such a beautiful, big home and surrounding farm, perfect for all of our friends to stay. Trisha was the sweetest host, so helpful and friendly. Looking forward to hopefully staying again in the future. :) Dec 2022
Danielle
A must stop if near Riverhead. Delicious Lavender gin! Next time the Limoncello!
April Humphreys
Great tour in a beautiful field on a family owned farm :) we were lucky to catch the last tour for this season
Sarah Azzam
Wow! What a fantastic place. While we didn't go at a the time of year to see the lavender in bloom, the landscape was great, the Alpaca especially friendly and the owner was absolutely lovely. Great little shop and after a taste of their gin, just had to grab myself a bottle.
Clayton Binns
Trish is the most wonderful host! She is so down to earth, genuine and hospitable. My family had the most amazing time with her on the farm. We will definitely sing her praises to people we chat with. Products are beautiful the farm is so relaxing and incredible views. What a place to take the...
Amy Stevens
What a gorgeous, idyllic spot! We enjoyed every minute of the farm tour and the delicious gin samples too. Many thanks.
Carolynne
We had a wonderful family stay with Trish . The house was perfect for our needs extremely well equipped and clean . Trish was the perfect host .We would 100% recommend this property and would definitely return . Thank you Trish from us all. Jan 2023
Peter