Penray Gardens

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MondayClosed.

TuesdayClosed.

WednesdayClosed.

Thursday11:00 am – 3:00 pm.

FridayClosed.

Saturday11:00 am – 3:00 pm.

Sunday11:00 am – 3:00 pm.

1199 State Highway 1, South, Ōtaki

06 364 5302

Penray Gardens is a pick-your-own paradise located in Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast. Established in the 1960s as a humble table and umbrella stall, this spot has been run by just one family and has grown extensively over the years.

A destination for the capital area dwellers, Penray Gardens offers different produce according to the season. Expect to pick everything from strawberries, plums, apples, pears, courgettes, red onion, tomatoes and a range of chillies and sweet peppers, all of which ripen at various times throughout the summer and autumn months.

A small team cares for the thirty acres of productive land at Penray Gardens. It's the good old-day style of food production that is becoming less and less common around New Zealand Aotearoa. The area's microclimate enables Penray to produce food in this way, and it's a true passion project to keep it open for the public.

A great day trip destination or a must-drop-in when passing by, this is where the kids can see first-hand how fruit and vegetables grow, how to pick what's ripe and enjoy a day out on the farm. Needless to say, the PYO side of things is closed over winter.

Words by Petra Nyman & Photography by Anna Briggs

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1199 State Highway 1, South, Ōtaki

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