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( 03-696 3703;
www.peelforestlodge.co.nz
;
d $350, additional people $40; )
Would-be Davy Crocketts
with champagne tastes will love this beautiful log cabin hidden in the forest. There are
four rooms sleeping eight people, but they only take one booking at a time, so you and
your posse will have the place to yourselves. It's fully self-contained, but meals can be ar-
ranged.
Peel Forest Store
( 03-696 3567;
www.peelforest.co.nz
;
lunch $13-15, dinner $24-30; 9am-5.30pm Sun-Thu, to 8.30pm Fri &
Sat)
Your one-stop-shop for groceries, takeaway food and internet access also runs the
camping ground and the attached cafe-bar. Cooked meals include burgers, pizza and
steaks.
CAFE, SELF-CATERING
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Geraldine
POP 2420
Consummately Canterbury in its dedication to English-style gardening, pretty Geraldine
has a village vibe and an active arts scene. In spring, duck behind the war memorial on
Talbot St to the River Garden Walk
,
where green-fingered locals have gone completely
bonkers planting azaleas and rhododendrons.
Sights
Vintage Car & Machinery Museum
(178 Talbot St; adult/child $10/free; 9.30am-4pm daily Oct-May, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun Jun-Sep)
You don't
have to be a rev-head to enjoy this vintage car collection. The oldest is a 1907 De Dion-
Bouton but the most impressive is a gleaming, fully restored 1926 Bentley. There's also a
purpose-built Daimler used for the 1954 royal tour, plus some very nice Jags, 1970s
muscle cars and all sorts of farm machinery.
MUSEUM
1066 - A Medieval Mosaic
(
www.1066.co.nz
;
10 Wilson St; 10am-4pm)
One can only marvel at the obsessive-com-
pulsion behind this 42m re-creation of the Bayeux Tapestry, painted onto a backdrop made
from two-million steel bits sourced from discarded industrial knitting machine parts. Just
GALLERY
