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Parnassus Farm
| Address | 191-199 Te Ohaki Road Huntly 2191. Cross Waikato river at Huntly (by KFC) turn right into Harris St and proceed north 2km to Huntly power station, turn right into Te Ohaki Road and we are 1.9km on the left. Parnassus is an easy 1hr drive from Auckland International Airport, making it an excellent way to start or end your stay in New Zealand. |
| Region | Waikato |
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| Phone | +64 78288781 |
| Fax | 07 8288781 |
| Contact Person | David & Sharon Payne. |
| Website | www.parnassus.co.nz |
| Hours | Gardens & Farm Kitchen Open 9.30am – 4.30pm for 4 days on the first weekend of each month. October to April. Groups welcome at other times by arrangement. |
| Entrance Fee | $4.00 per person |
| Brochure Available? | Yes |
| Parking | Available for buses coaches and cars |
| Toilets | We have excellent restrooms and all our facilities are accessible for the mobility impaired. |
| Food Available | Our glorious productive and pleasure gardens offer you a real Farm to Fork dining experience. |
| Cafe/Restaurant available? | Yes |
| Seating | Yes |
| Picnics | No |
| Wheelchair Access | All facilities are easily accessible for the mobility impaired. |
| Dogs Allowed | No please leave the dog in the car |
| Children Allowed | Bring your children in the spring. Parnassus is open to see the new spring calves and lambs. Meet, feed and touch the other farm and small animals such as the pigs, pigeons and rabbits, watch cows being milked in our milking shed and help feed the chickens and collect their eggs. |
| Accommodation | Farmhouse: Family Room - 1 King & 2 Singles Twin Room - 1 King or 2 Singles. Dairyman's Cottage: - 4 Bedrooms, mix of Double & Twin rooms. Gardener's Cottage - 1 Double & 1 double Sofa Bed. Baby Cot available |
| Sales/Shop | A variety of homemade preserves prepared using produce from our orchards are seasonally available. |
| Other Facilities | Whether it be a farmhouse morning tea, a luncheon with friends, or you are staying overnight, savour the flavour of food that has travelled mere metres from land to table.
Our blackboard menu features the food our gardens produce. Delicious farmhouse platters, salads and slices offer you the chance to savour the flavour of incredibly fresh produce prepared for you here in our Farm Kitchen.
We serve great Allpress coffee and offer a wide selection of quality teas.
We are BYO licenced for Wine and Beer.
For groups of 4 or more please call ahead in order that we have a table prepared for you.
Open Weekends 2010
January 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th
February 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th
March 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th
April 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th
Auckland, Raglan, Hamilton, the Coromandel, Waitomo, Rotorua and Taupo are all easy day trip destinations from Parnassus. Picnic or packed lunches can be provided to help you on your way. |
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About our AttractionWe are a working dairy farm milking 350 cows.
The herd is grass fed walking out to paddocks after each milking and the season is very weather dictated but generally runs from July through to May when the cows are dried off & rested until calving again in July.
We rear our replacement stock which are bred using artificial insemination and have a small mob of bulls to cover the heifers.
We also have a wide range of small animals such as sheep, pigs, miniature horses, rabbits, poultry & aviaries.
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Our glorious productive and pleasure gardens offer you a real Farm to Fork dining experience.
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Gardener's Cottage
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Parnassus is open to see the new spring calves and lambs.
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We also have a wide range of small animals such as sheep, pigs, miniature horses, rabbits, poultry & aviaries.
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We are a working dairy farm milking 350 cows.
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