 oua prut. n umr Cnrl tg tmeaue are temperatures often amongst the country’s highest; in winter, it holds the record Central summer, In are pursuits. skating popular ice and skiing and views, wonderful have courses golf the abound; bikers mountain and walkers for tracks fishing; and boating swimming, for ideal are and lakes , The camping for year each holidays inthesamespot. return families of generations that so much So hearts. many to dear is outcrops, rock with dotted hills of folds between flowing rivers with landscape, rugged dry, Its charms. its about lyrical wax can Zealanders New prosaic normally how at surprised be you’ll and devotee a to Otago Central Mention DayOut . area ofCentralOtagoina separate Guide. MANIOTOTO the cover also We them. for have Guides we individual popularity, their of Because Otago. Central in towns Clyde. Queenstown and are and the Cromwell best-known Alexandra, holiday Roxburgh, resort Lawrence, are towns The trying theirluckonthegoldfields. miners with teemed region the when times exciting of legacy a a least at spend should dayout visiting some of the historic buildings and sites which are you products, region’s the and recreation sampling outdoor for time of plenty allowing as well As apricots, cherries,peaches,nectarinesandapples. fast as a wine region. Its orchards have long Otago, been known for their Central developing visitors. quantity,is in grapes growing to new attract comparatively also orchards and Vineyards landscape. the to beauty own their bring which frosts, severe most the for 1 A centre for stone fruit orchards. Around the end of the 19 ROXBURGH km awayatwhatisnowcalledGabriel’s Gully. 3 gold discovered Read Gabriel 1861 In Otago. in discovery gold first the was fame to character.claim special AIts a sleepy,with town little LAWRENCE dredging alongtheriverbanks. the by left tailings of piles the area. Yousee Alexandra-Clyde still can Towards the end of the 19 The invention of the first gold dredge here attracted attention worldwide. Mail Hotel. established businesses and owned a billiard saloon, stores and tailings the to100Chinese Royal alluvial the on worked who Chinese The haddwindled Europeans. 148 and the population 1866 By find. to easy was gold alluvial when years few a for boomed inhabitants thousand several of town here. canvas Asettle bustling to began miners 1862 In Gold! HERITAGE hand, andBlackRidge Vineyard at (opendaily)offers winetasting. close streams fishing good trails, mountain-biking excellent has it Maniototo; the exploring DayOut a for base excellent an is town The Festival. andin atEarnscleugh, Blossom a hosts flower, Alexandra the in are trees their of when September, side south-west the Orchards on thyme. wild flourish with scented and outcrops rocky with strewn hills gaunt by surrounded town a through flows river Clutha swift The ALEXANDRA from thehydroelectricpowerstationatRoxburgh. electricity provides river the TodayRiver. Clutha the worked dredges th Century, over 30 gold dredges worked in the th Century gold  any stonehejudgedaperfectfit forthewallsofhiscottage. of the stonemason’s art. Mitchell is said to have carried for miles in the 1880s. It stands on a great slab of rock and is a fine example cottage his building started Mitchell, Islander,Johnnie Shetland is example surviving Cottage best The past. the the of days of reminders boom are decay of states various in buildings stone Old they hadinvested. climate, many families as well as soldier settlers lost all after World area War 1. When the scheme failed because of the the severe period, mining the gained its name from during an ambitious orchard enterprise established Flat Hill Bald as Known 13km southof Alexandra onSH8 Fruitlands alongside the newerbridge. stand still uprights stone The schist. local of made bridge early In 1958 the present bridge over the Clutha replaced the handsome Old Bridge-1882 goldrush days. You can listen to a tape reenacting court cases from the disorderly Open weekdays,9am-4pm Old Courthouse-1879 The museumhasalarge collectionofgoldminingrelics. Open Mon-Fri,11am -5pm; SatandSun,2-4.30pm Alexandra HistoricalMuseum also serveslunchandmorningafternoonteas. which gallery a now is and restored, been has building stone this era, goldmining the in built Hotel, Flat Speargrass the Formerly Fruitlands Gallery , SymesRoad(13kmsouthof Alexandra off SH8). Mitchell’s 2 ALEXANDRA - ADVENTURE/SPORT www.wildflowerwalks.co.nz landscape toursandwildflower tours. sites, goldfield including trips 4WD of range a have Excursions Safari ALEXANDRA -EXCURSIONS Good fishing. Cross theCluthaBridge. About 10minutes onSH8 Butchers Swimming, fishing,walking. the Earnscleugh onto right first Road. turn and Bridge Clutha the Cross Conroys Dam Swimming, canoeing,fishing andwalking. Manorburn Dam and toilets. tables picnic ramp; boat and jetty river; the overlooking area Grassy Clutha RiverandBoatHarbourattheendofDunorlingStreet. Rotary Park ALEXANDRA -PICNIC/PARK rivers andstreamsofthearea. dams, lakes, the to guide a and licences provides Centre Visitor The • Centre. Information Visitor Alexandra the from pamphlets the Biking get Mountain area, the in trails other For Alexandra. passes Trail Rail The •

