What's on near
Conach House
Lake Karapiro
June 2021 - May 2022
25th - 30th April - Rowing NZ U19/U18 Trials and Regatta
14th May - Legion of Rowing
19th - 21st May - Rowing NZ Winter Series #1
The Mighty Waikato
Featured Events May 2022 - December 2022
19th March - 12th June - Moon: Then, Now and Beyond - Waikato Museum
13th - 15th May, 10th - 12th June & 15th - 17th July - Takapo Show Jumping Winter Series - A spectator's paradise of jumping at it's finest. Food, wine and Music - Takapo Estate
20th & 21st August - Women's Lifestyle Expo - Globox Arena, Claudelands Hamilton
6th - 9th October - Waikato Home and Garden - Globox Arena, Claudelands Hamilton
30th Nov - 3rd December - Fieldays 2022 - Mystery Creek Hamilton
8th - 12th December - Special Olympics National Summer Games - Across 9 venues in Hamilton
For more information on events detailed and other events around the Waikato see the Waikato NZ Website
Things to do
Looking for something to do whilst staying at Conach House? Cambridge, winner of the Most Beautiful Large Town in 2019 has so much to offer. If the bustling town with beautiful shops for a retail therapy hit that would satisfy the most addicted shopper isn't your cup of tea, then check out just a little bit of what else Cambridge has to offer.
The Te Awa River Ride Trail is now complete, starting at Lake Karapiro (conveniently where you are staying!) and heads all the way through to Ngaruawahia. If the full 65km is not your thing, the trail is broken down into 4 sections, so you can choose to head to Cambridge, or onto the Velodrome for lunch at The Bikery, or onto Hamilton Gardens for a walk around the world famous gardens.
Is food your thing! You cannot go past the amazing eateries Cambridge has to offer. For a full tantalising description of what Cambridge has to offer check out 'Taste of Cambridge'. Here is a little snippet to get your mouth watering!
Fancy something a little more casual but just as delicious! Check out the Cambridge Farmers Market on every Saturday Morning at the Town Square and just a short stroll from Conach House is the super delicious Berry Box Real Fruit Ice Cream (open from Nov till Easter)
Those looking for something a little something more you can't go past Riverside Adventures Bike & Kayak Tours. Take a guided kayak tour down the Waikato River by day or experience the magic of New Zealand glow worms at twilight.
Fancy a walk? Cambridge is home to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (Maungatautari Ecological Island Reserve). Sanctuary Mountain is the largest ecological ‘island’ on mainland New Zealand. A haven for native wildlife and plants such as kiwi, kokako (wattlebird), tuatara and more, Maungatautari also provides great walking and hiking tracks. Surrounded by 47kms of predator proof fence which encloses 3,400 hectares of Mt Maungatautari, the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust strives to eradicate mammalian predators so that native bird populations, trees and ferns are able to flourish uninhibited. Go and explore one (or all) of the many walking tracks and maybe you will get to have lunch with one of the cheeky Kaka's (I did!)
For more information on what Cambridge has to offer check out the Destination Cambridge Website or pop into our local Information Centre.
Get in touch
Phone: 021 449 664
Email: ConachHouse@gmail.com
Address: Unit 1, 610 Maungatautari Road, Cambridge, New Zealand
