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Bright Pots

These could only be from the well known establishment of Morris & James.

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Their pots are amazing with nice colours and they have established a real style. One of the other things I like about this place is the easy parking for big Motorhomes.

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matakanaEstablished by Ant Morris with his wife Sue James in 1977 as a pottery, it now features both, nice indoor and outdoor dining areas. A cup of tea and a cake or something more, it’s all there.

We stopped and had a browse through the pottery. They do tours through the factory too if you’re there at the right time.

As I said, I was struck by the amazing colours and the size of the large pots.

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A nice place to stop off in Matakana.

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Wine tasting at Ascension

While cruising around Matakana on Mother’s Day, we thought we’d pop in to Ascension Vineyard for a little wine tasting and see about buying some nice wine.

Ascension Cellar entrance and carpark
Ascension Cellar entrance and carpark
Rafe tucked away on the left.
Rafe tucked away on the left.

This has to be one of the better Motorhome friendly parking places you can stop at. The carpark is huge. We parked in the corner out of everyone’s way and wandered over to the cellar door tasting area. We were greeted by a lovely French woman who really knew her wines.

Some of the wines tasted
Fiona enjoying the comfy chairs

My favourite was a Viognier which apparently is an almost extinct grape as it was allowed to die off in Europe. The story goes that it is quite a picky grape as to where and how it grows. It was imported to Australia and is also now here in NZ. A beautiful wine. I bought a few bottles of their assorted special wines and we left to find a place to stay for the night.

If you’re out Matakana way in your Motorhome, a very easy friendly place stop and have a meal or do some wine tasting.