Experiences

More than somewhere to sleep

Everything here is step-free, and we will say so honestly where a route is longer than it should be.

Gaming chips and cards on the table felt

Gaming

The Drying Shed

Twenty-two thousand square feet under the original timber roof, with louvred glazing down both sides. Three hundred machines, 18 tables and poker most nights.

  • 300 machines, 18 tables
  • Original timber roof and louvres
  • Poker Wednesday to Sunday

History

The Kilns

Fourteen beehive kilns, eight converted and six left as they were. A tour at eleven explains how a brick was made here for ninety years.

  • 14 beehive kilns
  • Daily tour at 11 AM
  • Six left exactly as found
The beach and the water beyond it
A spa treatment room prepared for a guest

Making

The Pottery

A working pottery in the old machine shop, with classes most afternoons and a kiln firing every Thursday that anybody can watch.

  • Classes most afternoons
  • Thursday firing, open to watch
  • Work posted home if needed

Outdoors

The River

Four blocks to the confluence, a floodwall painted end to end, and bicycles free to borrow.

  • Four blocks to the river
  • Painted floodwall walk
  • Bicycles free to borrow
The golf course, looking down the fairway

This week

What is on, every week

The standing programme. One-off events are listed in the lobby and on the board at the desk.

Recurring programme
WhenWhatDetail
Every dayThe Drying ShedOpen from 9 AM
TuesdayRiver Bend BakeryTasting flight, 7 PM
ThursdayThe RiverGuided session, 10 AM
Friday and SaturdayRiver Bend BakeryLive music from 9 PM
SundayThe KilnsLong lunch, from 1 PM

The programme can change on public holidays and during private events. The desk always has the current week.

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