Arrowtown

Things to Do

Arrowtown satisfies many sides of your personality. The nature lover, the outdoors adventurer, the museum visitor, the shop browser. The charm of historic Buckingham Street, while savouring a coffee.

 

EAT & DRINK   SHOP   GOLF   WINTER SPORTS   WALKING   BIKING   ART & CULTURE   

OTHER ACTIVITES   EVENTS & FESTIVALS   HEALTH & BEAUTY   GOLD PANNING

Explore Arrowtown

Eat & Drink

Shop

Golf

Snow Sports

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.1

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

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.2

The trees in Arrowtown’s beautiful avenues are Sycamore, Ash, Oak, Elm, and Rowan. The first avenue was planted in 1867.

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.3

In the 1950’s many New Zealander’s built cribs ( holiday houses) in Arrowtown and came here for their summer holidays.

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.4

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

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.5

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

LOCAL NUGGETS

Arrowtown Random Fact No.6

The first Arrowtown School was in Buckingham Street and opened in 1863. It was on the site now occupied by the Oak development.

Follow us and share your stories #arrowtownnz

© 2023 Arrowtown.com.

This website is owned and managed by APBA. Arrowtown Promotion and Business Association (APBA)

Our Town
Things to Do
Where to Stay
Media & Trade