Warkworth Historical Village
A 3 minute drive away, this is a pretty village on a river bank park with an interesting historical walk, good shopping, restaurants, cafés, bars, art and craft shops. The Warkworth Visitor Information Centre, www.warkworthnz.com, is one of the best information centres in the country with friendly, helpful and informative staff most of whom are volunteers.
Matakana Village
3½ minutes from Cedarhouse. Sample a slice of community life in this market village with its boutique shops, cinemas, cafés bars and restaurants... even the public toilets are fun to visit!
Matakana Farmers’ Market
A showcase of all local produce every Saturday (8am-1pm summer and 9am-1pm winter), with live music in the summer. Try the yummy blueberry icecream, whitebait fritters, specialty sausages, breads, chutneys, pastries, award-winning Puhoi Cheeses, or popular locally roasted and blended coffee beans.
More information on The Village at Matakana and The Farmers’ Market can be found on their website at www.villageatmatakana.co.nz.
Country Park Market
Just 1 minute drive past Matakana Village, every Saturday morning. Art, craft, plants and entertainment. Great children’s playground, a train to ride, animals to see and feed. Country Kitchen Café makes great coffee and homemade goodies. Very child friendly.
Arts and Crafts
Matakana is becoming increasingly renowned in New Zealand as a community of art and artists, with something to suit every taste. See the Arts and Crafts page for more information.
Food and Wine
Warkworth is the gateway to New Zealand’s beautiful Matakana Coast Wine Country - a region of the good things in life! A visit to the Matakana Coast area is a gastronomic delight and a treat for the soul with its fresh locally grown produce, often available at roadside stalls. Limes, olives, avocados, herbs, persimmons, chestnuts, blueberries, fish, oysters, venison, duck, organic fruit & vegetables and free range eggs. The area’s chefs are spoilt for choice!
Matakana Coast is also home to a flourishing wine industry. See the Wineries and Vineyards section of our website for further details of the wineries near Cedarhouse Bed and Breakfast.
Guest Comments
“Great place to spend our first night in NZ.”
Barbara and Ralph
Boston, USA
“The most helpful host we have ever had. Everything (yes everything, toys, highchair, cot) had been set up for Paulina. After 22hr flight the beautiful garden, sweet pigs, friendly Jess helped us have no jetlag. The best place to start our NZ journey.”
Elisabeth, Rene & wee Paulina
Austria
“A wonderful place! The accommodation of a homestay with the privacy of your own home, would love to stay longer.”
Bob and Takako
Hong Kong
“What a lovely, spacious, thoughtfully equipped apartment and we woke to sunshine and bird song!”
Brian and Pat
Stafford, UK