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Cob Cottage campsite (Molesworth)

Molesworth, Marlborough

Remote DOC camp beside a historic cob cottage on the Molesworth road.

Price: DOC fee, check current rate
Booking: Best to book
Time to allow: 24 hours
Sites: 20

Cob Cottage campsite (Molesworth) — Department of Conservation · CC BY 4.0

A grassy camp near an 1885 cob cottage on the long gravel road through New Zealand's largest farm. The road is only open in summer, from Labour Weekend to Easter, and not for trailers.

Good to know

Road open Labour Weekend to Easter
No trailers or large vans

Best time: Summer
Open: Labour Weekend to Easter
Getting there: 100 km of gravel road from Seddon via Awatere Valley.
Vehicles: 4WD only
Dogs: No dogs

Facilities

Toilets

Directions

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