We stayed with three young kids and they loved Poppy the dog, and roaming the farm, trying (and failing) to pat a lamb! Carolyn and Gerry were very welcoming in a nice, low key way, and went the extra mile such as loaning us hats and blankets etc for penguin watching. It’s a great spot straight down into Oamaru but also up on the headland so has a real rural feel. There’s also a BMX track just down the road towards town.
The cottage is attached to the main house but is very private and with a separate entrance.
Just a heads up that the farm is also does some homekill which we weren’t expecting and the shed for this is reasonably close to the cottage. It’s pretty well covered but the kids still figured out what was going on.
Overall, however, they just totally loved staying there and did not want to come home!