DIRECTIONS TO THE COTTAGE HOONHAY VALLEY LODGE

   - 2 minutes from Halswell Quarry Park

   - 10 minutes from the Railway Station

   - 15 minutes from the centre of Christchurch

   - 20 minutes from the Christchurch International airport

Directions

Hoonhay Valley Lodge is easy to find and to get to from any direction. We are on the south side of the city, directly at the foot of the Port Hills. Cashmere Road is well known and generally follows the foot of the Port Hills over a distance of nearly 10km. We are at the “Halswell end” of Cashmere Road, at the corner of Hoon Hay Valley at number 564.

 

If you are coming from the NORTH::
(that is from Nelson, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, or Hanmer Springs)

After the end of the motorway keep driving towards Christchurch through the first set of traffic lights. At the second traffic lights turn right into Johns Road, sign posted

Stay on this road for the next 15km (name changes from Johns road to Russley Road to Masham Road and then to Carmen Road).

Shortly after crossing a railway line you arrive at a mayor intersection in Hornby (Hornby Shopping Centre on your right). At this point, State Highway 1 turns off to the right. Take the middle lane and go straight through
into

After just over 1km you come to a Roundabout.
Turn left into Halswell Junction Road  You are now driving towards the Port Hills.

Follow Halswell Junction Road for about 6km until you get to Halswell and the first traffic lights. Drive straight through into Sparks Road

At the first Roundabout turn right into Hendersons Road

Just before coming to the foot of the hills, after a sweeping left hand corner turn right into
Cashmere Road

Hoonhay Valley Lodge is a further 1.2km up Cashmere Road, on your right just before the intersection with Hoon Hay Valley.

 

If you are coming from the WEST::
(that is from Fox or Franz Josef Glaciers, Hokitika or Greymouth over Arthurs Pass)

As you drive on State Highway 73 towards Christchurch, the last locality you pass is Yaldhurst.

About 2.5km further along you come to the intersection with State Highway 1 on a Roundabout. Turn right into Masham Road

Stay on this road as it changes name from Masham Road to Carmen Road.

Shortly after crossing a railway line (2.5km) you arrive at a mayor intersection in Hornby (Hornby Shopping Centre on your right). At this point, State Highway 1 turns of to the right. Take the middle lane and go straight through
into

After just over 1km you come to a Roundabout.
Turn left into Halswell Junction Road You are now driving towards the Port Hills.

Follow Halswell Junction Road for about 6km until you get to Halswell and the first traffic lights. Drive straight through into Sparks Road

At the first Roundabout turn right into Hendersons Road

Just before coming to the foot of the hills, after a sweeping left hand corner turn right into
Cashmere Road

Hoonhay Valley Lodge is a further 1.2km up Cashmere Road, on your right just before the intersection with Hoon Hay Valley.

If you are coming from the SOUTH::
(that is from Dunedin, Queenstown, Wanaka, Mount Cook, Tekapo)

As you drive north towards Christchurch on State Highway the last town before the city boundary is Templeton. In Templeton you pass the “Christchurch Information Site” on your left. Keep driving towards

About 2.5km past the “Information Site” you come to the turn off to 
Turn off into Halswell Junction Road. You are now driving towards the Port Hills.

Follow Halswell Junction Road for about 7km (straight through two major Roundabouts) until you get to Halswell and the first traffic lights. Drive straight through into Sparks Road

At the first Roundabout turn right into Hendersons Road

Just before coming to the foot of the hills, after a sweeping left hand corner turn right into
Cashmere Road

Hoonhay Valley Lodge is a further 1.2km up Cashmere Road, on your right just before the intersection with Hoon Hay Valley.

If you are coming from the EAST::
(that is from Akaroa or Banks Peninsula)

Coming from Akaroa on State Highway 75 towards Christchurch the last town you pass through is Taitapu.

About 8km after Taitapu you come to Halswell and the first traffic light controlled intersection. Turn right into Sparks Road

At the first Roundabout turn right into Hendersons Road

Just before coming to the foot of the hills, after a sweeping left hand corner turn right into
Cashmere Road

Hoonhay Valley Lodge is a further 1.2km up Cashmere Road, on your right just before the intersection with Hoon Hay Valley.

If you are coming from the AIRPORT::

As you drive away from the terminals go straight through the first Roundabout towards Christchurch.

At the second Roundabout turn right into Russley Road going south 

Stay on this road for the next 6km (name changes from Russley Road to Masham Road and then to Carmen Road).

Shortly after crossing a railway line you arrive at a mayor intersection in Hornby (Hornby Shopping Centre on your right). At this point, State Highway 1 turns of to the right. Take the middle lane and go straight through
into

After just over 1km you come to a Roundabout. Turn left into
Halswell Junction Road You are now driving towards the Port Hills.

Follow Halswell Junction Road for about 6km until you get to Halswell and the first traffic lights. Drive straight through into Sparks Road

At the first Round-a-bout turn right into Hendersons Road

Just before coming to the foot of the hills, after a sweeping left hand corner turn right into
Cashmere Road

Hoonhay Valley Lodge is a further 1.2km up Cashmere Road, on your right just before the intersection with Hoon Hay Valley.

If you are coming from the CITY CENTRE::

Numerous ways lead to Hoonhay Valley Lodge! The easiest (not necessarily the very shortest) route takes the following way:

Take Colombo Street towards the Port Hills
Colombo Street is the main road through the centre of the city (Square) going north / south.

Follow Colombo Street right to the end at the foot of the hills. Turn right at the Roundabout into Cashmere Road towards

You now stay on Cashmere Road following mainly the foot of the hills and the “Heathcote River”

At 1.2km from that first Roundabout you pass “Princess Margaret Hospital” on your left and at 3.1km the turn off to the hill suburb of Westmorland. 300m further on, watch out for the turnoff to the left into
Cashmere Road
Note that the main traffic flow goes straight on into Hendersons Road and away from Hoonhay Valley Lodge!

If you have not missed the turn off you will arrive at Hoonhay Valley Lodge after another 1.2km on your right just before the intersection with Hoon Hay Valley.