Martinborough
Martinborough is a town in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand.
Understand
Martinborough is an agricultural and wine-product centre, with a population of 1600. The town was laid out by John Martin in 1879, with the street plan in the shape of the Union Jack.
- 🌍 Martinborough i-SITE Visitor Centre, 18 Kitchener St (cnr Broadway St), ☏ +64 6 306 5010, martinborough@wairarapanz.com. Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su-Mo & holidays 10:00-16:00.
Get in
Martinborough is 35km south-west of Masterton and 65km east of Wellington.
By bus
The Metlink 200 runs 5 times per day from Masterton and Featherston. There are six trains per day to Featherston from Wellington and Masterton on the Wairarapa Line.
Buy
- 🌍 Pain & Kershaw, The Square. Supermarket: Su–Th 7am–7pm, F & Sa 7am–9pm, General Store: M–F 9am–5pm, Sa 10am–4pm, Su 10am–2pm. A department store that includes a 4 Square (supermarket), Mitre 10 (hardware) and a general store selling clothes.
Sleep
- 🌍 Martinborough Hotel, The Square, ☏ +64 6 306 9350. A grand hotel built in 1882. Also runs the nearby Petit Hotel, built in 1907. From $160.
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