Gentle Annie
Seaside Camping and Accommodation
51 Rankers Reviews
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Rata Lodge
The Rata Lodge is situated on an elevated site overlooking the tidal estuary and river meeting the Tasman Sea.
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Riverview Home
The Riverview Home is on an elevated natural site overlooking the Mokihinui River and Buller Bay coastline with a picturesque backdrop of subtropical native forest.
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Cabbage Tree Cottage
A two storey ‘woodsy’ beachfront home on an elevated site from which views of the Coast, Nikau and Rata forest can be enjoyed in the open plan living/kitchen area.
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Beach Cabin
The Beach Cabin, nestled below the subtropical forest, has a view of the sea with only a minutes walk to the beach.
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Rimu House
The Rimu House, named after the beautiful wood it is made of, it is a very comfortable home with a view.
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The Treehouse
A two-bedroom unit situated upstairs in a building in the camping ground next door to the Cowshed.
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The Cheeky Weka Cabin
The “Cheeky Weka” Cabin is a beautiful bedroom located in the camping ground a few hundred metres away from the Beach.
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Elsie the Caravan
Elsie is a beautifully restored 1938 Vintage Tanner Caravan. Made in New Zealand 80 years ago!
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Camping Ground
Gentle Annie has a beautiful camping ground at the mouth of the Mokihinui River. Sheltered and private camping sites are set amongst landscaped gardens, all within a couple minutes walk to the river and beach.
Adult
$12/day Child
$6/day
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50 kilometres north of Westport on the doorstep of the Kahurangi National Park, Gentle Annie is a coastal enclave with its own warm frost-free microclimate. Bounded by the Tasman Sea, the mighty Mokihinui River and Nikau-fringed native bush, it is an excellent place to set up base and be rejuvenated and recharged.
Gentle Annie is only 10km from the world class Old Ghost Road mountain biking and walking track and within an hour of many scenic attractions of the Northern Buller Region – north to Kahurangi National Park, the Heaphy Track, and the Oparara Valley with it’s Limestone Arches and Honeycomb Caves; and south to Charming Creek Walkway, Denniston Plateau, Cape Foulwind Seal Colony and the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks.
The region maintains much of its eccentricity and wilderness, offering an opportunity to get close to nature. If you’re a mountain biker, botanist, geologist, artist, beachcomber, fisherman, kayaker, cyclist, tramper and/or adventurer at heart, Gentle Annie is a natural destination for you.
Facilities:
• Showers
• Toilets
• Fridge and freezer space
• Washing machine
• Sink with hot water
• Clotheslines
• Outdoor seat swings
• Outdoor tables
• Cowshed Cafe to relax in
Activities:
• Fishing
• White baiting during Whitebait season
• Swimming and surfing
• Beach
• Sit-on-top kayaks (three for hire at the Cowshed)
• Cycling
• Low Ropes course
• Gentle Annie Point Maze
• Glow-worm gazing
• Bird watching
• Walking tracks
• Rest and relaxation
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Operating Season And Hours |
Gentle Annie Seaside Camping and Accommodation is open year round. Please note we now take bookings for our camping ground. All camping sites are unallocated, and when you make a booking, you are not booking a particular spot. Sites are first in, first served. You are more than welcome to check-in after 2pm on the day of your arrival, and extend your stay (by talking with someone at the Cowshed) while you are here (guest numbers and space dependent), and check out 12pm on the day you depart. Bookings Essential for December, January, February, all Statuatory Holiday weekends and School Holiday Periods.
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Reviews
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This review was selected by Jesse Paley-Atkins of Gentle Annie - Seaside Camping and Accommodation on Sat 03 Oct, 2015.
Malcolm & Susan
Ranking: 10/10
Our favourite place of the whole tour – a bit of heaven. Total relaxation beside a long (stony) beach with loads of driftwood for beach fires, a river to the side and bush in the background, and clear night skies. Free access to charger outlets and wi-fi in the café, although no power hook-ups. Very welcoming and continued friendliness and plenty of opportunities in surrounding areas to be more active. Café (few outside visitors when we were there) had a great range of fresh food and relaxing atmosphere and campers welcome to use it as a common room – wood fired oven pizza at sunset was magic. Flexible camp locations with many facilities, all well-kept, including campfire locations on site. Located north bank of Mokihinui River (we first called at site south of river by mistake).
