Biking through the Arrow River

Buckingham St, Arrowtown

Buckingham St 1905

Panning for Gold on the Arrow River

Arrowtown Chinese Village - miner's hut

At the top on Eichardts Flat

Biking the Arrow River

Biking on the Arrow River

Wine Tasting in vines

Cycling Across Edgar Bridge

Cycling on the Gibbston Trail

Enjoying the view at Lake Hayes

Family biking in autumn

Macetown in Autumn

Scenic Edgar Bridge

Views to the river below on the Arrow River Track

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

The first jail in Arrowtown was simply a log. You were chained up to it. The later stone jail still exists and is in Cardigan Street. It is New Zealand’s 4th oldest jail.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

The discoverer of gold in the Arrow river was a shepherd named Jack Tewa or Maori Jack. He also won the Royal Humane medal for saving a man from drowning in Lake Wakatipu.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

Arrowtown is one of the fastest growing towns in New Zealand:
1948---------120 people
1989------850 people
2015----2600 people

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

Millbrook Resort is named after Mill Farm on which it sits. Mill farm was established by the Butel family who came from Normandy.

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

They used to sell Morphine in the local drug store. That was back in the goldmining days of course!

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Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

Arrowtown has one of the best preserved collection of goldfields heritage buildings in New Zealand.

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