Guidebook for Matamata
Food Scene
A great pub and restaurant with character and good value meals
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Horse and Jockey Inn
81 Arawa StA great pub and restaurant with character and good value meals
Good place on the main street to enjoy food and drink
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Redoubt Bar & Eatery
48 BroadwayGood place on the main street to enjoy food and drink
Parks & Nature
25 minutes drive to Leslie Road then 15 minutes walk to experience views of some of the purest blue water in NZ.Other option is Whites Road for a 4Km walk following the river to the same spot
Te Waihou Walkway
25 minutes drive to Leslie Road then 15 minutes walk to experience views of some of the purest blue water in NZ.Other option is Whites Road for a 4Km walk following the river to the same spot
40 minutes drive this hidden track is a great walk behind mount Te Aroha through old abandoned mine workings.Many choices which route to take and usually very quiet not many people know about it.Quality hiking boots recommended.
Te Aroha Mountain Gold Mining Walking Tracks
Waiorongomai Road40 minutes drive this hidden track is a great walk behind mount Te Aroha through old abandoned mine workings.Many choices which route to take and usually very quiet not many people know about it.Quality hiking boots recommended.
20 minutes drive and a steep 30 minute walk to base of the waterfall, then another 30 minutes to the top.Requires good boots and a good level of fitness.Has become very popular so gets very busy. Te Aroha mountain gold mining walking is a quieter option another 20 minutes further away.
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Cascadas de Wairere
Goodwin Road20 minutes drive and a steep 30 minute walk to base of the waterfall, then another 30 minutes to the top.Requires good boots and a good level of fitness.Has become very popular so gets very busy. Te Aroha mountain gold mining walking is a quieter option another 20 minutes further away.
Essentials
Sincerity Apparelmaster (Matamata)
42 BroadwayGreat place for getting your laundry and any dry cleaning done.
Entertainment & Activities
Very popular as lord of the rings filming location.Bookings are essential at Matamata information centre.Well worth the visit even for a drink at the green dragon.
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Hobbiton Movie Set station
501 Buckland RdVery popular as lord of the rings filming location.Bookings are essential at Matamata information centre.Well worth the visit even for a drink at the green dragon.
Arts & Culture
12 minutes drive.Good info history of the area and how people lived in the early days of european settlement.Not open every day so check before going.
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Firth Tower Museum
266A Tower Rd12 minutes drive.Good info history of the area and how people lived in the early days of european settlement.Not open every day so check before going.