New Zealand´s Southern Lakes region is a great place to visit the local vineyards and artists.

This region has attracted worldwide interest for its remarkable ‘New World’ wines, with the local varietals like Pinot Noir being rated amongst the world´s best. Some of the local wineries, like the award winning Amisfield Winery & Bistro, also boast restaurants and tasting facilities in spectacular settings with cuisine to match, the perfect situation to stop, have lunch and take in the local scenery and flavours.

New Zealand´s art and the artists themselves offer a refreshing insight into how kiwis continue to make a name for themselves on the world stage. Locally we are fortunate to have some New Zealand’s most interesting and respected artists in residence; to be able to visit them in their own studios is one of the great attractions of the region.

For those guests who would like to experience some of the rich local culture, the team at Blanket Bay can organise your day, either self-driving or with a chauffeur driven car, sampling the local wine, enjoying a fabulous lunch at Amisfield Bistro and meeting the artists at their studios.