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Gilchrist's Store
Oturehua, Otago
Historic 1899 general store on the rail trail, still selling groceries and coffee.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
A general store that has been trading since 1899 and is now community-owned. It still has shelves of old tins and memorabilia, alongside coffee, honey and local goods. Cyclists on the Otago Central Rail Trail make it a regular stop.
Good to know
- Check opening hours
- Browse the memorabilia
- Best time
- Daytime
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road from SH85
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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