The "bewares" of Wallingford

the “Bewares” of Wallingford

Along with its bedfellow, an 845-hectare Angus Stud Station, the Wallingford house reclines in a place of the deep country. In keeping with a property that came to fruition a century or two ago, there are a few quirks that tend, nowadays, to be considered hazards so do have your wits about when you go a roaming

Working Farm

Being a fully operational “working farm”, check in with Jeanette before roaming the “land” as there might be bulls about.

When roaming, remember to close any open gate behind you and be extra careful around the electric fencing. Please stay away from all the farm machinery. the wool shed and workshops are “out of Bounds” as are unsafe.

Tank water

All our household water is from Rain, collected and stored in eight 30,000 litre tanks - this may seem like a lot, but, it does go pretty quickly so we need to conserve wherever possible. Please do not drink directly from the taps - we have treated water (UV then double filtered) available for this.

Slippery, especially when wet

A lot of the walkways and pavers around the house do become extremely slippery when wet. Please take extra care.

Open Fire Places

Please do not stoke the fires - a staff member will do this. After 11 pm, we let the fires go out for safety reasons.

Swimming pool

Normal rules apply, especially;

 no jumping or diving as it is shallow

no glass. there is plastic drinking ware available.

All children must be under adult supervision at all times.

the gate must be kept closed.

When windy

Wallingford can get very windy quickly and things like loose umbrellas go “flying” before we can get to them.

during extreme storms, we recommend that the guests remain inside and take extra care around the trees as branches may fall.

emergency meeting point

in the case of a fire, the alarm will alert all guests to evacuate. We will have wardens in place to help to direct all guests to the pool house which is our emergency meeting point.

Earthquake