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Lansdowne Golf Course within
walking distance – the home of Bob Charles the famous left
hand golfer |
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Historic town tours |
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Mt Bruce Wildlife Centre – 15
minutes drive north |
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Seal colony |
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Glow worm caves |
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Seasonal
festivals - the Spring Gladstone Scarecrow Festival, the
Wairarapa Hot Air Balloon Festival in March, the world
renowned Golden Shears Competition and the Martinborough
Wine & Food Festival in mid November. |
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Hot air ballooning |
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Extensive outdoor activities
including tramping in the magnificent Tararua Ranges |
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Stonehenge Aotearoa – a full
scale working adaptation of England’s Stonehenge offering a
brilliant open sky observatory |
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Awaiti Gardens and beautiful
local parks |
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Paua shell factory |
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Several local museums and
places of interest including the Aratoi Museum of Art and
History, the Shear Discovery Centre located in an historic
woolshed, the Cobblestones Museum in Greytown and the Fell
Engine Museum in Featherstone |
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Antique and craft shops |
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Wairarapa wine trail |
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Castle Point Lighthouse |
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Palliser Bay coastline with its historic
lighthouse and the Lake Ferry Pub for wonderful fish and
chips! |
