Business:
Shantytown
Address:
Shantytown Post Office
Rutherglen Rd
Rutherglen Rd
City/Town:
Greymouth
Phone:
(03) 762 6634
Fax:
(03) 762-6649
Website:
Profile:
We are one of New Zealand's premier heritage attractions. A faithfully restored 1900's pioneer town, born out of, and stimulated by, the West Coast gold rushes of the 1860's. A living monument to the hardy pioneers who forded the wildly exotic rivers and streams, and scrambled through the rugged subtropical rainforest in search of their fortunes.
Info/News:
Shantytown has grown to comprise over 30 historic buildings, gold panning, working steam trains, a multi-denominational church, horse and buggy rides, 300-seat conference and events centre, licensed bar and tearooms, confectionary store, curio and collectables shop, 19th century Marsden Valley School and children's playground, and Chinatown Miners Village.
Open daily 8:30am - 5pm (closed Xmas Day)