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PINEHAVEN ORCHARD, GREYTOWN It doesn’t get fresher than
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just-picked fruit and pure apple juice from fruit straight off the trees, while the fresh boysenberry and banana ice cream takes some beating.
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in Featherston than anywhere else in Aotearoa. Literature lovers should keep an eye on the annual Booktown Festival, every May.
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Booktown Bibliophiles listen up – Featherston is New Zealand’s only Booktown! Part of a global community of Booktowns, there are more bookshops per head
Located in Featherston. Home to a H199, the only locomotive of its type in the world and a myriad of niche exhibits relating to railway heritage. Open weekends 10am-4pm.
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SCHOC CHOCOLATES With a vast array of decadent chocolates, drop in for a tasting, treat yourself to a hot chocolate and discover more than 85 different flavours. Located at Cobblestones Museum on Main Street.
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BBO RRTTIIN ORRO OUUGGHH N A M A M CLASSIC NEW ZEALAND WINE TRAIL With almost 40 wineries, Martinborough is at the heart of the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail. Most vineyards are within walking or cycling distance of one another. The annual Toast Martinborough, in November, celebrates the region’s best produce.
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CAPE PALLISER Spy fur seals and the iconic red and white striped lighthouse. You’ll find 251 steep steps that lead to its door. Accept the challenge and you’ll be rewarded with sensational views. An hour from Martinborough. PUTANGIRUA PINNACLES These rock formations, an hour from Martinborough, are truly incredible! The Pinnacles Track is a 2-4 hour route; continue the loop to the base of the rocks for a different perspective.
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Stonehenge Aotearoa A unique open-sky observatory inspired by Stonehenge in England. Guided tours and star safaris are popular here. 13km from Carterton.
Festivals Masterton hosts the shearing and wool handling championship, Golden Shears each March and the aviation event Wings Over Wairarapa every two years.
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Art Precinct Cop an eyeful of great artwork at the rousing ConArt Gallery & Studios. Also in the complex is Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History and The Woolshed: National Museum of Sheep and Shearing, home of the world-famous Golden Shears.
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre Twenty minutes north of Masterton, meet rare New Zealand wildlife in an unfenced sanctuary. Book a one-hour guided tour for deeper insight or try the ‘Ranger for a Day’ experience.
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Masterton Queen Elizabeth Park Hours of family fun here with
a playground-cum-wooden fort with a flying fox; boating on the lake; and riding a miniature train.
good for surfing and swimming. Castlepoint also features a striking white lighthouse. An hour from Masterton. PAGE 5 - REGIONAL MAP