[2 senior Scots, 4 week trip, mainly overnight stops, self-contained, Autumn]
Gentle Annie - Seaside Camping and Accommodation responds:
Thank you for your awesome comments! Glad you enjoyed your stay! Future guests, please note we don't take bookings for the camping ground as we always have plenty of space, so no need to call before you arrive, just come and make yourselves at home, we would love to have you here! What we think you'll love about your stay at Gentle Annie: Super friendly and welcoming hosts who are here to make your stay the best it can be 😄 Delicious locally roasted organic/fair trade coffee-the perfect way to start your day! ☕️ Large, private camping areas situated amongst landscaped gardens next to the beach and river-simply beautiful☀️🏝 Wood-fired pizza oven (bring your pizza ingredients with you) and BBQ, available for your use! 🍔 Awesome campers lounge, outdoor seating area Beautiful Beach 🏖 Gentle Annie Point Bush Maze with stunning coastal views🌴🌅 Free Wifi 💻 No Checkout Time 💤 Hot Showers 🛀 Great fishing and swimming👙🎣 Bonfire on the beach 💫🔥 Super friendly and relaxed atmosphere 😀 Cozy fireplace 🔥🔥 in the lounge area-perfect for this time of year! Jessica's famous homemade baking! Travellers Paradise-you won't want to leave!
Dianne
Ranking: 10/10
Fabulous spot, can get a great coffee at the Cowshed. We were coming for 1 night so bought ingredients to make pizzas in the pizza oven but stayed for 2 nights, Jessie gave us the ingredients for the 2nd nights pizza making and wouldn’t take any money for them. There’s tons of driftwood for fires on the beach or wheelbarrows to bring it back to the camps fire pit. Nice walks, a lovely setting with a great vibe, will be back with my moko.
LeeAnn
Ranking: 10/10
Travelling on motorbike as pillion passenger around South Island. This is by far the best camp site encountered on the west coast so far. Highly recommend if you enjoy camping, meeting friendly people. Clean practical facilities. Don't want to leave.
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Kane Marshall
Ranking: 10/10
What a place to spend the weekend!!! You see why this place is one of the best. Beautiful fishing spot, waves almost perfect and heaps to do with the kids. Everything you'd ever need in one spot the owners have done a wonderful job with the campground heaps of privacy and plenty of space top job guys.
Richie Miller
Ranking: 10/10
Awesome spot, so beautiful, so chill and everything you need.
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Boardwalk Blss
Ranking: 10/10
This low key relaxed campground (with cabins and houses also) is great to chill out for a bit. We arrived for 1 night and spent 4 here! The campground has all the necessary basics - flush toilets (2 per gender), showers (2), kitchen - with limited number of pans; gas burners (4) are in the covered outdoor area along with a wood fired pizza oven (make your own pizza) and outdoor fire pit. Washing machine tho no dryer - clothesline and clothes racks instead. The above was plenty for usage at the time we were here (Sept 2020) but in peak season may be a bit stretched. The center is the “Cowshed” , a cafe and hangout space with excellent free WIFI and plenty of charging outlets for devices open 24/7. Coffee available in the morning plus biscuits/cookies any time. During summer muffins and a breakfast menu is available. Much of the smaller payments are based on an honesty system which is very refreshing eg. Showers $2/five mins but no timer; washing machine $2; cookies - put money into the honesty box and help yourself. The owners are always helpful, kind, willing to answer questions and suggest places to visit. In like manner the success of this camping spot is consideration to your fellow campers, so there’s requests to cleanup after using kitchen etc.
All pitches are on grass - find your space and set up; many areas are protected with plantings and give privacy, close enough to hear the surf and walk to the beach for your own driftwood fire at night.
There’s a large grassed area for games, soccer balls and net supplied.
This is not your Top 10 Holiday Park but a family run genuine Kiwi experience on the wonderful West Coast of the South Island where you get to meet and chat with other campers - don’t miss it!
