Guidebook for Harwood
Food Scene
1908 Cafe Restaurant
7 Harington Point RdPenguin Cafe
1726 Highcliff RdHeld every Saturday morning, this market is a fun and tasty place to visit. As well as fresh fruit and vegetables, there are stalls selling a variety of take-away and specialty foods and drinks. Usually there are also a few street performers to brighten your day.
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Isitolo sabaFundi base-Otago
27 Anzac AveHeld every Saturday morning, this market is a fun and tasty place to visit. As well as fresh fruit and vegetables, there are stalls selling a variety of take-away and specialty foods and drinks. Usually there are also a few street performers to brighten your day.
Great place for a sit-down lunch after visiting the Farmer's market across the road on a Saturday morning.
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IRONIC
9 Anzac AveGreat place for a sit-down lunch after visiting the Farmer's market across the road on a Saturday morning.
Friendly cafe with great food in the midst of a good garden centre, which includes a pet and gift shop.
Nichol's Garden Centre
51 Timaru StFriendly cafe with great food in the midst of a good garden centre, which includes a pet and gift shop.
Lots of cafes and restaurants by the surfer's beach and children's playground.
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Saint Clair
Lots of cafes and restaurants by the surfer's beach and children's playground.
Parks & Nature
A must see for anyone visiting the Otago Peninsula. Make sure you walk the paths nearby to see the nesting shags etc for free.
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I-Centre ye-Royal Albatross
1259 Harington Point Rd A must see for anyone visiting the Otago Peninsula. Make sure you walk the paths nearby to see the nesting shags etc for free.
Track through private land may be closed during lambing season, but spectacular views and unusual to go through a tunnel carved through sandstone to reach a private beach. The tunnel was made by Captain William Cargill so his family could picnic at the beach. The track is steep and takes 10-20 minutes depending on fitness.
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Tunnel Beach Walk
25 Tunnel Beach RdTrack through private land may be closed during lambing season, but spectacular views and unusual to go through a tunnel carved through sandstone to reach a private beach. The tunnel was made by Captain William Cargill so his family could picnic at the beach. The track is steep and takes 10-20 minutes depending on fitness.
Te Rauone Beach: it has a picnic area off Harrington Point Rd between Otakou and Harrington Point. Weller's Rock is at the Dunedin end of the beach. The beach is a great place for young children as its on the harbour side of the peninsula, shallow for a fair way out and the waves are small. We go there, however, mainly to collect cockles. The cockle beds move around below the waterline, so go for a paddle and dig in the sand with your hands to find the beds. Once you've found them, one scoop of sand will deliver large cockles. Collect them in a bucket and cover with clean sea water. See our Welcome manual for more advice on how to collect, store and cook them.
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Otago Peninsula
Te Rauone Beach: it has a picnic area off Harrington Point Rd between Otakou and Harrington Point. Weller's Rock is at the Dunedin end of the beach. The beach is a great place for young children as its on the harbour side of the peninsula, shallow for a fair way out and the waves are small. We go there, however, mainly to collect cockles. The cockle beds move around below the waterline, so go for a paddle and dig in the sand with your hands to find the beds. Once you've found them, one scoop of sand will deliver large cockles. Collect them in a bucket and cover with clean sea water. See our Welcome manual for more advice on how to collect, store and cook them.
Arts & Culture
Olveston Historic Home
42 Royal TerraceOtakou Marae
25 Tamatea RdVisit the local Ngai Tahu marae for a taste of Maori culture.
Sightseeing
Larnach Castle
145 Camp RdHouse and/or gardens
Shopping
Main shopping street with shopping malls etc. Lts of restaurants and cafes on Princes St and the streets that run off it.
Princes Street
Princes StreetMain shopping street with shopping malls etc. Lts of restaurants and cafes on Princes St and the streets that run off it.
Large budget supermarket shares a carpark with The Warehouse (department store) and sells fuel.
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PAK'nSAVE Dunedin
86 Hillside RdLarge budget supermarket shares a carpark with The Warehouse (department store) and sells fuel.
Countdown Dunedin South
323 Andersons Bay Rd Supermarket
If you like to rummage to discover a bargain or recycle or simply want something cheap to use a few days while on holiday and then discard, the opportunity shops around town are worth a visit. This Sally Army shop is one of the better ones. Sited in the heart of the university district there is a constant flow of stuff being donated by students and academic families as they move in and out, and it's the closest and largest shop of its kind to the well-healed suburbs of Maori Hill and Roslyn. Prices range from 20 cents upwards.
Salvation Army Family Store
43 Great King St NIf you like to rummage to discover a bargain or recycle or simply want something cheap to use a few days while on holiday and then discard, the opportunity shops around town are worth a visit. This Sally Army shop is one of the better ones. Sited in the heart of the university district there is a constant flow of stuff being donated by students and academic families as they move in and out, and it's the closest and largest shop of its kind to the well-healed suburbs of Maori Hill and Roslyn. Prices range from 20 cents upwards.
Essentials
Portobello Store-On The Spot
1 Harington Point RdEntertainment & Activities
Who doesn't love chocolate? Find out how it's made and enjoy a few tastings.
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Cadbury World Dunedin
280 Cumberland StWho doesn't love chocolate? Find out how it's made and enjoy a few tastings.
Learn about NZ or enjoy the interactive activities of the science displays and butterfly house. Great for a rainy day.
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I-Otago Museum
419 Great King St NLearn about NZ or enjoy the interactive activities of the science displays and butterfly house. Great for a rainy day.
Surf beach for swimmers with lifeguards on duty and close to a large children's playground.
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St Kilda Beach
Surf beach for swimmers with lifeguards on duty and close to a large children's playground.
St Clair Beach
Surf beach for surfers.
Seasonal open-air pool at the end of St Clair esplanade. Lifeguards on duty.
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St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool
EsplanadeSeasonal open-air pool at the end of St Clair esplanade. Lifeguards on duty.
The Fortifications: These old tunnels and gun placements still exist in neglected-form between Te Rauone Beach and Pilots Beach off Harrington Point Rd. Drive up hill from Te Rauone Beach and park on the side of the road just before the power lines cross the road. Find the track that leads down to the rocks below. The track takes you past the Fortifications, and the kids will enjoy exploring the tunnels—good footwear essential. There is excellent family fishing off the rocks at the bottom—mainly butter fish & you're almost guaranteed to catch something. There are also rock pools. If you're lucky a seal may swim by or a ship may sail by. The shipping channel comes really close at this point.
Harington Point Rd, 932 station
The Fortifications: These old tunnels and gun placements still exist in neglected-form between Te Rauone Beach and Pilots Beach off Harrington Point Rd. Drive up hill from Te Rauone Beach and park on the side of the road just before the power lines cross the road. Find the track that leads down to the rocks below. The track takes you past the Fortifications, and the kids will enjoy exploring the tunnels—good footwear essential. There is excellent family fishing off the rocks at the bottom—mainly butter fish & you're almost guaranteed to catch something. There are also rock pools. If you're lucky a seal may swim by or a ship may sail by. The shipping channel comes really close at this point.