Smiths Farm Holiday Park

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About Smiths Farm Holiday Park

A holiday park on a working beef farm at 1419 Queen Charlotte Drive in Linkwater, Marlborough Sounds, about 30 minutes from the Picton ferry terminals. The park was built in 1997, and the website says it is spacious, quiet, and limited in numbers. The park is a base for walks, the Queen Charlotte Track and wine tours in the wider Marlborough region, and it is also a stopover for people travelling between the islands. It is four kilometres from the Anakiwa end of the Queen Charlotte Track, and the Link Pathway runs past the front gate.

Accommodation includes four standard cabins, two self-contained units, two motels and a self-contained cottage. Flat powered and non-powered sites suit campers, caravans and campervans. The website says accommodation fills early, so booking ahead is advised. Guests have a private walk through farm land and native bush to a 20-metre waterfall and a glow worm grotto, and the park is known for its birdlife. Staff can book water taxis, sea kayaks and mountain bike hire, and arrange pick-up at Anakiwa. Wifi is free in the units, and guests staying more than one night are offered some free wifi. The website says an endangered species attraction is due to open soon. The park has been a multi-year finalist in the AA Spirit of Hospitality Award, and the website lists a Rankers Supreme holiday park award from 2016.