Experience authentic farm stay accommodation in New Zealand’s South Island

Aschworth High Country Station offers a three-day, two night South Island farm stay complete with luxury accommodation and gourmet foods in Marlborough’s Brancott Valley.

Meet your high country farm stay hosts

A family of four standing outdoors on a grassy hillside. The father holds a wooden stick, wearing a knit hat and outdoor clothing. The mother, in sunglasses and a winter jacket, is gently touching his arm. Two young boys are beside them; one is smiling broadly, the other is looking down. Several dogs are around them. The landscape features rolling hills and scattered trees.

For George and Sarah Murray, life at Aschworth High Country Station revolves around running a busy working merino sheep and beef farm. While no two days are ever the same, they never lose sight of what makes this place so special – the vast landscapes, fresh air and the privilege of calling this remarkable corner of Marlborough home.

Shortly after the couple moved to Aschworth with their two sons, Hank and Walter, in December 2020, an idea was born to share that backyard with others, and the couple set about creating the ultimate luxury farm stay here in the high country of the South Island.

It was a venture that would draw on George's background as a helicopter pilot and farmer, and Sarah's career in tourism and marketing, aligning seamlessly with their mutual love of the outdoors and their passion for showcasing authentic high country farming.

The high country farm nestled above the wine capital of New Zealand offers guests the chance to experience a private working station, explore landscapes few people ever get to access, and unwind in luxury with chef-prepared meals and premium accommodation.

Aschworth High Country Station remains an operational merino sheep and beef farm and is closed to the public, but is yours to explore for the duration of your stay.

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Meet the Ashworth high country farm team

  • Group of chefs posing in front of a "Karaka Cuisine" sign.

    Kaiaka Cuisine

    SANDER DE WIT

    Sander, Bianca and the team at Kaiaka Catering have agreed to our crazy plans and will be the source of all your delicious food while you are with us at Aschworth.

    ‘What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people’

  • Two children reaching up to a "Devold" sign on a corrugated metal wall.

    Devold

    NEW ZEALAND MERINO CLOTHING

    Aschworth is a working merino farm, we are proud to contract our merino wool to Devold New Zealand, they use sustainably sourced merino - from sheep to shop, every garment comes with a tag showing the New Zealand farm from which the wool originated.

    We offer Devold products for sale in our farm shop.

Aschworth High Country Station: Providing the ultimate soul food for every visitor.

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