Just down the driveway to the Don Rowlands centre (weddings conferences etc), Licenced Cafe, NZ rowing and canoeing high performance centres, 10 minute drive to the Avantidrome (Or ride or walk the Te Awa track), 18 minute drive to NZ national agricultural field days at Mystery Creek, Hobbiton about 20 minutes, close to Sarnia park and the Red Barn (weddings etc). Short drive to Maungatautari Ecological reserve. Also the lake is right there for waterskiing, swimming, canoeing and kayaking ,power boat racing, sailing etc. Around the lake we have three waterski clubs, yacht club, boatshed kayak hire and the boat shed cafe. Also lots of birdlife.