The Veronica Channel viewed from the Opua to Okiato ferry



RESTFUL
SEASIDE HOLIDAYS
AT
YFANWEN



OUTSIDE


Gated lawn

Below high tide access to Pipiroa Bay

A welcome visitor

Veronica Channel at dawn - view from the deck

Another view from the deck

A shaded picnic table for a hot summer afternoon

A beach-front picnic table beside the boat shed

Pipiroa Beach - at 'the back door'!


Yfanwen is very well adapted for children and pets and all are welcome.

The house is at the coastal end of 4.5 hectares (18 1/2 acres) of hills and valleys with pasture, pinetrees and wetland. It is bordered by our neighbour, Beryl Boerop who operates Wairoro Park and for many years included Yfanwen in the accomodation. Beryl and her late husband Jan have been our friends for thirty years and road access to Yfanwen has been through their courtesy. In return Beryl grazes cattle on our pasture; those sleeping in the bunk room may awaken to the sights and sounds of cattle gazing nearby. The pasture is well protected and when the cows are in they offer no threat.

The house is half way down a low hill. It has a small lawn which is well fenced and gated, and the drive climbs from the house with a cattlestop at the top; thus it is safe for small children under supervision and the home in general is ideal for a family holiday. Pets are welcome at Yfanwen.
There is a boatshed with a small shingle beach at the foot of the hill below the house; that gives access to Pipiroa Bay without wading from about 2 hours after high tide until 1 1/2 hours before the next high tide - an 8 1/2 hour window.

Water is continuously on stream from a bore at Wairoro via a gravity tank at the top of the hill above the house. The Wairoro water is excellent; we have a reserve, currently inactive bore near our boatshed beside Pipiroa Bay.

There are inumerable places for private picnicking both close to and distant from the house, amongst the pines and overlooking the sea. The Wairoro management very kindly allow people to use the adjacent sandy beach for swimming and boating, however guests must walk to the beach and not use their vehicles - directions are supplied at Yfanwen. Pets are welcome at Wairoro Park also.

Click here to download and print our 'Welcome to Yfanwen' in-house guest information sheet.


Owners and managers - Margaret and Tim Ridge
Phone (0064) (0)9 445 1899
or mobile (0064) (0)21 02740760
email Tim and Margaret

The Veronica Channel, looking north from Opua.