52 Ongarue Village Road, Taumarunui, Ruapehu, Manawatu / Whanganui, 3997, New Zealand
The Timber Trail Centre is a magnificent and truly unique property. With this exciting opportunity, you’ll find a property that offers both a fabulous lifestyle and great income-earning potential, that’s a very rare combination these days.
With approximately 500 m2 of buildings (all of native timbers and over a century old) on offer are:
* a Church, converted into a beautiful residence
* an extensive five-bedroom Cottage, with five bathrooms, rented to guests
* a converted School House, with huge dining/lounge and recreation rooms.
There’s also a large garage, carport, small pottery shed – and even a concrete hot tub for 10!
The Centre’s grounds are an idyllic 3 acres of heritage fruit orchards, flower and vegetable gardens running down to the trout-filled Ongarue River on one side and a spring-fed stream on another. The 200 trees include 15 varieties of fruit and nut trees, irrigated by a nearby spring. Over 25 species of birds (including the rare kiwi) can be seen during the year.
It is comprised of 14 contiguous but separate legal titles and is located in the middle of one of NZ’s great adventure regions. Within a 4-5 hour drive from Auckland and Wellington, it’s just off State Highway 4 and at the bottom of NZ’s second most popular cycleway (20,000 cyclists and walkers a year). Also within an hour’s drive are the famous tourist destinations Waitomo Caves, Lake Taupo’s trout fishing, Tongariro National Park’s volcanoes and the Whakapapa ski-fields.
Ongarue has its own school and Taumarunui is less than 20 minutes away. Here you will find all facilities you need to begin a new life – medical services, many shops & restaurants, a great golf course, swimming pool’s, sports and cultural center’s. Timber Trail Centre is not only a beautiful place to live in, but a property with huge further business potential. A lifestyle like no other.
