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Northcote & Birkenhead Must-Do's
> Chelsea Sugar Factory, Birkenhead - Calling all keen bakers. Take a behind-the-scenes dive into this famous sugar factory with a one-hour guided tour and tasting, then treat yourself to some fine fare or high tea at Sugar Café. There’s a brilliant playground and ample parking; the traditional yellow lines are candy-coloured pink. Cute!
> Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote - Arthouse films mingle beside all-blazing blockbusters; movie magic has been enthralling patrons here since 1927. There’s a bistro next door, too.
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> Northcote Tavern - One of the oldest pubs in the region boasts a grand façade, a classic pub atmosphere, the quintessential beer garden and an enormous Sunday roast.
> Birkenhead Night Market - Every Sunday from 4.30pm in the underground car park of Highbury Mall, you can taste everything from Spanish churros to Filipino adobo. Prices are low and the servings are huge.
> Breweries - Birkenhead Brewing Co occupies a cosy 100-year-old kauri villa; The Beer Spot in Northcote is both a jovial tavern and an offlicence.; Brothers Beer Birkenhead serves great ale alongside its Juke Joint BBQ menu and Mythica Brewing is a hidden gem located in Totara Vale, complete with fully licensed bar. Open Thursday to Saturday.
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IMAGE ABOVE: Cooking class at Chelsea Sugar © Chelsea Sugar