Mark
Ranking: 10/10
One of the best camps we stayed at in the South island. Make sure and have a muffin and coffee at the cowshed cafe
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Craig/ Sarah
Ranking: 10/10
Great camping spot for the long weekend, whitebaiting, fishing, biking , relaxing all on the doorstep, lovely cafe and pizza oven , lovely people / family owners thank you 😊
We will be back for sure
Nick
Ranking: 10/10
Really nice and cozy Camping.
The owners are kind and Jeep everything clean and will try to make your stay as pleasent as possible. We will probably come back sometime ;)
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Sharron
Ranking: 10/10
This place has been a highlight with its wonderful views, beaches, campervan spaces, accommodations with showers, bathrooms, an outdoor pizza oven, a cafe with delicious coffee and muffins plus a lounge open all night to relax. Highly recommend a stay here for a few days.
Kathy
Ranking: 10/10
We were told that Gentle Annie’s was a good campground. It was beyond good...it was extra special. We were traveling in a caravan (all the way from Seattle) and needed some peace and quiet. We made pizza in the wood fire oven, got all cleaned up and very much enjoyed the beautiful surrounding.
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Natazha Bernie
Ranking: 10/10
Gentle Annies is divine. Sublime rural setting spiced with the best of humanity: great home cooked meals & community. We can’t wait to go back.
Gentle Annie - Seaside Camping and Accommodation responds:
Thank you for your awesome comments! Glad you enjoyed your stay! Future guests, please note we don't take bookings for the camping ground as we always have plenty of space, so no need to call before you arrive, just come and make yourselves at home, we would love to have you here! What we think you'll love about your stay at Gentle Annie: Super friendly and welcoming hosts who are here to make your stay the best it can be 😄 Delicious locally roasted organic/fair trade coffee-the perfect way to start your day! ☕️ Large, private camping areas situated amongst landscaped gardens next to the beach and river-simply beautiful☀️🏝 Wood-fired pizza oven (bring your pizza ingredients with you) and BBQ, available for your use! 🍔 Awesome campers lounge, outdoor seating area Beautiful Beach 🏖 Gentle Annie Point Bush Maze with stunning coastal views🌴🌅 Free Wifi 💻 No Checkout Time 💤 Hot Showers 🛀 Great fishing and swimming👙🎣 Bonfire on the beach 💫🔥 Super friendly and relaxed atmosphere 😀 Cozy fireplace 🔥🔥 in the lounge area-perfect for this time of year! Jessica's famous homemade baking! Travellers Paradise-you won't want to leave!
River
Ranking: 10/10
This place is amazing! I’ve camped around NZ for over 50 years and can honestly say this is one of the best camping places I’ve ever found, if not the best!😃 It’s worth the $12 just for the location, let alone the facilities, which are outstanding - a feeling of ‘home ‘. Not many sandflies either, which is a blessing in these parts!
Well done!
Gentle Annie - Seaside Camping and Accommodation responds:
Thank you for staying with us 😀
Future guests, here's what we think you'll enjoy about our special spot:
Jessica's Famous Homemade Baking-We've kept our camping rates cheap so you can treat yourselves!
Delicious organic, locally roasted coffee-the perfect way to start your day!
Fast Free Wifi!
No Checkout Time!
Beautiful Beach!
Gentle Annie Point Bush Maze!
Service with a smile-we're here to make your stay awesome!
Large private camping areas by the beach-choose your own spot!
Bonfires on the Beach!
Catch a Fish for Dinner!
Use of our Wood-Fired Pizza Oven-remember to bring ingredients!
Checkout our video on the 'Details' page for what our place is all about.
We look forward to having you here!
Beth
Ranking: 10/10
This place is so stunning! It has such a wonderful atmosphere, I was so relaxed after three nights. Very quiet, good coffee and homemade cakes (try the spicy chilly-brownies, they're yummy!). No powered sites and just two showers, but doesn't matter at this very special place. Loved it!
Gentle Annie - Seaside Camping and Accommodation responds:
Thank you-we loved having you here, glad you enjoyed your stay! All the best with the rest of your travels in NZ :) Future guests, please note there is no need to make a booking with us, we have plenty of space and would love to have you here. Just come and make yourselves at home!