The Hungry Deer
Food cart · Peel Forest Village, NZ

Are you feeling Hungry Deer?

Takeaway food from the little black cart outside the Peel Forest Village Hall. Order at the window, then fuel up for the forest, the river or the drive home.

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The Hungry Deer food cart, a black trailer with the gold deer badge and the words Are you feeling Hungry Deer, parked on the grass with two of the crew making antlers at the serving windows.
The Hungry Deer badge: a stag in sunglasses in front of native bush and Mount Peel, Peel Forest, NZ.
The cart, and the crew doing their best deer impressions.
Where

Outside the Peel Forest Village Hall, 1209 Peel Forest Road, Peel Forest 7992

How to get here
When

Opening hours are on our Facebook page

Check before you drive out
Call

021 0273 2357

Call the cart
What

Takeaway meals and quick bites from the cart window

See the latest from the cart

Grab a feed, then head into the bush

Peel Forest Park starts on the village doorstep. It protects one of South Canterbury’s largest remaining stands of native podocarp forest, with tracks for a quick leg stretch or a full day out.

  • Big Tree Walk

    Giant tōtara, kahikatea and mataī, some thought to be around 1,000 years old. Starts at Te Wanahu Flat.

    870 m · 15 min each way

  • Acland Falls

    Up over a forested rise and down to the stream, where a 14 m waterfall drops through the trees.

    30 min each way

  • Dennistoun Bush

    A flat, easy loop through the bush. Dogs are allowed on this track.

    1.8 km loop

  • Little Mount Peel

    The big one: a steep tramp to the summit above the village, for fit walkers with a whole day to spare.

    Full day

Times are from the Department of Conservation. Check DOC’s Peel Forest page for track conditions before you set out.

Find us

Look for the little black cart

The Hungry Deer
Peel Forest Village Hall
1209 Peel Forest Road
Peel Forest 7992, South Canterbury
New Zealand
021 0273 2357

You’ll find the cart parked out the front of the Peel Forest Village Hall. Right beside it there’s a small playground for the kids and a free public tennis court, so you can make an afternoon of it.

From Geraldine, head north on State Highway 72, the Inland Scenic Route. About 9.5 km out of town, turn onto Peel Forest Road and follow it to the village. Allow about 20 minutes from Geraldine, or 50 from Timaru.

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