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  • Camda
    Wellington, New Zealand888 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous experience, made better by the owner David doing our wine tasting and giving us so much information. Learned a lot. He is the right man for the job!
    Written 14 July 2024
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  • Camda
    Wellington, New Zealand888 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fabulous experience. Lady who assisted us was so welcoming and had great conversation with us. $18 for a tasting and we shared a food platter which was $48 for two. We couldn’t eat it all so doggy bagged to take home.
    Only negative was the venue felt very cold and draughty. A roaring fire in the vacant fireplace would have been nice and entices people to stay longer and spend more.
    Written 14 July 2024
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  • Susan R
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This tour was truly a highlight of my trip. The family, the depth of information, the demonstrations were all exceptional. I came back and told all of my friends that this was in the top three things I did on the whole trip. I talked to people on the cruise that went to other sheep stations and none compared to this. Do it, you will love it.
    Written 15 April 2024
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  • The Lampons
    Napier, New Zealand14 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Well worth a visit. There is so much so see in this little museum, from the history of the area to special exhibits, which included local art on our visit. There's also a whole section of a ship that was shipwrecked localy. It was sadly closed off while we were there, but it looked as if it would be fascinating. There's also a little gift shop and cafe.
    Written 19 September 2024
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  • Duncan W
    Wellington, New Zealand352 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We visited on a fine summer's day, not too many people around. Beach is sandy and good for swimming. There is a hill with a short lookout walk nearby. Only one store, so pays to bring your own food and drink if you want something special.
    Written 24 December 2022
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  • Anita T
    Melbourne, Australia341 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We found this by accident, we were looking for St Mary’s church (sadly all boarded up!) We drove up to the summit and sat and watched the view of Gisborne.
    Written 10 October 2022
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  • Abhishek S
    Bengaluru, India394 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    It demonstrates historic things about this gisborne city and put up for display. Not so interesting if the city is not so personal to you.
    Written 29 August 2019
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  • NZMacLeods
    Waiuku, New Zealand86 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This church doesn't look like too much outside, still nice, but inside is beautiful. Def worth a stop to take a peek and see the beautiful windows and carvings.
    Written 18 January 2021
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  • NZMidds
    Wellington, New Zealand458 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Alongside the river this is a lovely place to spend a sunny afternoon. The range of wines is good but if you’re looking to truly experience Gisborne wine head to the wineries. Good range of food and snacks and as I say you really can’t beat sitting on the deck overlooking the river.
    Written 19 November 2020
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  • Richard E
    Middleton Stoney, UK1,315 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I can recommend this brewery for a great choice of beers. A bonus is that they also have a choice of Pizzas. They have seating inside and outside (Covered), they are also wheelchair accessible and have a wheelchair accessible toilet
    Written 22 February 2023
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  • bianca5699
    Tauranga, New Zealand227 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Best beach in the Gisborne area with interesting rock and reef formation at far end. Lots of parking and a beautiful long stretch of coastline.
    Written 28 March 2021
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  • platypus150
    Melbourne, Australia32,443 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is a great boardwalk along the seafront and it meets up with the other walkway/cycleway - Alfred Cox that ends at the i-Site.
    Written 14 June 2022
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