This is a beautiful area of bush in the Tararua Forest Park but it isn’t quite as close to Carterton as Google Maps makes it out to be! So the first thing to note is that from the SH2 turn off (approximately halfway between Greytown and Carterton) it’s about 17km…
Activity Category: Carterton
Clareville Bakery, near Carterton
This award winning bakery is a great spot for morning or afternoon tea, breakfast or lunch. The food looks amazing and I’m sure that most kids would be able to see something in the cabinets that would appeal. There’s also a full and varied menu. As well as the food,…
Carrington Park, Carterton
This park offers the best playground in the Wairarapa, south of Masterton. There’s a good range of playground equipment for different ages as well as a skatepark, a concrete basketball court and grass field with football posts for ball games, picnics and general running around. Around the outside of the field…
Gladstone Inn, Carterton
This pub is steeped in history even if the original building is no longer around. A pub on this site first opened to service those being ferried across the river which is sits next to. While it’s not far from Carterton, it has a rural, peaceful feel about it. On…