Vineyard Stay Accommodation in Bannockburn

Bannock Brae is a two-bedroom cottage among Pinot Noir vines in Bannockburn, Central Otago. Cromwell is a few minutes down the road. Out here, you'd never know it.

Slow mornings, short drives

Mornings start quietly. Coffee on the deck, vines in front of you, the hills turning from grey to gold as the sun gets up.

Then it’s your call. The Lake Dunstan Trail and the Kawarau Gorge Trail are both minutes away if you want to ride.

You can walk to cellar doors if you’d rather not drive. Or you can do nothing much and call it a good day.

By late afternoon you’re back, and there’s a full kitchen for cooking something simple, or local tavern not far away. Nobody’s rushing you anywhere.

It looks different every time

Spring is bud burst and new green. Summer is long light and warm evenings. Autumn is the best of it, with the vines gone red and gold. Winter is frost on bare rows and a very quiet valley.

Come back in another season and it’s a different place.