There’s so much for kids to do at Jacksons Retreat! We have beautiful walks to waterfalls, glow worms, a play area with our brand new activity centre, as well as chickens, pigs, goats and more! [foogallery id=”1906″]
Sunset @ The Park We might not have a West Coast ocean sunset to boast of but when our surrounding mountains go through the change of light and Mt Alexandra with her snow-capped peak catching the sunset and turning pink, all are a truly magical sight for the eyes and...
A West Coast Tradition Wild Food Festival – The name says it all! Only 67 km’s from Jackson’s Retreat Back in 1990 a Hokitika woman Claire Bryant instigated the very first celebration of local wild foods. Her wine cellar was very well stocked with a home...
Walk through the bush Tent Sites to the Rain Forest bush line and you’ll find….. Track : Quartz Mine Site – 3 hours return trip, Take a beautiful Rain Forest bush walk then zig-zag up the abandoned Battery Road to the site of a historic Quartz Mine where quartz was...
Glow Worm Dells – a fun night-time adventure! We have 4 sites to check out! Did you know – the light from a glow worm comes from an organ which is the equivalent of a human kidney! These little glowing wonders of nature can be seen along the creek banks where it...