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Rod and Wheel House in Lumsden. A self contained holiday house close to crystal clear rivers, leafy walking trails and scenic mountains.
The four bedroom house is conveniently located in the country town of Lumsden and is walking distance to shops and services.
The comfortable lounge room is heated by a reverse cycle heat pump and a wood burning combustion heater.
The house has complimentary WiFi, Sky TV, and an extensive DVD library.
The wooden dining table seats 8 and is part of an open plan living area.
The fully renovated modern kitchen has a dishwasher, oven, electric stove, microwave, coffee maker, fridge and ice maker.
Bedroom one has a queen bed. All bedrooms have built in storage cupboards, double glazed large windows and thick curtains.
Bedroom two has a queen bed. All bedrooms have electric blankets and bank heaters.
Bedroom three has a king single bed. All bedrooms have views over the private garden.
Bedroom four has a long single bed. All beds have superior mattresses. A cot and high chair can be made available if required.
The main bathroom has a bath, sink, toilet, shower cubicle, heated floor and heated towel rail. Gas hot water gives a continuous supply of hot water so you never run out!
The powder room has a second toilet and sink.
The single garage has space for one vehicle, bicycles, waders and boots.
The front garden is hedged and planted with New Zealand native shrubs.
The rear garden has a large uncover dining area with a gas BBQ, wood box (full of hardwood) and an extendable washing line.
The private back garden is fenced and planted with flowering roses, lilies, tulips, daffodils, hellebores, poppies and pansies.
Lumsden nestles next to the clear Oreti River which tumbles over rounded glacial pebbles across a braided stream bed.
The Oreti River headwaters are home to big brown wild trout.
The Mataura River is famous for mayfly hatches, plentiful river access points and healthy populations of wild brown trout.
Gin clear water allows sight fishing to feeding brown trout.
Smaller tributaries of the main rivers offer skinny water fly fishing to large brown trout.
Tumbling burns also present chances to cast to nice brown trout.
The Around the Mountain Cycle Trail winds into Lumsden from Mossburn and also connects the town to Five Rivers, Athol, Garston and Kingston.
Lumsden is surrounded by farmland, many crystal clear rivers and towering mountains.
Many beautiful walking trails wind through the forests of Southland.
Walking trails often use suspension bridges to cross the rivers.
The Lumsden Railway Precinct displaying vintage railway carriages and trains is a short walk from the house
Large flocks of the endangered Black Billed Gulls can be seen in Southland.
Southland and Fiordland are spotted with glacial lakes which are home to rainbow and brown trout.
Southland gives anglers from around the world a chance to outwit, outplay and outlast a trophy brown trout in a remote and scenic setting.
Headwater rivers offer superlative fly fishing for experienced and beginner anglers.
Sheep, dairy and deer farms surround Lumsden.
