Name: Gumtree Farmstay
Address: 82 Devils Bridge Road, 9492 Oamaru, New Zealand, Oamaru, Oamaru, Oamaru, 9492, New Zealand
Rating: 10

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Gumtree Farmstay

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We were domiciled in a tiny home sequestered off from the main house by a large hedge. We met out hosts briefly, but after a friendly chat never saw them again.
The driveway was steep and loose with a water channel cut into it, which felt perilous to my townie eyes, but was a non-event to my wife, who was raised on a farm. The steps leading to the unit were slightly overgrown with flax; I nearly tripped as I hauled our luggage down. 
We were greeted by three alpacas and two sheep. Our hosts had provided us with a container of alpaca chow, and it was delightful to stroke them while they ate from my hand. 
The tiny home lives up to its description, so I can’t say I wasn’t warned, but it was clean, modern, and comfortable. The compost indoor toilet was novel, although we did have some issues with smell (more sawdust helped). Another novelty was the outdoor bath; I had a relaxing soak under the sky and listened to the wind in the trees.
There was a generous selection of board games on the shelves, in good condition. We played some Trivial Pursuit card games until bedtime. The night was hot, so I left the front door open half the night to cool off. Thankfully, no mosquitos.
I wondered if livestock noise from the paddock would keep us awake. However, they were perfectly quiet, except when we left and a sheep gave a disappointed baa when it didn’t get another feed.

A highlight of our trip.

We had a great stay at the Shepherds Rest, it’s a shame we only had one night. 
Fantastic rural location with amazing views and every thing you needed in the hut to make your stay comfortable, a great nights sleep was had by all! :)
Our host Jennie was fab and made us feel very welcome, we hope to return for longer next time.

Loved the Shepherds Rest!

Gumtree is a genuine NZ farmstay experience with animal feeding (alpacas,cows,sheep,pig etc) and friendly family dogs and cats thrown in as good company. Friendly host Jennie makes you feel really welcomed and she makes a wonderful breakfast too! Nearby Oamaru penguin tour (we saw over 200 penguins!) and the historic precinct are major bonuses. Highly recommend Gumtree as part of your NZ South Island itinerary.

A most enjoyable NZ farm stay

Jenni and her family were wonderful hosts, nothing was too much trouble and they had time to chat, really interesting to hear about life in a different country. Breakfast was lovely, the room was very comfortable and the bathroom enormous. It was my  husband's birthday while we were staying and Jenni produced a delicious dinner for us, in fact her daught Kate cooked the amazing chocolate pudding. Thank you very much.

Home from home

Gumtree was our very first stop. It's a first for us to stay in a working farm. Jennie the owner was very warm and friendly, we fully enjoyed the farm tour with her and she is obviously very knowledgeable. Cloud the 'eye' dog was just so sweet and delightful. It was also fun and insightful to interact with the various farm animals. We loved the cosy hut  experience Jennie prepared for us. Hope to be able to visit this special place again the next time we come to nz. A very memorable stay and good way to unplug from city life.

Fantastic working farm stay

Had the best stay at Gumtree Farmhouse and host Jennie was wonderful! Apart from the wonderful brekkie prepared by Jennie...everything from the smallest details to that of introducing us to the must dos were top-notch. The farm sits at 82 Devils Bridge Road and u will see the Gumtree Farmstay wooden stand at the entrance to the farm. The place sits on a 2-hectare pc of land and the farm was simply lovely! Not too far from the main town centre yet close to nature for us to really rest and relax. I have attached pics on how to get to the farm once u arrive at Devils Bridge. 

Fantabulous 2 nights stay

This is one of the few highlight in our trip. Jennie is a great host. Grant is a friendly and funny guy. The kids are amazing too. The Gibsons have a great knowledge of farming and they are willing to share with us. The best way of experiencing New Zealand is to stay in Gumtree Farmstay. 

We enjoying the animals, the 2 lovely dogs, Cloud and Bonnie. We love playing and watching the house cats lying in the living room. We love the interaction with sheep, cows, piggy, chicken and alpacas. we have a great farm tour - feeding and interacting with the animals. 

At night, we are able to catch sea of stars in the sky.

Lovely breaksfast and Dinner. We have a great chats with the family throughout the 3days 2nights stay. Lovely room. Basically we just feel like being part of them during the 2 nights stay. Highly recommended to stay at least 2 nights. 

Happy Birthday to Lucy and myself (guess i won't forget ever) haha... cya guys again soon...

Great place to stay and know more about farmer's life

The hostess was warm and friendly and gave us a farm tour and had us feed the llamas which was fun.  Stood in the sheep enclosure and watched her dog move the sheep.  Her older daughter helped too and was wonderful.  We had a very nice room in her house with bath across the hall.  This is a shared bath but we were lucky to not to have another guest to share.  I had not read close this had a shared bath.  The downsides for me that I saw her kids in the hall.  If I had realized I might have had a shared bath I would not gave booked.  I got lucky. We opted for the dinner. It was OK  I thought the $40 per person charge was steep since not a real restaurant.  We shared the dinner table with her family.  Two of the kids I felt were not happy with that. The hosyess helped us to and fro with our luggage.  Others might love this experience.  For me.  Not really my preference. The hostess was very interesting to talk to 

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