History
Oamaru Victorian Precinct
Oamaru, Otago
A street of pale limestone warehouses, studios and bookshops that feels like a stage set.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Harbour and Tyne streets hold a remarkably intact row of 19th-century whitestone buildings, now home to galleries, a bookshop, antique shops and workshops. Penny-farthing bikes are part of local culture. It is a good place to stretch your legs, grab lunch and poke about.
Good to know
- Visit on a Sunday for the market-style stalls (check dates)
- Parking is easy on the surrounding streets
- Best time
- Daytime, leave time for the Blue Penguin Colony at dusk
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Flat, walkable, street parking
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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