Town
Waihi
Waihi, Waikato
A gold-mining town with an open pit, a heritage railway and old Cornish buildings.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Waihi's open-cast Martha Mine is the centrepiece, with the pumphouse and a rim-walk, plus a heritage railway to Waikino. It's the gateway to Waihi Beach and the Karangahake Gorge.
Good to know
- Start at the visitor centre on Seddon Street
- The Goldfields Railway leaves from the old station
- Best time
- Weekend (railway runs)
- Getting there
- Sealed
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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