Attractions / Activities / Adventures
Below are attractions and sightseeing opportunities available close to the Thames Valley Deerstalkers shooting venue. For more information and bookings on any of these attractions, please complete the Attractions Enquiry Form (Contact Us section) or visit the corresponding websites.
It is highly recommended that, if you are a keen fisherman or hunter, you make use of the TVDA members who are keen to make your holiday a most memorable one.
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Bounty, Thames |
contemporary design store/gallery showcasing arts & crafts |
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Driving Creek Railway & Potteries, Coromandel |
1 hour train ride on mountain railway |
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Kauri Cliff Gallery, Whangamata |
Works by Tony Howse New Zealand sculptor |
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Art Gallery, Thames Society of Arts |
original work by local talented artists |
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Paeroa Arts Centre, Paeroa |
Local arts and crafts |
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Domain Gallery, Te Aroha |
Local arts and crafts |
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Four Catz Art Gallery, Te Aroha |
Local paintings, candles, sculpture, jewellery & crafts |
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Raewyn Penrose Originals, Te Aroha |
Felt and Textile working gallery and retail outlet |
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Red Tui Art, Te Aroha |
Mosaic art featuring outdoor wall panels with NZ flavour |
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Restorations, Te Aroha |
Fine vintage and antique furniture, collectables & curios |
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Shirley A Thomas Art Gallery, Te Aroha |
Painter of NZ landscapes in oils |
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Thames Coastline |
Tararu, Whakatete Bay, Ngarimu Bay, Thorntons Bay, Te Puru, Waiomu, Tapu |
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Coromandel Beaches |
Whitianga, Cooks Beach, Hahei, Hot Water Beach, Tairua, Pauanui, Opoutere, Onemana, Whangamata, Waihi (see photo of Waihi Beach in Attractions gallery) |
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Visit a club member's dairy farm |
Watch the cows being milked – Bookings Essential (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Visit a local sheep/dry stock farm |
Bookings Essential |
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Visit an Alpaca Farm |
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Piako Ostrich Farm |
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Bullswood Farm Park, Paeroa |
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½ Day or 1 day sea fishing with local members. |
Schnapper, gurnard, kawhai, terekhi, trevally, all gear provided – Bookings Essential (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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½ day or 1 day trout fishing |
(Day licences available) – Bookings Essential (see photos in Attractions gallery) |
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Ngatea Water Gardens, Ngatea |
Fountains, waterfalls, waterwheels and more |
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Waihi Waterlily Gardens, Waihi |
15 enchanting acres of water gardens |
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Waitawheta Gardens, Waihi |
Jigger and Train rides |
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Butterfly and Orchid Garden, Thames |
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Lyndell Gardens, Thames |
3 acres of gardens and bush |
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Mahara Pottery and Sculpture Gardens, Tapu |
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Rapaura Water Gardens, Tapu Valley |
64 acre private estate; native trees, ferns, seasonal flora, lily ponds, meandering walks over bridges and streams, garden sculptures, and a cascading waterfall. |
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Wilderness Gems, Ngatea |
Largest display of 'for sale' gem, mineral & rock treasures in the South Pacific |
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Newmont Waihi Gold, Waihi |
Bookings Essential |
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Waihi Gold Mine Tours |
Bookings Essential |
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Paeroa Golf Course, Paeroa |
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Te Aroha Golf Club, Te Aroha |
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Hauraki Golf Club, Ngatea |
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Thames Golf Club, Thames |
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Morrinsville Golf Club, Morrinsville |
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Lakes Resort Golf Club, Pauanui |
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Te Aroha Mineral Spas and Aroha Spas, Te Aroha |
Natural hot soda mineral water |
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Te Aroha Leisure Pools |
Heated outdoor leisure pool complex |
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Mokena Soda Geyser, Te Aroha |
The world's only hot soda water geyser |
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Miranda Hot Springs, Miranda |
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The Lost Spring, Whitianga |
www.thelostspring.co.nz |
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Hunt deer (red) with a local member in the true Kiwi way |
2 days or more recommended, animals not guaranteed – Bookings essential (see photos in Attractions gallery) |
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Hunt pigs with a local member & their dogs in true Kiwi style |
Animals not guaranteed – Bookings essential (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Bowhunt deer/goats |
Animals not guaranteed – Bookings essential |
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Paeroa & District Museum, Paeroa |
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Paeroa Maritime Museum, Paeroa |
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Waihi Arts Centre & Museum, Waihi |
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Victoria Battery Tramway & Museum, Karangahake |
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Te Aroha & District Museum, Te Aroha |
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Thames Museum, Thames |
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Thames School of Mines & Museum, Thames |
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Coromandel School of Mines Museum. Coromandel |
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Goldfields Railway Inc, Waihi |
Nostalgic journey on a vintage train. Return trip 1.15 hrs |
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Driving Creek Railway & Potteries, Coromandel |
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Paeroa Model Railway Display, Paeroa |
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Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway |
2 hours one way. Gold Mining Heritage site (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Talisman Battery & Windows Walks, Karangahake |
½ hour round trip (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Waitawheta Tramway |
6-7 hours return |
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Maratoto Valley |
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Orokawa Bay, Waihi Beach |
2 hour return |
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Whakapipi Lookout (Bald Spur), Mt.Te Aroha |
45 minutes |
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Mount Te Aroha Summit Walk |
.5 – 5.5 hours (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Waiorongomai Valley, Te Aroha |
Walks of 1 -6 hours (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Howarth Wetland Reserve Bird Sanctuary, Te Aroha |
50 mins, 4 kms |
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Wairere Falls, Te Aroha |
1 ½ hours to top of falls |
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Tui Domain Track, Te Aroha |
1.5 hrs |
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Coromandel Coastal Walkway Tour |
3 – 4 hours one way |
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Kauaeranga Valley |
an extensive variety of walking for all abilities |
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Kauaeranga Kauri Trail |
8 hours or overnight staying at Pinnacles Hut (see photo in Attractions gallery) |
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Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk |
2.5 hours return |
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Ohinemuri Winery Tours & Cafe, Karangahake |
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