Daffodils at Hart’s Black Horse Brewery - Lawrence
Central Otago - New Zealand
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Guardian of the Daffodils- presents -
Daffodils at Hart's Black Horse Brewery Newsletters
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Newsletter 2011
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Lawrence’s Daffodil Dayze
Site Open From September 3rd 2011
10am – 5pm
We invite you and your families to the Back Horse Brewery while once again it is resplendent with colour.
We honoured to be involved in the REAL NZ Festival and Spin It Wide Campaign – showcasing New Zealand’s heritage & culture from September 3rd – November 30th.
Join us for Carnivale Dayze on Sunday September 25th, when the crew dress in costume creating an atmosphere of olde world charm that will leave an unforgettable impression on all who visit.
Offering assorted activities and entertainment to satisfy a diverse range of interests.
We are joined this year by Magician Jonathon Usher, Can Can Girls, Fortune Teller Belly Dancers,
Bagpipes & Banjo, Tailed Poi Dance, and other diverse entertainment.
We have Beer Tasting, Girdle Scones, Hot Potatoes, Souvenirs, Historic Displays, Local Art & Photography, Music,
Stalls, Real Leaves Dipped In Gold, and of course – The Wenches of Weatherstons.
We are offering a bus service from Dunedin for the day at only $10 return – leaving the Dunedin Railway Station at 10am & 11am.
EFTPOS is available on site all season.
Our volunteers have made a huge contribution to our programme this year and we can’t thank them enough for their commitment
to this magnificent estate and the values it stands for.
Special lighting of the ruins, walkways and waterfall after dark have created a magical ambiance amongst the inherent majesty and tranquillity of the site and captured every aspect that we love about this place, which was a delight to share with our guests. |
(My favourite comment was that it was like walking into the gypsy scene from the movie "Chocolat")
Contact us if you would like to book an evening function.
We again host the walk/run section of the Lawrence duathalon on November 7th – so get your entry in quick
for this unique & challenging event.
We have upgraded our website (www.hbhb.co.nz) to a level of professionalism that we are confident to promote worldwide – have a look – tell me what else you would like to see – subscribe to our mailing list.
Volunteers are essential to projects like ours, without them the site would still be strangled with gorse and blackberry
fading into the realms of myth and legend.
Come and take time out to absorb the magic that is awakening.
Entry: $5.00 Adult - $2.00 Child (Under 5 Free) - $3.00 Concession/ Senior
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Newsletter 2010
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I invite you to visit to the brewery while once again it is resplendent with colour. All my crew dress in costume (lots of showgirls) creating an atmosphere of days past - when Weatherstons was known as the ‘Fun Capital of the Goldfields’,
all for a fabulous day full of fun and laughter.
All three fields of daffodils will be on display, with the top field in full bloom for the first time. Our tracks have now extended through the most serene landscape to a secret waterfall, where fantails flit around your head in playful greeting.
We now have easily accessible toilet facilities on site, thanks to a Grant from the Otago Community Trust earlier in the year. It is with deep gratitude to our growing list of sponsors and hard working volunteers that we present the site today, as without them it would still be overgrown and inaccessible.
The vision of the past drives us towards the future. Ben Hart was a man of great vision, named in the Daffodil Year Book of 1914 as one of the Daffodil Fathers of Ao-Tea-Roa, he is also credited with instigating Daffodil Day in 1900. The evolution of this event now sees it as a prominent international fundraiser, proving that one man can make a difference.
The first time I saw the site was a life-changing experience. I thought of this man whom I had never met. Who, more than a hundred years before, set out to bring his vision of beauty and joy to an obscure valley. Planting year after year, this man had forever changed the world in which he lived. One day at a time, over generations, he had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle his daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one-step at a time and learning to love the doing. When we multiply tiny pieces of time, with small increments of daily effort, we too find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world...
Come and see the legacy of a generous character and take time out to smell the flowers. You will be amazed!!
All proceeds toward the resurrection of the brewery as a tourist site
Group Tours Available - POA
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Back to Main Page Daffodils at Harts Black Horse Brewery
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 Directions:
Turn right at the petrol station in Lawrence, opposite the corner store
- follow the road about 2 km and what a glorious sight you will see
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Your Host: Kim “Dusty” Murtagh
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Address:
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Hart’s Black Horse Brewery, Weatherstons
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Postal address:
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11 Lismore Street, Lawrence, Tuapeka 9532, Otago, New Zealand
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Telephone:
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+64 3 485 9968
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Mobile:
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027 687 8641
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Fax:
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+64 3 485 9968
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E-mail:
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blackhorsebrewery@xtra.co.nz
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Website
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www.hbhb.co.nz
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Private property - Access by Arrangement Only.
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