The Old Orchard Cottage

29/09/2023

Snow this morning and one dead possum in the trap…

03/08/2023

Woo hoo! This is great news!

Hello and here is the latest news! The St Bathans Village Fete is on again, save this date - 14th January 2024!
This year the St Bathans Area Community Association has taken up the mantle of responsibility for the much loved St Bathans Village Fete. This year the Fete is a fund raiser for the restoration of the St Bathans Old Post Office, so all profit will go to this project.

We are currently working on contacting all previous stall holders and new stall holders with a registration form and booking process. Hopefully this will be "live" by the end of the month.

We are all very excited to be part of this great day our for the community and look forward to the big day!

If you need to contact us please email to - [email protected]

22/04/2023

Last nights shindigs at st Bathans around the fire. Fabulous night for star watching and not too cold! The kids loved it!

17/01/2023

Hilarious!!

19/11/2022

Just down the road as they say, and a lovely way to showcase this very special part of New Zealand.

05/10/2022

Oh my gosh when St Bathans turns it on it really does turn it on! Today has been a glorious snow day ! We are snug and warm in the cottage, with a wild nature event outside! ❤️❤️❤️

08/08/2022

Our front gate today ! So pretty ❤️

07/08/2022

Today in St Bathans ! Our guests have postponed their planned stay for tonight, and I can see why … but gosh it’s stunning when it snows like this in st Bs!

30/07/2022

A rare sight with the current weather around the country, but on a still sunny winter day St Bathans really does shine!

01/05/2022

I love the light and drama here that nature provides when there’s a change in weather coming. Truly spectacular!

27/03/2022

This is such a magic time of year here at the cottage. I love the soft warm light at the end of the day as the sun slowly goes down. Soon the full
blast of autumn change will happen and it will be grand!

24/03/2022

Back at it again… it’s a lovely still autum evening here at St Bathans … and yes, it’s time for a wine in the courtyard! Beautiful!

20/02/2022

A stunning day here with not a cloud in the sky. Our summer may be leaving us soon and the mornings are becoming crisp, but with days like this who can complain? Windows cleaned and now time to relax. Such a lovely place to be ❤️

18/01/2022

We’re having a cracker of a summer down here at St Bathans. Gorgeous long hot days and the cooling off at the local lake and rivers is bliss.

02/12/2021

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01/12/2021

Such a gorgeous time of year in St Bathans, and the garden is putting a fabulous display for the beginning of summer ! Photo courtesy of Chris Love 😊

08/10/2021

Just returned from a gorgeous week at the cottage and Springtime has to be one of the loveliest seasons to be in St Bathans. Everywhere is lush and stunning including my tulips which amaze me as I have no idea why they choose to do so well ! Just glad they do 🙂 The garden is blooming and we worked on the back yard with more plantings this time.

04/09/2021

How lovely to see our area up on the big screen!

The first blush of spring may be evident in Otago’s hinterland landscape. But, were it possible, the hills of the Maniototo could be blushing for...

29/05/2021

Wonderful news!

St Bathans’ former post office has joined its more famous neighbour down the road — the Vulcan Hotel — in gaining a category 1 heritage listing....

28/05/2021

Tis the time of year ...

Snowy gorgeousness in st Bathans. Photo courtesy of Harriet Rivers.