Erik’s began in Queenstown but has extended to Wanaka and is famous for the high quality of the food being produced. Rather than a shop, it’s a van selling fish and chips and while orders can be ready in 10 minutes, you can also pre order online or via phone…
Just a 5-minute drive from Wanaka, this Lavendar Farm is a lovely place to relax on a warm day. There are of course lots of lavendar plants to wonder round in the 10 acres of beautiful gardens. But there are also games dotted around like giant Connect 4 and Petanque which…
There is a Black Peak mobile gelato truck that takes up residence at the bottom of the mountain road up to Cardrona Skifield in the busy winter periods and after a hard day on the slopes, it can be a very welcome sight! The more permanent Black Peak is in…
If you’re wanting to escape the weather or just have a chilled out few hours after perhaps hectic skiing or time spent in the water, Cinema Paradiso shows all the latest family friendly movies. It can be a good idea to book, especially in the height of summer or winter.
Serving traditional Italian food, the menu at Fran’s Kitchen is well stocked with pizza and pasta, as well as a good selection of smaller plates and main meals that don’t feature either of these. There’s no written kids’ menu but they’re happy to do half portions of just about any…
This playground is right on the lake in Wanaka and is best known for its dinosaur slide but there’s lots of other equipment here too. There’s plenty for younger kids including a mini space net, seesaw, toddler swings, and small slide. For older kids there are a couple of structures…
If you’re after an ice cream, hot chocolate, coffee or dessert, look no further than Patagonia Chocolates, which has outlets in 3 different Central Otago locations (Arrowtown and Queenstown as well as this one). There are 20 different ice cream and sorbet flavours to choose from, some have even won…
10 different climbs and a free hanging ladder that kids love are available in this indoor climbing space. The unique clip in automatic belaying system operates which is great for kids as it gently lowers the climber down when they let go. There is also a ‘sports’ climbing wall at this venue which…
Set a little way out of Wanaka, on the road to Cardrona, as the name suggests, this is a cafe and food shop that comes highly recommended. Breakfast (served till 11.30am), lunch and morning/afternoon tea are on offer here with many of the food ingredients sourced locally. Seating is both inside and…
The view from the top of Mount Iron is definitely worth dragging the kids up for! When you’re at the top, on a clear day, you can see for miles with the Southern Alps in one direction, The Pisa Range in another direction and all of Wanaka spread out down below…
