Guidebook for Thames
Food Scene
Delicious food and $10 Monday night menu. Lovely staff and good service.
The Cumin - Fine Indian Cuisine & Bar
404 Pollen StDelicious food and $10 Monday night menu. Lovely staff and good service.
Central Seafoods Fish & Chips
530 Pollen StGood takeaways - reasonable price and nicely cooked.
Phone - 868 6896
Delicious food, quick service good portions. Very reasonably priced. They have $10 lunches.
13 locals recommend
Nakontong Thai
728 Pollen StDelicious food, quick service good portions. Very reasonably priced. They have $10 lunches.
Essentials
IXL Butchery
Delicious fresh meat. Zane and Maree are lovely and will look after you.
PAK'nSAVE Thames
100 Mary StDrinks & Nightlife
They have a variety of activities on in the evenings including Quiz Nights and live bands.
12 locals recommend
Grahamstown Bar and Diner
700 PollenThey have a variety of activities on in the evenings including Quiz Nights and live bands.
Sightseeing
Beautiful walks, sights and the option to hire a kayak and join a tour on the water from Hahei to Cathedral Cove - a truly amazing experience, not to be missed!
148 locals recommend
Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve
Beautiful walks, sights and the option to hire a kayak and join a tour on the water from Hahei to Cathedral Cove - a truly amazing experience, not to be missed!
An awesome theme park with 70+ individual attractions including: a play park with a flying fox, human hamster wheel, BBQ, gardens, cafe etc
51 locals recommend
The Waterworks
471 The 309 RoadAn awesome theme park with 70+ individual attractions including: a play park with a flying fox, human hamster wheel, BBQ, gardens, cafe etc
Great "touristy" activity. Go at low tide and dig your 'swimming pool' to have a lovely warm/hot bathe right by the sea!
202 locals recommend
Hot Water Beach
Great "touristy" activity. Go at low tide and dig your 'swimming pool' to have a lovely warm/hot bathe right by the sea!
Parks & Nature
A unique and interesting working farm. Explore beautiful farmland, set in a secluded, bush-clad valley. Get up close to a huge variety of unusual rarebreed farm animals - all are friendly and can be hand-fed! Several picnic areas, refreshments, toys and gifts.
14 locals recommend
Bullswool Farm Heritage Park
240 Rahu RdA unique and interesting working farm. Explore beautiful farmland, set in a secluded, bush-clad valley. Get up close to a huge variety of unusual rarebreed farm animals - all are friendly and can be hand-fed! Several picnic areas, refreshments, toys and gifts.
Five acres of paradise! With a playground, picnic areas, Beverage Can Museum, friendly hand fed birds and fish, turtles, fountains, waterfalls, waterwheels and more. Fully pathed and wheelchair accesssible.
Ngatea Water Gardens
Bratlie PlaceFive acres of paradise! With a playground, picnic areas, Beverage Can Museum, friendly hand fed birds and fish, turtles, fountains, waterfalls, waterwheels and more. Fully pathed and wheelchair accesssible.
A tropical butterfly and orchid house - fully sheltered and wheelchair friendly. Drinks and souvenirs also available.
Butterfly Forest
115 Victoria StA tropical butterfly and orchid house - fully sheltered and wheelchair friendly. Drinks and souvenirs also available.
Great walks, including a walk through the old train tunnel (take your torch). The walks follow the old railway formation and the river through the gorge.
96 locals recommend
Karangahake gorge
State Highway 2Great walks, including a walk through the old train tunnel (take your torch). The walks follow the old railway formation and the river through the gorge.
Arts & Culture
Thames Society of Arts
604 Tararu RdA unique selection of high quality, original work.
A great look into the history of the Thames and Coromandel area - very interesting!
8 locals recommend
Thames School of Mines and Mineralogical Museum
101 Cochrane StA great look into the history of the Thames and Coromandel area - very interesting!
Shopping
A small shopping mall with Pak'n Save (supermarket), The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationary, clothing shop (Postie Plus), craft shop (Lincraft), book shop, chemist, key cutting, food mall (Indian, McDonalds, Japanese), and more.
Goldfields Shopping Centre
100 Mary StA small shopping mall with Pak'n Save (supermarket), The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationary, clothing shop (Postie Plus), craft shop (Lincraft), book shop, chemist, key cutting, food mall (Indian, McDonalds, Japanese), and more.