Farm
One of New Zealands Most Beautiful Deer Farms... Deer Breeding Stud and Venison Finishing Operations Converted into one of New Zealand’s largest deer farms in 1993, Criffel Station is a historic Otago high country station outside Wanaka run by Jerry and Mandy Bell. The Bell family have owned Criffel since the 1960s, but the property has been a sheep station since the late 1850s and was home to an intriguing part of Otago mining history in the later part of the nineteenth century. Turning an Otago Sheep Station into a Deer Farm In 1993 Jerry and Mandy converted the station into a deer breeding ...
History
Historic Otago High Country Sheep Station... And Home to a Little Known Otago Gold Mining Story One of Otago’s high country sheep stations for the preceding 140 years, Criffel Station was converted into a deer farm by Mandy and Jerry Bell in 1993. From the 1870s through the early 1900s the Criffel Range was alive with gold mining activity, with much of the activity related to getting essential water to the diggings in the dry alpine environment. And efforts to secure water for farming the station are a big party of the property’s history. Early Station History Named after Criffel, a small Scottish town near ...
Events
Wanaka Event and Wedding Venue... Stunning High Country Location Give your special day or important event a uniquely Central Otago flavour. The Criffel Station woolshed, just minutes from Wanaka, provides a stunning rural location for weddings and other occasions. Weddings Nestled in the foothills of the Criffel Range, looking out over Wanaka and Hawea, the woolshed is an event venue that takes maximum advantage of our beautiful environment. No other Wanaka wedding venue can offer the same range of options. Get married overlooking the awe-inspiring scenery of the Upper-Clutha valley Splash out and take a helicopter flight to the top of the Criffel Range for ...
Accommodation
Borrow the Gardener’s Cottage... Wanaka Farmstay Accommodation The Gardener’s Cottage offers you affordable Wanaka farmstay accommodation, within easy reach of all that Wanaka has to offer, and an opportunity to experience a little high country station life. Our cosy Wanaka Cottage offers you comfortable farmstay accommodation five minutes from town and one minute from the airport. Looking out over the beauty of “Lord of Rings” style scenery, the cottage is the perfect place to enjoy the majestic quiet of a long Central Otago summer’s evening while sampling a local wine… The perfect place for cosy fireside evenings after a day’s skiing… Cardrona, The Snow ...
Contact Us
Contact Criffel Station Contact Us for general enquiries Criffel Station is five minutes drive from Wanaka. Criffel Station Mt Barker Road PO Box 361 Wanaka New Zealand Phone: 03 443 4251 Fax: 03 443 9239 How to find us View Larger Map
Criffel Range Diggings
Criffel Range: A Rich Otago Gold Mining History… But How Rich? Criffel Station’s high country is home to a little known piece of Otago gold mining history. Men became rich up there. But they had to defy the location to get rich and just how rich is a bit of a mystery. The story of the Criffel Range gold diggings is less well known than that of nearby Cardrona or Arrowtown, over the Crown Range. But it could be that it trumps better known Otago gold mining history for endeavour and intrigue. Named after Criffel, a small Scottish town near ...
Criffel Station, Wanaka, New Zealand
Criffel Station, a historic Otago high country property near Wanaka, is now home to a deer farm. Enjoy its beautiful setting as your Wanaka event venue or sample station life in cosy farmstay accommodation.
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