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( www.lakeferryhotel.co.nz ; 1 Lake Ferry Rd; mains $12-28; from 11am) , happily trapped in a
time warp with its formica tables and resident old-timers. Pull up a pew in the window
and enjoy a good feed of fish and chips.
However, don't leave Lake Ferry without venturing beyond the pub to the grey,
shingled dunes at the rivermouth where the water rushes and swirls while big black-
backed gulls circle overhead. This is a classic coastal corner of NZ where nothing ever
happens but there's plenty to see.
Martinborough i-SITE can help with accommodation options in the Lake Ferry and
Cape Palliser area, which include campsites and holiday homes for rent.
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Greytown
POP 2200
The most seductive of several small towns along SH2, Greytown has tarted itself up over
recent years and is now home to a permanent population at critical mass, and waves of
Wellington weekenders. It has plenty of accommodation, some decent food, three high-
street pubs and some swanky shopping. Check out www.greytown.co.nz for more in-
formation.
Sights
Cobblestones Village Museum MUSEUM
( www.cobblestonesmuseum.org.nz ; 169 Main St; adult/child/family $5/2/10; 10am-4.30pm)
Greytown was the country's first planned inland town: intact Victorian architectural spe-
cimens line the main street. Sporting a spruce new information centre, this darling mu-
seum is an enclave of period buildings and various historic objects, dotted around pretty
grounds inviting a lie-down on a picnic blanket.
Schoc Chocolates CHOCOLATIERIE
( www.chocolatetherapy.com ; 177 Main St) No picnic? No worries. Visit Schoc in its 1920s
cottage beside Cobblestones Village Museum. Sublime flavours, worth every single
penny of 12 bucks a tablet. Truffles, rocky road and peanut brittle, too. Free tastings.
Stonehenge Aotearoa MONUMENT