Fishing Mountain biking  Jolendale Park www.theorchardgarden.co.nz aviary, walkways, stone walls. Also amazeandlicensedcafe. borders, ponds, with garden country Large 576 DunstanRoad.Opendaily10am-5pm Orchard Garden ALEXANDRA -GARDENS Swimming, fishing,walking.BBQareaandtoilets. Signposted offtheEarnscleughRoad. F the spot). marks now plaque (a - Gorge Cromwell the in find their of site of gold. After payment of a large reward, they agreed to reveal the Hartley and Reilly, arrived in Dunedin with eighty-seven pounds Dunstan goldrush. The rush started when two Californian miners, Once named The Dunstan, the town was at the centre of the 1862 CLYDE - the CluthaRiver. on dam the by created Dunstan, Lake at spot picnic a at relaxing and buildings pioneer the exploring here dayout pleasant very a large a spend Youcontrast. can and interesting an make buildings dam hydro-electric stone historic where township small A CLYDE setting. rockland dry a in species shrub and tree of hundreds of growing Private reserve open to public. Established in 1961 to research the Crescent -PetersonPlace) Kamaka - Road Aronui - Road (Earnscleugh Place Peterson 9 raser Domain HERITAGE 3 Muttontown Gully, over a kilometre south of Clyde, was the site of the of site the was Clyde, Gully,of Muttontown south kilometre a over the river, thediggersrushedtopegclaims. alluvial wash from the bottom of by the . With proof of lynched gold in almost the get to how crowd the to demonstrate of to had he Police, Mounted the was Keddell Jackson he Major by gorge, Protected diggers. the angry unsuccessful, to returned Hartley When a woodenbuilding whichwasdestroyed byfire. A saloon opened on this site as early as 1862. The present hotel replaced Dunstan Hotel-1903 hotel accommodation andalsoa restaurant. provides early again and this recently restored been to has It travellers stone. local of weary made brought coaches Co and Cobb Dunstan House-1900 of money, it became the Town Hall. An Athenaeum was added in 1874. out ran masons the when Temple.However,and Hall Masonic a be to was windows, unusual and columns Corinthian its with building, This Town Hall-MasonicLodge1868-69 hotel. stone storey single first the be to thought is building this house, private a Now Hartley Arms Hotel-1869 past historicbuildings. you takes end town’sDam the the fromstreetalong main walk short A CLYDE - the prosperityofdistrict. taking up land for fruit growing. Orchards still play an important part in replaced the tents. When the goldrush was over some diggers soon remained, - today see can you which of some - buildings substantial More later storekeeper, first the gained notorietyasabushrangerandwashangedforhiscrimes. Levy, Philip station. sheep Fraser’s WilliamEarnscleugh from mutton bought diggers the Here canvastown. HERITAGE /WALK  A bar and cafe attract people to the fine stone building which once Post Office an replaced church stone earlier woodenchurch. this design, English traditional Of St Michael’s Church -1877 Blyth Street.You willpass: Turnstreetmain the Streetoff Matau into right into left then and restored andopenedasarestaurantin1977. largea built and businesses for land more house. was house The a opened general store He for the miners, and 1862. as he grew in prosperous he bought Dunstan The to came Naylor Benjamin Oliver’s courtyardandRestaurant via theStoneStackWalkway. station with its museum. From there, return to your starting place railway old the to come you until Street Fraser along Continue The originalwoodenbuilding wasroughcastinthe1950s. St Mungo’s Presbyterian UnionChurch - 1894 The RomanCatholicChurchisofacolonialGothicstyle. St Dunstan’s Church -1906 Turn leftintoFraser Street. colourful past. the court’s and dock, leg irons and handcuffs are reminders of the town’s relics Goldfield museum. a to converted was building Mayor. the and Goldfields the closed courts the after years Some the of Commissioner the for offices included and stone in rebuilt Strong winds destroyed Clyde’s first courthouse. The townspeople Dunstan CourthouseMuseum-1864 housed thePostOffice. 