Garden Entry is Free
Homestead Entry - Adults $5 / Under 15's free. Entry fee includes a multi-media presentation of the Estate's 135 year history.
Are you part of a group that would enjoy a tour of the Homestead and Gardens? Catering available by arrangement. Plenty of car parking and coach parking available. Contact us now to secure your preferred date and time.info "at" woodlands.co.nz or phone 07 824 3687.
Guided garden tours available $10 per person (minimum of 10 people), which also includes viewing the Historic Homestead and multimedia presentation.
Woodlands has hosted dinners for dignatories, barbeques for birthdays, wine and dine for weddings, Christmas and cocktail parties for companies, celebrations of life, afternoon teas for anniversaries and many many other special occasions. See our wedding information and corporate function information on this website or contact us for more details. info "at" woodlands.co.nz or ph 07 824 3687. Due to the popularity of Woodlands early reservations are advised to avoid disappointment.
Fax your message of congratulations to 07 824 3986 or email to info@woodlands.co.nz and cleary state who is to receive it and the date of the wedding. If you are emailing a message please phone the Woodlands office on 07 824 3687 to advise, this will ensure the message is passed on in time for the reception.
Irene Clarke - Chairperson
Allan Morse - Waikato District Council Representative
Jill McGuire
Rob McGuire
John Bridgman
Jackie Haselden
Shirley Dooley
Rod Wise
Meet the Woodlands Trust Staff
Lizzie Waters - Manager
Sarah McGraw - Head Gardener
TBA - Grounds Person
Kevin Parker - Amenity Gardener
Rhonda Puddle - Duty Manager
Heather Spilsbury - Weekend Duty Manager
Warwick Jones - Evening Security Officer
Mike Roycroft - Evening Security Officer
Alison Watson - Part-timer
- 07 824 3985 Cafe Reservations
Stan Grimes - Catering Manager for all Functions / Weddings - many, many years in the catering business. Stan has catered for over 400 Weddings at Woodlands! His assistant Lisa, is available on 027 2255 288
Lisa Cowen - Assistant Caterer and Function Manager is available on 027 225 5288
DJ Andy - Woodlands resident DJ if required - Contact Lisa Cowen on 027 2255 2828 for further queries, making bookings for our DJ.
Woodlands Country Cuisine employ many staff to cater for you. There is the Cafe Staff, then a different team 'Woodlands Country Cuisine' team to work at your function / wedding.
Become a Woodlands Member and help support the ongoing restoration and maintenance of the estate.
We will send you a quarterly newsletter and members have unlimited free access to the homestead and gardens
throughout the year. Send your fee through as per account number liest a few lines below and we will return a
membership card and receipt.
Single Annual Membership $15 Double Annual Membership $20
To make a donation to the Woodlands Trust
Woodlands Trust appreciates any donation received towards the ongoing upkeep and running of the Woodlands
Historic Homestead and Gardens. Many larger donations, used for a particular cause have been generously donated
to the Woodlands Trust in the past. If you wish to discuss your donation, whether monetary or other, please speak
with Lizzie Waters, Manager on 07 824 3687
All payments, i.e. donations, membership fees, catering, beverage payments, venue hire etc. payments are all made
by sending your cheque to Woodlands Homestead and Gardens, PO Box 53 Gordonton 3264, or by direct banking to
'Woodlands Trust' BNZ Hamilton, 020 316 0319608 000, quoting who the payment is from and what the payment is
for. You may wish to pop us an email advising of your pending payment coming through direct banking then we can
keep a watch out for it. We will then send you a receipt through.
If you are making a deposit for a Wedding, please use the brides surname as a reference. We will then send through a confirmation letter and receipt for you.
Woodlands has a New Zealand Gardens Trust rating of a 'Garden of Significance'. The 8 hectares (15 acres) of gardens
include many trees of National Significance. The historic Homestead has an A classification with New Zealand Historic
Places Trust which recognises that it is one of the few remaining buildings of its era in the region.
Tuesday is volunteer day at Woodlands. Come and enjoy the social atmosphere as you assist with the maintenance of the
gardens. Morning tea is provided and you can volunteer for as long or as short a time as you want. What better way to
get some fresh air and see the fruits of your labour enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year.
For any information please contact the Manager, Lizzie Waters at the Woodlands office for more information
info "at" woodlands.co.nz or ph 07 824 3687.
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