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Canterbury Holiday Homes & Accommodation

Canterbury holiday homes & houses cover an area from Timaru in the south to Hanmer Springs in the north centred on Christchurch in the middle. The Canterbury Plains are a gentle rise from the New Zealand South Island east coast up to the Southern Alps giving the option of Canterbury holiday homes & houses by the beach or near the mountains for skiing and snowboarding

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#9654 Willows Cottage
Cottage in Timaru, Canterbury

Tariff: $150 – $250   Bedrooms: 3   Sleeps: 5 (6 max)   Pets: Yes   Linen: Yes   Smoking: Outdoors only  

Gorgeous quaint farm cottage on a working sheep, beef and deer farm, 20mins from Timaru. Would suit families who enjoy the outdoors. Mountain biking, horse riding, golf, fishing, tramping, geological rock formations, Maori rock art.

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#9867 Mountain Retreat
Holiday Bach in Arthurs Pass, Canterbury

Tariff: $60 – $120   Bedrooms: 3   Sleeps: 18   Pets: No   Linen: No   Smoking: No  

The Catholic Outdoor Club has a lovely warm fully equipped bunkhouse near Arthur’s Pass township, surrounded by the glorious mountains and bush of Arthur's Pass National Park. Suitable for individuals, families, schools & groups interested in the outdoors.
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Christchurch, with its symmetrical street layout, has a reputation for being more English than most English towns and this is beautifully illustrated by the serene Avon River that runs through it, the magnificent public gardens and some private gardens which are open to the public. The neo-gothic architecture lends further ambience to the English feeling but is balanced by fascinating attractions such as The International Antarctic Centre, hot-air ballooning, the breathtaking Christchurch Gondola and the fast-paced Christchurch Casino.

Over the Port Hills which rise above Christchurch to the southeast is Banks Peninsula, a favourite holiday destination for many New Zealanders with a convoluted coastline dotted with interesting bays and coves. Akaroa is the principal town, the nearest thing in New Zealand to a French settlement. Here you can spend your days away from any of the nearby Canterbury holiday homes & houses enjoying coffee and cakes at quaint cafes along the waterfront.

To the west, as the Southern Alps rise majestically to the sky, is a vast winter playground for skiing and snowboarding from Tekapo Skifield in the south through to Temple Basin, Mount Hutt, Craigieburn and Mount Lyford in the north. From Mount Lyford it’s a short drive to Hanmer Springs, a thermal reserve area offering a rather hedonistic pleasure of lounging in a hot mineral spa pool with snow layered thickly round about. There are many Canterbury holiday homes & houses close to the ski fields and not too far from the National parks for hiking and camping.