Classic Kiwi campground on the market
A classic ‘Kiwiana’ campground with its own swimming river and native bush surrounds has been placed on the market for sale.
The 1.17-hectare property on the North Island’s Coromandel Peninsula houses the Whitianga Campground which has been a destination for campers and holiday-makers since the 1970s.
The campground – a short walk from Whitianga’s famed Buffalo Beach – is reflective of New Zealand’s rustic camping psyche where guests are encouraged to ‘make their own fun’ through everything from outdoor sports activities to sharing a glass of beer or wine with the neighbours at the end of the day.
Camping accommodation options at the Whitianga Campground include: 59 powered non-powered tent and motorhome sites available for $17 per night; six budget cabins capable of sleeping up to five guests available from $71 per night; and four selfcontained ‘tourist flats’ capable of sleeping up to eight guests each, available from $105 per night.
Meanwhile, the holiday park’s owner/manager’s accommodation consists of a two storey four-bedroom home and a separate two-bedroom cottage.
Communal guest services infrastructure on the property includes a kitchen and adjoining outdoor dining space, separate men’s and women’s shower and toilet blocks, and a sheltered BBQ area. The site consists of two titles.
Now the land, buildings and going concern Whitianga Campground business at 2 and 6 Bongard Road have been placed on the market for sale by tender through Bayleys Whitianga and Bayleys Hamilton, with tenders closing on October 22. Salespeople Josh Smith and Belinda Sammons said that with a considerable amount of underutilised space toward the rear of the site, there were multiple options for any new owner to explore. “For example, the camping accommodation options could be developed to sustain ‘glamping’.”
Sammons said that for an off-site owner-operator, there was the potential to convert the bigger fourbedroom residential dwelling into the accommodation pool – thereby adding another option for guests with bigger numbers in their party.