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7 Grange Rd, Hahei | P. 07 866 3354
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Ever Changing
Craft Beers
Made on Site!
&
NZ Wines
Seasonally
Fresh Food
(Menu changing weekly
Beer Garden
What they say!
“Fantastic!”
This place is going to take off.
Great hosts serving us with
tasty craft beers brewed
onsite with pizza. Well done
guys – being local we will be
back soon.
“New Pilgrimage
for Beer Lovers”
7 Grange Rd, Hahei | P. 07 866 3354
“Fantastic!”
This place is going to take off.
Great hosts serving us with tasty
craft beers brewed onsite with
pizza. Well done guys – being
local we will be back soon.
COROMANDEL’S ORIGINAL BREWERY
JUST MINUTES FROM CATHEDRAL COVE
Ever Changing
Craft Beers
Made on Site!
&
NZ Wines
Seasonally
Fresh Food
Menu changing weekly
Beer Garden
greenst ne
e n t e r t a i n m e n t
or $99* from
Can’t Fight This Feeling • Keep on Loving You
Take It On The Run • Time for Me to Fly
Heart of Rock & Roll • I Want a New Drug
Power of Love • If This Is It • Heart and Soul
Bring Me Some Water • Like The Way I Do
I Want To Come Over • I’m The Only One
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PHOTO OF BEACH BACKGROUND BY ANGE GREGORY
A scenic standout of Mercury Bay is Shakespeare Cliff Scenic &
Historic Reserve, accessed off Purangi Road. A road leads to a scenic
viewing platform at the tip, and a carpark near the walking path to the
secluded, shell-studded, Lonely Bay beach at the cliff’s east edge. (See
painting previous page). Be wary of rip tides if going in the water.
Driving west toward Ferry Landing, you’ll pass Flaxmill Bay with its
cosy sheltered beach (see photo above). Further west, partially hidden
from the main road and framed by beautiful Pohutukawa trees is the
longer Front Beach. More surf and chance of undertow here so not the
best for littlies except on a calm day.
You’ll find quaint cafes and a wide choice of accommodation in the
area. Catch the walk-on ferry to Whitianga (a new larger boat was
added recently). You may notice restoration work being done on
the historic stone wharf nearby, thought to be the oldest wharf still
in use in NZ. Built in 1838, Sydney timber merchant Gordon Davis
Brown is credited with the design and install, aided by local Maori
whose handiwork was so fine that no mortar was used in cementing
the stones together (though mortar was used on subsequent additions
and repairs). A kauri sawmill
operated there from 1863-81.
In Whitianga find a vari ty
of parks, stores, cafes,
tour boats, bike hires, dive
charters, art galleries and the
Mercury Bay Museum – all
within walking distance.
Jane Galloway enjoys
painting the charm of the
area’s beaches including
Front Beach at right.
See
flipview/spring_holiday_2013/
SHAKESPEARE
CLIFF
Photo by Roberta Huffman
... and nearby Lonely Bay, Flaxmill Bay,
Front Beach and Ferry Landing