Lansdowne Park sits proudly on Lansdowne Hill in Masterton's Wairarapa, offering what residents call the best retirement lifestyle in the region. With beautiful gardens, a spectacular lake, and views across to the Tararua Ranges, it's a setting that encourages individuality and connection. The Landing—a vibrant community hub with library, kitchen, bar, and multi-use spaces—sits beside the lake, while The Shed workshop lets creative residents make and build. Whether you're watching sunsets at the lookout, joining the residents' choir, or enjoying weekly croquet and petanque tournaments, life here is active, social, and genuinely warm.
Choose from architecturally designed independent villas, serviced apartments with daily assistance, or care rooms for higher support needs. All homes feature double glazing, full insulation, energy-efficient heat pumps, and internal access garages.
Lansdowne Park is famous for its active, engaging community life.
The Landing serves as the heart of the village, hosting regular activities chosen and facilitated by the residents' committee. Water aerobics in the heated mineral pool, pilates and danzability classes keep residents fit. The community has its own choir, and weekly croquet and petanque tournaments are held in the grounds. Social gatherings, happy hours, and resident dinners are regular features.
If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Lansdowne Park offers these levels of care on site:
Lansdowne Park is located on Lansdowne Hill in Masterton, Wairarapa, with an elevated position offering spectacular views of the Tararua Ranges and a scenic lake. The village is handy to Masterton Golf Club and just five minutes from town, making it convenient for shopping and services. The Masterton Trails nearby offer walking opportunities to Murray Block Reserve. The setting combines rural beauty with easy access to town amenities, creating an ideal balance for active retirees.
Get the brochure, current pricing and availability, or book a look around — sent straight to you. No pressure, and we'll never pass your details to the village without asking.
We'll email the details shortly.
Want a second opinion on the contract too? Get independent advice →
You've seen why you'd love it. This is the part most families only discover at the exit statement — so we put it in plain sight. Every figure is from the village's own filed Disclosure Statement.
The Capital Back score is a transparent weighting of five filed terms — you can see exactly where this village wins and loses.
Every operator uses different words for the same thing — we normalise them so you can compare like with like.
Accrues over your first 4 years, charged on the entry price.
Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.
Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 150 days.)
Weekly fees stop when you vacate, and interest is payable if your capital is returned late.
We'll connect you with a retirement-village review lawyer or independent financial adviser — no operator pays to be here.
Request an ORA review → Talk to a financial adviser