Head to the great playground at the rear of the hall grounds. I am not playing in the playground, but can see the swings directly from where I lay.
Colyton Hall in an historic place first established in 1890. The hall is home to various community clubs and associations including a Preschool, Lions and Rifle clubs. It is regularly used for local events including the nearby Colyton School and the local community for weddings, celebrations, balls and of course 21st parties.
The first European settlers came to Colyton as part of the Manchester Block immigration scheme. The Colyton area was covered with some of the most magnificent totara forest in the area, and in the first years of European settlement many sawmills were established here, providing thousands of railways sleepers for the railways then being built throughout the North Island.
The name Colyton was chosen at a meeting of residents, one of whom came from Devon, England and wanted to commemorate his home village. Colyton in Manawatu once boasted a large hotel, a store, a bakery and a blacksmith shop.
