Location
Birchwood Cottages is located just a five-minute walk from the Te Anau town centre.
Birchwood Cottages provides ready access to all the amenities of the town and the beauty of Lake Te Anau. Te Anau is an ideal base for your exploration of the amazing Fiordland region.
As you enter Te Anau on State Highway:
Come straight on down via Luxmore Drive which will take a sweeping bend to your right on to Milford road. Watch out for the “Birchwood Cottages” sign at 208 Milford Road.
Coming from Queenstown?
Here are some helpful instructions for driving yourself:
- From the airport take a right turn at the first roundabout and a left at the second roundabout. This puts you on the main road to Te Anau.
- 10 mins on you will be close to Lake Wakatipu. Keep your eyes on the road as the next 10 minutes is aptly called the Devil’s Staircase.
- Once negotiated 10 mins will have you passing Kingston which is at the south end of the lake. A stop for fuel (card only) if required.
- A Cafe and rail museum just two minutes off the main road if you can spare the time is well worth it before departing from Kingston.
- 10 minutes further on is Garston. This is your best chance for a toilet stop. And you will find ‘The Coffee Bomb’ and fresh baking.
- The toilet is on your left opposite the tavern/hotel. Take a photo of the post office. It is the smallest operating one in the world!
- 10 mins to the next turn to the right at Five Rivers. Wonderful cafe there.
- Another 10 mins will have you in Mossburn where there is a right turn that puts you on the main highway to Te Anau. Just along the highway in Mossburn is the ‘Dome Cafe’ that we also recommend.
- Just 65 kilometres on to Te Anau. Come straight on down via Luxmore Drive which will take a sweeping bend to your right on to Milford road. Watch out for the Birchwood Cottages sign at 208 Milford Road.
- We hope you have enjoyed your road trip to our beautiful part of New Zealand.
Transfer Service
We operate a private transport service from Queenstown and the airport on a case by case scenario. Please feel free to contact us for a price. You may be surprised.
Printable Instructions
Click here to download printable instructions on driving yourself from Queenstown Airport