Jenna's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Driving Creek is the legacy of Barry Brickel, a Potter who purchased created the single gauge railway to collect clay from the hills in Coromandel. It is a unique trip to the eyeful Tower where you will see views of the coromandel, native bush and artwork along the journey. There is also a pottery shop, gallery, cafe and sculpting classes.
Driving Creek have also recently added ziplining to their reportoire of activities!
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Driving Creek
380 Driving Creek RdDriving Creek is the legacy of Barry Brickel, a Potter who purchased created the single gauge railway to collect clay from the hills in Coromandel. It is a unique trip to the eyeful Tower where you will see views of the coromandel, native bush and artwork along the journey. There is also a pottery shop, gallery, cafe and sculpting classes.
Driving Creek have also recently added ziplining to their reportoire of activities!
World famous in Coromandel! The outback, gravel, scenic route between Coromandel and Whitianga. On this route you can visit the Waiau Waterworks, see Stuarts pigs, visit the twin kauri's and the Waiau Falls.
309 Road
The 309 RoadWorld famous in Coromandel! The outback, gravel, scenic route between Coromandel and Whitianga. On this route you can visit the Waiau Waterworks, see Stuarts pigs, visit the twin kauri's and the Waiau Falls.
Just a short 10 minute return walk to admire these falls. Dip your toes out take a refreshing plunge or just take in the scene.
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Waiau Falls
206 309 RdJust a short 10 minute return walk to admire these falls. Dip your toes out take a refreshing plunge or just take in the scene.
Something for everyone, but especially for groups with children. Lots of water based activities for children and families to explore and play on. Flying fox, giant hamster wheel, bicycle water guns and a picnic area too! Take your swimming gear for a dip in the creek on a hot summers day, the eels don't bite!
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The Waterworks
471 The 309 RoadSomething for everyone, but especially for groups with children. Lots of water based activities for children and families to explore and play on. Flying fox, giant hamster wheel, bicycle water guns and a picnic area too! Take your swimming gear for a dip in the creek on a hot summers day, the eels don't bite!
Hot water beach features a geothermal hot spring that travels under the main beach. At the right spot during low tide you can dig a sandy pool and ball in your own man made sauna! Glorious. Remember to check the rides before you go. There are cafe's and an art gallery at hot water beach.
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Hot Water Beach
Hot water beach features a geothermal hot spring that travels under the main beach. At the right spot during low tide you can dig a sandy pool and ball in your own man made sauna! Glorious. Remember to check the rides before you go. There are cafe's and an art gallery at hot water beach.
About an hour and a half from coromandel town you can visit Cathedral Cove. To get there you must walk the track - in summer you may need to catch a shuttle to the start of the track. Hahei has a dairy, fuel, brewery and cafe's for replenishment afterwards. Combine this with a visit to hot water beach for a soak if the tide is right!
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Cathedral Cove
About an hour and a half from coromandel town you can visit Cathedral Cove. To get there you must walk the track - in summer you may need to catch a shuttle to the start of the track. Hahei has a dairy, fuel, brewery and cafe's for replenishment afterwards. Combine this with a visit to hot water beach for a soak if the tide is right!
Warning: rustic, outback adventure. Enjoy the beautiful Coromandel scenery ss you wind your way up to the head of the coromandel peninsula. Your last Pitt stop is in Colville, so be sure to stop there if you are low on fuel or food stuffs!
Port Jackson
Warning: rustic, outback adventure. Enjoy the beautiful Coromandel scenery ss you wind your way up to the head of the coromandel peninsula. Your last Pitt stop is in Colville, so be sure to stop there if you are low on fuel or food stuffs!
Enjoy a beautiful walk or mountain bike trek across this beautiful part of coromandel. Approximately 2 hours one way or 4 hours return. You can arrange a tour company to drop you off on one side and collect you on the other.
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Coromandel Coastal Walkway
Enjoy a beautiful walk or mountain bike trek across this beautiful part of coromandel. Approximately 2 hours one way or 4 hours return. You can arrange a tour company to drop you off on one side and collect you on the other.
The Pinnacles walk starts in the Kauaeranga Valley about 40 mins from Thames.
The pinnacles walk is a relatively steep track that offers spectacular views of the Coromandel peninsula. You can find remnants of the kauri logging days and some beautiful native bush and creeks. They're is also a visitor centre and a doc hut near the summit of you wish to sleep over and catch a sunrise!
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The Pinnacles
The Pinnacles walk starts in the Kauaeranga Valley about 40 mins from Thames.
The pinnacles walk is a relatively steep track that offers spectacular views of the Coromandel peninsula. You can find remnants of the kauri logging days and some beautiful native bush and creeks. They're is also a visitor centre and a doc hut near the summit of you wish to sleep over and catch a sunrise!
Food Scene
Great place to stop for some refreshments particularly if you are en route to hot water beach or cathedral cove!
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Hot Water Brewing Co
1043 Tairua Whitianga RdGreat place to stop for some refreshments particularly if you are en route to hot water beach or cathedral cove!
Food Scene
Great place to eat and drink in the Coromandel. Pizza's are popular, but there's a great selection of meals and bar food.
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Star and Garter Hotel
5 Kapanga RdGreat place to eat and drink in the Coromandel. Pizza's are popular, but there's a great selection of meals and bar food.
City/town information
Small rural town North of Coromandel. In pioneering days, Colville was a busy timber milling town. Then in the 1970s it became a magnet for hippies drawn to the natural beauty and isolation of the area. Today Colville is a quiet country town serving a local community of farmers and artists. North of Colville, the road winds along the western shoreline where the Moehau Range (Sleeping Wind) rises steeply from the sea.
It is a great place to visit if you are interested in fossicking for gemstones, bird watching and horse riding. The town itself comprises of a cafe with a small shop, the Himalayan shop (open in the summer) and the Hereford 'n' Pickle Cafe as well as the Colville school on the outskirts. There is a cattle sale yard just out of town too!
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Colville
Small rural town North of Coromandel. In pioneering days, Colville was a busy timber milling town. Then in the 1970s it became a magnet for hippies drawn to the natural beauty and isolation of the area. Today Colville is a quiet country town serving a local community of farmers and artists. North of Colville, the road winds along the western shoreline where the Moehau Range (Sleeping Wind) rises steeply from the sea.
It is a great place to visit if you are interested in fossicking for gemstones, bird watching and horse riding. The town itself comprises of a cafe with a small shop, the Himalayan shop (open in the summer) and the Hereford 'n' Pickle Cafe as well as the Colville school on the outskirts. There is a cattle sale yard just out of town too!