With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to experience everything that Cambridge, 25 miles away, has to offer. Cambridge Raceway, Cambridge Farmers’ Market and Cambridge Museum alone make the drive out here worthwhile. The locals will also likely point you toward Te Awamutu, 25 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, let it be Alphra Lavenders. (But we’d also highly recommend Te Awamutu Museum and St Paul’s Church.)