Name: The Old Dairy Factory
Address: 76 Hovding Street, 4974 Norsewood, New Zealand, 76 Hovding Street, Manawatu, 4974, New Zealand
Rating: 9.5

The Old Dairy Factory

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About this property

Historic Setting: The Old Dairy Factory in Norsewood offers a spacious setting within a historic building. Guests enjoy garden views and a sun terrace, complemented by free WiFi throughout the property. Comfortable Accommodations: The bed and breakfast features two bedrooms and a living room, equipped with air-conditioning, a washing machine, and a fully fitted kitchen. Family rooms and a children’s playground cater to all ages. Breakfast and Amenities: A continental breakfast with juice and fruits is served in-room, alongside free on-site private parking. Additional facilities include an outdoor fireplace, badminton equipment hire, and barbecue facilities. Activities and Location: Located 79 km from Palmerston North International Airport, the property is ideal for fishing and hiking enthusiasts. Highly rated for its family-friendly atmosphere and excellent breakfast.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Breakfast info

Continental

Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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Room type	Number of guests
Two-Bedroom House Bedroom 1 1 large double bed Bedroom 2 2 single beds Living room 2 sofa beds Living room 1 sofa bed

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Guests who stayed here loved

Glenn

New Zealand

“Very nice place to stay, very comfortable and clean.”

Sandra

New Zealand

“Lovely light and spacious space, very tastefully decorated. Thank you for having the heat pump on for us, was a lovely touch. Bonus having the pool table and laughed over some of the books provided.”

Rachel

New Zealand

“Large open plan area would be well suited to family spending time together, or space upstairs for kids. Owners left heat pump on so house was warm when we arrived, breakfast was handy”

Michelle

New Zealand

“The breakfast were a wonderful treat thank you! Loved our stay very much.”

Paul

United Kingdom

“Great location, very clean and well presented. Continental breakfast was excellent with plenty of choice.”

Xianzhi

New Zealand

“Clean, spacious, pool table was extra bonus. Breakfast items provided were nice. Would stay again.”

Stephen

New Zealand

“Spacious, quiet, well appointed, nicely decorated, lovely and clean, excellent facilities. We loved it!”

Hilda

Australia

“Easy to access, clean and impressed with continental breakfast including homemade bread.”

Teneka

Australia

“The breakfast was fabulous, the extra touch of homemade bread and milk was so lovely. The air BnB was so comfy and the host popped the heater on to make us feel extra welcome.”

Jennifer

New Zealand

“Breakfast was very good continental breakfast. Location very convenient. Interesting location and history. Excellent accommodation for a family as well.”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Kirsten Selfe

9.7

Host review score

Kirsten Selfe

The Old Dairy Factory is an original butter making facility. Opened in 1897, by a co-operative of local Scandinavian farmers! They used to be all over New Zealand. All made of local timbers and with state-of-the-art technology, for the late Victorians. Power was from the waterwheel (belts and pulleys) or from the 8Hp coal-fired steam engine. These days it has all been modernized, but retains its unique character as a family home and the No1 Live Music Venue in New Zealand!

Hello, I am a New Zealand school teacher, on a break from the classroom, doing restoration on this historic building, The Old Dairy Factory. I live here with my family of four children, husband and parents, where we look after each other in this friendly village.

The little village of Norsewood is friendly and welcoming. With only 350 residents, it still has: A Pub (that does great food), A Café (with great coffee), A Museum (all about the early settlers), A Famous Norsewear Shop (opposite the Old Dairy Factory), which sells the world class knitwear, A Wetlands (called the Wop Wops), with eels over 100 years old! (which you can feed). If you are a keen tramper (walker), you can drive the the Ruahine's (within minutes and do the DOC walks!)

Language spoken: English

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Facilities of The Old Dairy Factory

Great facilities! Review score, 9.7

House rules

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Check-in

From 15:00 to 18:00

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Check-out

From 07:00 to 10:00

Cancellation/ prepayment

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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction

There is no age requirement for check-in

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Payments by Booking.com

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Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Parties

Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform The Old Dairy Factory in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.

Guests need to meet one or more requirements to stay in this property: proof of full Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination, a recent valid negative Coronavirus PCR test, or recent proof of Coronavirus recovery.