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East Egmont and the Manganui Ski Area. From the southeast, Manaia Rd leads up to
Dawson Falls, 23km from Stratford.
There are no public buses to the national park but numerous shuttle-bus/tour operators
will gladly take you there for around $40/55 one-way/return (usually cheaper for groups).
Cruise NZ Tours
( 0800 688 687)
Mountain shuttle bus departing New Plymouth 7.30am for
North Egmont; returns 4.30pm. Other pick-ups/drop-offs by arrangement. Tours also
available.
Eastern Taranaki Experience
( 06-765 7482;
www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz
)
Shuttle services as well as
tours and accommodation in Stratford.
Outdoor Gurus
( 027 270 2932, 06-758 4152;
www.outdoorgurus.co.nz
)
Pick-up points (New Ply-
mouth) and times to suit; gear hire available.
06-757 9888, 0800 886 877)
Offers New Plymouth to North Egmont return.
Taranaki Tours
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Around Mt Taranaki
Inglewood
POP 3250
Handy to the mountain on SH3, the little main-street town of Inglewood is an adequate
stop for supermarket supplies and a noteworthy stop for a steak-and-egg pie at
Nelsons
Bakery
( 06-756 7123; 45 Rata St; pies $3-4; 6am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 7am-4pm Sat)
. Inglewood's other
shining light is the cute
Fun Ho! National Toy Museum
( 06-756 7030;
www.funhotoys.co.nz
;
25 Rata St;
adult/child $6/3; 10am-4pm)
, exhibiting (and selling) old-fashioned sand-cast toys. It doubles
as the local visitor information centre; online,
www.inglewood.co.nz
is a good source of
information.
On the road into town from New Plymouth,
White Eagle Motel
( 06-756 8252;
www.whiteeaglemotel.co.nz
;
87b Rata St; s/d from $90/105, extra person $20; )
is an old-school motel but
tidy and quiet with blooming flower boxes. The two-bedroom units feel bigger than they
are.
Inside a fire-engine-red 1878 heritage building,
Caffe Windsor
(
06-756 6665;
www.caffewindsor.co.nz
;
1 Kelly St; brunch $9-23, dinner $23-30; 8.30am-5pm Mon-Wed, to late Thu-Sat, to 3pm
Sun)
sells super-sized custard squares and coffee during the day and Thai chicken curry at
