A charming French style country farmhouse set on thirty-five acres of rural bliss just 15 minutes from Whangarei or 60 minutes from the Bay of Islands. Superb riverbank location, with meandering tree-lined streams, abundant birdlife and tranquillity - a true haven. At Riverdale you are assured of a warm welcome from hosts who are well travelled and would love to meet you and hear your own travel tales. We share our smoke free home with Josh the yellow Labrador and Ally the tabby cat. Two different styles of accommodation are offered. The Riverview Room is in your own private guest wing located within the farmhouse. It has its own bathroom with quality porcelain fittings, power shower and endless hot water. Quality towels are warming on heated rails, and beautiful toiletries are yours to pamper yourselves with. Your bedroom is utterly charming, enjoying warm afternoon sun. Everything you need for an indulgent stay can be found here - cosy bathrobes, crisp top quality linens, fresh flowers, and magazines. Choose a disc from the selection provided, slot it into the CD player and simply kick back. You also have the sole use of a private guest lounge and library complete crackling fire and many invaluable travel books and other resources. Soak up some sun on the terrace surrounded by old fashioned roses or while away a few hours in the delightful private courtyard while enjoying a bottle of wine & a cheese platter - or maybe you would like us to pack a picnic for you to take to the olive grove or the riverbank. Indulgent breakfasts are served at the sunny kitchen table – farm fresh free-range eggs, just baked bread and homemade preserves with fruit and thick creamy yoghurt. Fruit juice, teas- herb, black and green, plunger coffee and decaf are all offered. Dinners are available at an extra charge to guests staying in this room, with the produce organically grown in the potager garden or fresh from the weekly Farmers Market. In season we invite you to help yourself to our peaches, nectarines, plums, apples, pears, figs, boysenberries, grapes and citrus. Tariff for the Riverview Room is $185 for two. The Cabbage Tree is our self-catering apartment, whichy is not in the house but attached to the garage block, having its own private entrance & parking. Tariff includes continental breakfast provisions & pantry basics. It is simple, clean & sunny accommodation in a great country location, and comprises of separate double bedroom, bathroom, combined sitting/dining room complete with CD player and music selection, books and magazines, and fully equipped kitchen with full sized fridge. Priced at $45 single and $60 double. Stretch your legs with a walk over our fields and across the road to see the Mangere Falls - magnificent after rain. Savour the peace and take a few moments of solitude in our local award winning chapel built from native timbers, overlooking the river and falls. Wander along the riverbank and chat to the ducks and the cows. Take time out from the city and the crowds. Play a round of golf at one of several quality golf courses nearby, with our clubs available to borrow. Follow one of our five different day trip routes and explore, making sure you have your complementary copy of the Northland Food & Wine trail…we are ideally situated to explore this historic region, just off the popular scenic Twin Coast Discovery Highway that takes in the world-renowned Matakohe Kauri Museum, the magnificent Waipoua Kauri Forest, and the sacred Hokianga harbour and sand dunes. Visit our website and check out our guests comments – then make your booking! Gift vouchers available – posted anywhere in the world. “ Touch but the latch, friend and the door shall swing wide for you”