High country station near Queenstown
A well-positioned, large-scale freehold station in the Queenstown high country offers prospective purchasers the chance to secure a slice of one of New Zealand’s most desirable landscapes.
Wentworth Station, located off SH6 in Gibbston Valley, spans 3365.675ha.
Rising from around 400m to 1400m, the station adjoins and encompasses a series of crystal-clear rivers and streams, including the Nevis River and various branches of Doolan’s Creek.
Access is gained from Victoria Flats, the Nevis Valley or Coal Pit Rd and it borders the Remarkables conservation area where high-altitude hiking and hunting takes place.
Wentworth Station is approximately
30km northeast of central Queenstown and
25km west of Cromwell. The property is private and secluded, while handy to amenities and only a 15km flight from Queenstown Airport.
Arrowtown is the closest town centre, approximately 20km northwest, while Gibbston also provides a range of hospitality offerings.
The property is currently run predominantly as a hunting operation with red deer, fallow and goats for game shooting.
A number of sheep and cattle are also in residence.
It is near a range of tourism activities, including the Nevis Swing and Oxbow Adventure Co. at the start of Kawarau Gorge, which links Queenstown to Central Otago.
Colliers brokers Ruth Hodges and Doug Reid are marketing the property. The deadline for offers closes at 4pm on Wednesday 30 November, unless sold prior.
Hodges says there’s a range of options for the new owner. “The secluded nature of the property means it shapes as the perfect private rural bolthole.
“Given its origins in farming it is also ideally suited to produce high-quality fine wool, while there are further tourism opportunities to explore that would fit the surrounding area.
“The property remains an outstanding location for hunting and recreational uses and there is potential to build a private home on the site.”