Guidebook for Timaru
Sightseeing
Drive down the loop road or walk down the steps or take the elevator! At the bay you can walk through the gardens, along the boardwalk through the sand dunes and down to the beach. You can visit a bird avery and talk to the parrots. Casual sporting facilities include a skate park, tennis courts, bike polo courts, rollerskating rink, beach volleyball and frisbie golf plus there's an extensive wide open spaces for flying a kite. Often carnival and festival events are held here.
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Caroline Bay
Virtue AvenueDrive down the loop road or walk down the steps or take the elevator! At the bay you can walk through the gardens, along the boardwalk through the sand dunes and down to the beach. You can visit a bird avery and talk to the parrots. Casual sporting facilities include a skate park, tennis courts, bike polo courts, rollerskating rink, beach volleyball and frisbie golf plus there's an extensive wide open spaces for flying a kite. Often carnival and festival events are held here.
Book tickets and find out other things to do around South Canterbury. This information centre is called iSite and it's tucked in a big old building called the Landing Services building along side a bar/restaurant called Speights Ale House
Timaru Information Centre
2 George StBook tickets and find out other things to do around South Canterbury. This information centre is called iSite and it's tucked in a big old building called the Landing Services building along side a bar/restaurant called Speights Ale House
Parks & Nature
This large park has several walkways easy and difficult. There are mountain bike tracks and an epic little space for BMX bike tricks. There is vehicle access through the middle with a carpark near the small lake.
Centennial Park
This large park has several walkways easy and difficult. There are mountain bike tracks and an epic little space for BMX bike tricks. There is vehicle access through the middle with a carpark near the small lake.
A long term restoration project has had hundreds of native plants planted by volunteers to improve the water way. It's not flash but it's full of wildlife and you can walk across the train tracks right down to the beach which is usually fairly empty of people but full of driftwood.
Saltwater Creek
A long term restoration project has had hundreds of native plants planted by volunteers to improve the water way. It's not flash but it's full of wildlife and you can walk across the train tracks right down to the beach which is usually fairly empty of people but full of driftwood.
Arts & Culture
Aigantighe Art Gallery
49 Wai-Iti RdFood Scene
A small collection of Bars, Cafes, and Restaurants with the best view across Caroline Bay, the Port and the ocean.
The Bay Hill
The Bay HillA small collection of Bars, Cafes, and Restaurants with the best view across Caroline Bay, the Port and the ocean.
Everything Else
Indoor swimming pools and fitness centre
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Caroline Bay Trust Aoraki Centre
11 Te Weka StIndoor swimming pools and fitness centre
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Vlog review by a youtube traveller
Peter and Yen travel NZ and post videos to youtube about their experiences. They just happened to stay at this airbnb flat so it’s featureed in their video along with other things to see and do in timaru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_GbTJ80rac