Homewood Storeroom and Airstrip Walk

Join us on this lovely 5km walk which starts at Homewood Storeroom, on Homewood Road near Riversdale. A coach kindly provided by our sponsor, Tranzit Coachlines, will take you on a scenic journey via Riversdale to Homewood Storeroom for a wonderful walk with panoramic views of land and sea. The uphill walk is steady and moderate on gravel farm tracks, and the downhill is gentle, a perfect family-friendly walk.

You can order a lamb or veggie sandwich + slice picnic to take on the walk - order by Monday 11th November with Homewood. BYO picnic for after the walk or treat yourself to coffee and something delicious from the Homewood Storeroom menu.

Homewood Storeroom was originally St. John's Evangelist Church, established in the 1960s. The land was generously donated by the Tatham family, who have been residents and farmers in the area since the late 1880s. With the help of the family and local community, the church was funded and built on a site overlooking the ocean.

The church was used for services, weddings, and christenings, and played a unifying role in the community; now the building has been transformed into a beautifully designed café to revitalize its purpose of bringing people together. Today, Homewood Storeroom is operated by Paddy Tatham and his partner, Alex McKenzie. Partway through the conversion of the church, a time capsule was unearthed from the building’s foundation stone. Among the items was a quote from Paddy’s great-grandmother, expressing her desire for the modest structure to be “a place where the community gathers together”.

Charter Bus from Masterton
Bus will leave Tranzit at 9:00
Pickup Riversdale Beach at 10:10
Arrive Homewood at 10:30
Coffee
Walk 11:00
Picnic about 12:30
Bus leaves 14:00
Drop at Riversdale at 14:20
Bus back at 15:30