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...
Jackson’s Retreat is lucky to share the home of an extensive range of native birds. Many of our native birds are critical for dispersing seeds and pollination of native trees. Kereru, which was protected from hunting in 1922, also known as Wood Pigeon spread the...
Around Lake Brunner Cycle Race – only a 20min drive from Jackson’s Retreat to the start line! Around Brunner started as a 130km sealed circuit cycle ride taking you through some of the most stunning scenery New Zealand has to offer. In 2015 the Enduro, 2...
Next Race – 11 & 12 February 2022 Book your Accommodation now! Kathmandu Coast 2 Coast – The Coast to Coast has become almost a right of passage for multisport athletes from around the world with over 20,000 people having completed the event in the 38 years...
