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Eltham, Stratford, and Inglewood
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Eltham Eltham’s main street is lined with Victorian buildings that are home to many charming antique and curiosity shops. The town has a fascinating history, being where the New Zealand dairy industry took off globally. A trip through the town would not be complete without stopping at the Eltham Cheese Bar to sample some of the speciality cheese and dairy products. Stratford Stratford, situated in the heart of Taranaki, is the home to the only Glockenspiel clock tower in New Zealand. Every day at 10am, 1pm, 3pm and 7pm, the Glockenspiel chimes and performs a short re-enactment of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in commemoration to the town being named after the birthplace of the great bard William Shakespeare. The town features 67 streets named after characters from an assortment of Shakespeare’s plays. Inglewood As well as laying claim to eight buildings classified by the New Zealand Historical Places Trust, it is also home to the oldest remaining railway station on its original site in New Zealand.
MUST-DO EXPERIENCES INCLUDE: • The Bank in Eltham is a treasure trove of vintage furniture, retro wares, costume jewellery, and clothing, plus contemporary photography. • The Eltham Cheese Bar with its range of reasonably priced products is a must for all cheese lovers. • Visit the Percy Thomson Gallery public art gallery in Stratford. New exhibitions start every three to four
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Waitara Urenui New Plymouth Ōakura 3 3A Whangamomona Inglewood Ōkato 3 45
Stratford Toko
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Eltham Manaia Hāwera 3
Kakaramea Pātea Waverley Waitotara
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weeks and vary between national, local, and regional artists—established and emerging. Fenton Street Art Collective is into ART in a big way: the ART of Coffee, Art of ART and the ART of Distilling. You will be amazed at what you can find in this historic old building. Discover what life was like for Taranaki pioneers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries at Stratford’s outdoor museum Pioneer Village. Explore the wetland and lowland forests that are home to hundreds of native plants and threatened wildlife species at Rotokare Scenic Reserve. Stop at Inglewood’s Fun Ho! Toys and view the fantastic collection of the Fun Ho! Toys that were produced locally between 1935–1983.
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