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(746 Pollen St; 4pm-late Wed-Sun) With art-deco chandeliers, zany wallpaper and regular
live music, Rick's is the sort of place where a solo traveller of any gender can chill out
over a glass of wine.

Junction Hotel PUB
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( www.thejunction.net.nz ; 700 Pollen St; pizza $16-22, mains $15-30; 10am-late) Serving thirsty
gold-diggers since 1869, the Junction is the archetypal slightly rough-around-the-edges,
historic, small-town pub. Live music attracts a younger crowd on the weekends, while
families head to the corner-facing Grahamstown Bar & Diner for hearty pub grub.

Multiplex Cinemas CINEMA
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( www.cinemathames.co.nz ; 708 Pollen St; adult/child $15/10) Recent blockbusters with cheaper
$11 tickets on Wednesdays.

Shopping
Pollen St has stores selling local art and craft.

Grahamstown Market MARKET
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(Pollen St; 8am-noon Sat) On Saturday mornings the Grahamstown Market fills the
street with organic produce and handicrafts.

Information

Thames i-SITE (

07-868 7284; www.thamesinfo.co.nz ; 206 Pollen St; 9am-5pm)

Getting There & Around

09-583 5780; www.intercity.co.nz ) , Tairua Bus Company (

InterCity (

07-808 0748;

www.tairuabus.co.nz ) and Go Kiwi ( 0800 446 549; www.go-kiwi.co.nz ) all run bus services

to Thames.

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