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The Karangahake Gorge’s Bullswool Farm Park is gearing up for a busy summer period.
The farm has undertaken some significant additions, and has more on offer for visitors than ever.
Owner-operators Tony and Sue Howse and their children Matt and Tallis currently run the farm.
“We have opened up a walk to the very top ridge of the farm,” Sue says.
‘Karangahake’ means ‘Meeting of the Hunchbacks’, and refers to the two mountain ranges, the Kaimai-Mamaku and Coromandel Ranges meeting in the Gorge,” she says.
“Our Top Rock walk sits in the middle of the Ranges, and offers magnificent views out over the Hauraki Plains. It is a challenging but achievable walk for most people of moderate fitness levels.”
The farm’s unique new Goat Walk positioned beside the farm’s reception allows visitors to interact with the resident Anglo Nubian Goats, an elegant African milking breed that is known for its friendly nature and long floppy ears.
“Their ears work as a cooling system, having blood travel around their large ears cools them down on hot days, much the same as elephant and donkey’s ears work too,” Sue said.
A soon-to-open Coffee and Real Fruit Ice Cream cart is another addition to the farm.
“This is quite a new departure for us”, Sue says. “We’ve long been asked if we offer coffee, so there’s been quite a demand for it over the years.
“We see the coffee and ice cream cart as extending hospitality to visitors to the farm, and are excited to finally be offering it this year.”
– Supplied by Bullswool Farm
