Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Almost all street names in town are inspired by Shakespearian characters; the town was
named after William Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon in England. Stratford
is on SH3, about 40km southeast of New Plymouth and 18km from the Plateau on Mt
Taranaki.
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Sleeping & Eating
The highway, passing right through town, is home to plenty of fast-food joints.
HOLIDAY PARK$
Stratford Top Town Holiday Park
( 06-765 6440;
www.stratfordtoptownholidaypark.co.nz;
10 Page St; campsites/dm/cabins from $14/
22/40; )
A trim caravan park offering one-room cabins, motel-style units and back-
packers' bunks.
MOTEL$$$
Amity Court Motel
( 06-765 4496;
www.amitycourtmotel.co.nz;
35 Broadway N; d $120, apt $140-160; )
A relat-
ively new kid on the Stratford block, upping the town's accommodation standings 100%
with its stone-clad columns, jaunty roof angles, timber louvres and muted cave colours.
CAFE$$$
Casa Pequena
( 06-765 6680; 280 Broadway; snacks $3-5, meals $12-28; 6am-4pm Mon-Fri, 7am-1.30pm Sat)
This disarmingly retro, trapped-in-a-timewarp tearoom dishes up classics such as bangers
and mash, and hot beef-and-gravy sandwiches.
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Supplies & Equipment
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Stratford Leisure
( 06-765 7580; 420 Broadway;
8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat)
Stocks camping gear.
SUPERMARKET
New World
(124 Regan St)
For food supplies, head to this supermarket.
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Information
Stratford i-SITE
( 06-765 6708, 0800 765 6708;
www.taranaki.co.nz;
Prospero Pl, Broadway S;
8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat & Sun)
A helpful visitor centre with heaps of brochures on