4 machines andmoderntractors. shearing and general farm chores which are today performed by electric A collection of restored engines used forwater pumping, chaff cutting, Open 2-4pm,weekendsChristmastoEaster Stationary EnginesMuseum rdmnnl t sl prnil ad uclns As dsly of displays day. Also summer’s succulents. hot earthenware containers andbirds. and a perennials on sell around to stroll Predominantly to place shady pleasant, A 2 HollowayStreet, atthefootofhill. Arahura Gardens CLYDE GARDEN A popularsheltered spotforswimmingandcanoeing. Cross theCluthaBridge,turnright.Continuetoendofroad. CLYDE -PICNIC fromthe resulted inAlexandra building ofthedam. houses destroyed Locals that dam. the claim dogs still Controversy costings. far project original the exceeded meant planned originally than higher road a build to and hillsides stabilise to needed work Extra dam. the a for unsuitable made site faults earthquake the claimed and orchards, its and Cromwell Gorge the flooding to opposed were people Many very controversial. been has dam the Project, Big’ ‘Think government National A The ClydeDam-1992 You walkupthehilltoalookoutpointaboveClydeDam. Start attheGoldminers’ Monumentatthefootofhill. Lookout Walk CLYDE -WALK  hn ate ad ely icvrd od eo te junction, the below gold discovered Reilly and Hartley When operating toll-bridgesandboats. money made businessmen other Cromwell; to Clutha the down Hawea Wanakaand Lakes from logs of rafts turbulent guided men Brave the absorbed has 1993, pioneers. the to challenge a such were which rivers the of waters in Dam Clyde the behind of two rivers: the Clutha and the Kawarau. Lake Dunstan, formed Cromwell’s early name of The Junction resulted from the meeting CROMWELL -HERITAGE its and LakeDunstan. owes Town Cromwell which Old historic town are Attractions gold. the to existence surround vineyards and Orchards CROMWELL goldfields. Bendigo and Bannockburn giving both of pamphlets descriptions comprehensive free has Centre Information Cromwell The through landscapesculptedbysluicing. A landscape. walk the around the on diggings reveals tunnels mining and shafts and of takes you effects the see to place good A 9kmfrom Cromwell Bannockburn CROMWELL -SIGHTSEEING and tocreateasettingforlocalcraftspeople. buildings, Cromwell’shistoric of some reconstruct and preserve to established was junction river former the near precinct This Old Cromwell Town miners. They settledtogether closetotheriver. these amongst were Chinese Many area. the to flocked miners 5 to Logantownand Welshtown issteepandnarrow. apartfrom see to crumbling cottages and mine shafts, the area has atmosphere. The road little the being there about Despite Goldfields. information Bendigo gives old Kiosk Conservation of Department A Turn offtheCromwell- Road,SH8 Bendigo h lk i iel o pcis simn ad otn, huh not though Cromwell Old Town. by boating, sheltered more it’s and Then north-west! is swimming wind prevailing picnics, the when for ideal is lake The Lake Dunstan CROMWELL -PICNIC www.goldfieldsmining.co.nz gold historic explore to you workings andpanforgold. allows that operation commercial A 8km from Cromwell onSH6 Kawarau GorgeMiningCentre  Known for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gewürtztraminer (its biggest (its Gewürtztraminer and Chardonnay Noir, Pinot for Known Conroy’s Road, Alexandra • Some Well-known Vineyards be prepared topay(around$12-15). but tasting, wine offer vineyards Certain region. the of out buy to Pinot Gris are becoming more common, though are sometimes difficult and Rieslings Chardonnays, Noirs; Pinot its for known best is area The varieties arousedinterestinviticulture. grape different of trials research successful that it wasn’t 1970s the but until Otago, inCentral vines planted first Goldminers WINE INCENTRAL OTAGO hs iead ah er Kon o Rsre io Ni and Noir Pinot Reserve Chardonnay, for alsoPinotGris,Rieslingand Gewürtztraminer. Known year. each vineyard this visit people of Thousands restaurant. and cellars Underground Cromwell -QueenstownHighway • Known forRieslings,PinotNoirandChardonnay. Felton Road,Bannockburn • and Riesling Gewürtztraminer, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc. Jury and Judge Pinot Bragato Noir, for known vineyards, biggest Otago’s Central of One Chard Road,Gibbston • seller).

Black Ridge Vineyard Felton Road Wines Chard Farm Vineyard Gibbston Valley Wines : 6 • Chardonnay. and Noir Pinot Reserve for known vineyard, organic certified Bio-Gro Cromwell -Wanaka Highway • and Gewürtztraminer. Noir Pinot for known vineyards, oldest Otago’s Central of One Dunstan Road, Alexandra • Cafe. KnownforGewürtztraminer, PinotNoirandChardonnay. Dunstan Road, Alexandra • Chardonnay andRiesling. Noir, Pinot for known area; Bannockburn the in vineyard First 306 FeltonRoad,Bannockburn

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