Wildlife • Albatross Centre – 35 mins scenic drive from Arts Content Harbour View is home to the only mainland breeding colony of Royal Albatross. You may book a tour there to view nesting birds and also tour the tunnels of the underground fort.For more information visit www.albatross.org.nz • Seals – On Pilots Beach, below the Albatross Centre seals are often to be seen basking on the rocks or frolicking in the waves. • Little Blue Penguins – Also, on Pilots Beach, these tiniest of penguins come ashore just on dusk. Viewing can be arranged at the Albatross Centre. www.bluepenguins.co.nz • Yellow eyed Penguins are native to NZ and are the rarest penguin in the world. Visit www.penguinplace.co.nz for information about guided tours to see the penguins undisturbed in their natural environment. • Elm wildlife tours www.elmwildlifetours.co.nz can collect you at our door and take you on a 6 hour tour which includes albatross viewing, yellow eyed penguins and a huge and very smelly seal colony as well as the birds which inhabit the pristine inlets on the far side of the peninsula. Walking There are twenty different walking tracks on the Peninsula, catering to all levels of fitness. We have brochures and books to guide you on these and an extensive personal knowledge as we are keen walkers ourselves. Gardens • Our own Secret Garden will give you much pleasure with its tumbling streams and prolific flowers. • Glenfalloch www.glenfalloch.co.nz is an easy 30 minute stroll along the harbourside walkway. It is an especially beautiful garden in spring and autumn. • Larnach Castle is five minutes drive away at the top of our road. It has a magnificent Garden Of National Significance as well as a restaurant in the old ballroom and of course the historic Castle to explore. • Dunedin Botanic Gardens are extensive and very beautiful. The City of Dunedin Dunedin boasts many lovely historic buildings built during the goldrush days when no expense was spared. There are walking and bus tours available from the Visitors Centre in the Octagon. Other must see sites in the city are: • The Railway Station (free) where you can take a half day train trip to visit the magnificent Taieri Gorge • Toitu Early Settlers Museum, very interesting with many interactive displays (free). • The historic buildings of the University of Otago (free to walk around). • Olveston House, a historic, fully furnished mansion on the hill behind the city. Highly recommended. www.olveston.co.nz Restaurants & Shops There are 4 restaurants close by: • Two Fat Stags on The Bay - open for lunches and dinners. 2 mins drive away. • Glenfalloch Gardens Restaurant – Bookings essential, No1 on Trip Advisor. 5 minute drive • The Portobello Hotel – 10 mins further along the Peninsula • 1908 Restaurant– A popular restaurant in Portobello. 10 minute drive