Guidebook for Whanganui

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Guidebook for Whanganui

Food Scene

It's a 5 minute walk from the cottage, the foods good, they have a children's menu and it's a pleasant place to be overlooking the river.
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Caroline's Boatshed Bar and Eatery
181 Somme Parade
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It's a 5 minute walk from the cottage, the foods good, they have a children's menu and it's a pleasant place to be overlooking the river.
The food is excellent and very good value for money. The service is always very good too. It's also BYO wine.
Japanese Kitchen WA
92 Victoria Ave
The food is excellent and very good value for money. The service is always very good too. It's also BYO wine.
Great tasting food! Reasonable prices and very good service.
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Spice Guru Indian Restaurant Bar & Takeaway
23A Victoria Avenue
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Great tasting food! Reasonable prices and very good service.
Delicious Cronuts and slices! The pies are good too!
Savages Bakery Ltd
127 Duncan St
Delicious Cronuts and slices! The pies are good too!

Parks & Nature

It's a lovely walk around the lake, there is an aviary and a winter garden. There's also a nice cafe.
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버지니아 호수
110 Great N Rd
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It's a lovely walk around the lake, there is an aviary and a winter garden. There's also a nice cafe.
This garden is a garden of national significance in NZ. It is gorgeous and well worth the 15-20 minute drive. There are several different gardens and and 2 aboretea. Definitely recommend this to visit! Pack a picnic and spend the day wandering the property.
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Paloma Gardens
11 Pohutukawa Ln
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This garden is a garden of national significance in NZ. It is gorgeous and well worth the 15-20 minute drive. There are several different gardens and and 2 aboretea. Definitely recommend this to visit! Pack a picnic and spend the day wandering the property.
This must be one of the best children's parks in NZ! There is so much to do - a child's dream!
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코와이 공원
Anzac Parade
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This must be one of the best children's parks in NZ! There is so much to do - a child's dream!

Arts & Culture

Whanganui is renowned for its thriving arts scene. The Serjeant on the Quay is the temporary home of the Sarjeant Gallery while it undergoes a massive refurbishment. There are many art galleries in our city.
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Sarjeant Gallery
38 Taupo Quay
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Whanganui is renowned for its thriving arts scene. The Serjeant on the Quay is the temporary home of the Sarjeant Gallery while it undergoes a massive refurbishment. There are many art galleries in our city.
Wanganui Opera week is a series of public events where students of the New Zealand Opera School are based at Wanganui Collegiate School during 2 weeks in early January. There are various performances culminating in a Gala evening at the Royal Wanganui Opera House. http://wanganuioperaweek.co.nz
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Royal Wanganui Opera House
69 St Hill St
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Wanganui Opera week is a series of public events where students of the New Zealand Opera School are based at Wanganui Collegiate School during 2 weeks in early January. There are various performances culminating in a Gala evening at the Royal Wanganui Opera House. http://wanganuioperaweek.co.nz

Sightseeing

The elevator takes you up through the hill to the iconic Durie Hill Tower. You can walk to the top where you can take in the magnificent views. On a clear day you can see the South Island, Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu.
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Durie Hill Elevator & Elevator Tower
3 Anzac Parade
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The elevator takes you up through the hill to the iconic Durie Hill Tower. You can walk to the top where you can take in the magnificent views. On a clear day you can see the South Island, Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu.

Essentials

This is the closest grocery store, 10 minute walk, couple of minutes in the car. Great pastries and breads!
Four Square Aramoho
138 Somme Parade
This is the closest grocery store, 10 minute walk, couple of minutes in the car. Great pastries and breads!
For a bigger selection of grocery items, wine and beer. There's another supermarket opposite (Pak n Save) and another (New World) 100m down the road from it.
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Countdown Victoria Ave
433 Victoria Ave
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For a bigger selection of grocery items, wine and beer. There's another supermarket opposite (Pak n Save) and another (New World) 100m down the road from it.

Getting Around

Avis Wanganui Downtown Rent-A-Car (Permanently Closed)