Bruce’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Scenic ride across Lake Wakatipu on a historic steam boat with open access to the steam boiler engine room. The Earnslaw goes to a high country farm where you can take farm tours and have morning/afternoon tea or BBQ lunch/dinner.
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TSS Earnslaw Queenstown
Beach StreetScenic ride across Lake Wakatipu on a historic steam boat with open access to the steam boiler engine room. The Earnslaw goes to a high country farm where you can take farm tours and have morning/afternoon tea or BBQ lunch/dinner.
Shotover Bridge
Historic bridge with great views along the trail network
Stunning road with spectacular views into the remote back country. The drive is not for the fainthearted and mostly not covered by insurance for rental cars. There are commercial operators to take you on a scenic drive.
Skippers Road
Skippers RoadStunning road with spectacular views into the remote back country. The drive is not for the fainthearted and mostly not covered by insurance for rental cars. There are commercial operators to take you on a scenic drive.
Food scene
Only a 2min walk from our house. A nice cosy cafe with great outdoor area and views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables
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The Boatshed Cafe
847 Frankton RdOnly a 2min walk from our house. A nice cosy cafe with great outdoor area and views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables
yummy craft beer brewery and bar at the Frankton boat marina. Only 2min walk away from our house.
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Altitude Brewing
827 Frankton Rdyummy craft beer brewery and bar at the Frankton boat marina. Only 2min walk away from our house.
Local bar and restaurant with great views across Lake Wakatipu. Located only a stroll away from our house along the shores of the lake
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Frankton Arm Tavern
14 Yewlett CresLocal bar and restaurant with great views across Lake Wakatipu. Located only a stroll away from our house along the shores of the lake
Activities
One of the local ski areas. The bus to the ski field stops at the bus stop right outside our house. Worth a drive up the access road any time of the year. The road provides stunning views across the basin.
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The Remarkables Ski Area
One of the local ski areas. The bus to the ski field stops at the bus stop right outside our house. Worth a drive up the access road any time of the year. The road provides stunning views across the basin.
One of the local ski fields. Worth the drive to the base building regardless of the time of the year. Stunning views across the basin.
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Coronet Peak Ski Area
One of the local ski fields. Worth the drive to the base building regardless of the time of the year. Stunning views across the basin.
Queenstown Hill Walkway
Local loop walk to a nice viewing point on Queenstown hill.
Enjoy a bike ride or a walk on the extensive trail network along the lake shores and across the entire Wakatipu basin. Access to the trail network is just 2min from our house at the Frankton boat marina.
Queenstown Trail
Enjoy a bike ride or a walk on the extensive trail network along the lake shores and across the entire Wakatipu basin. Access to the trail network is just 2min from our house at the Frankton boat marina.
Cute little honey centre and cafe in an old renovated sheep sheering shed.
The Buzzstop Honey Centre & Cafe
26 Hansen RoadCute little honey centre and cafe in an old renovated sheep sheering shed.
Shopping
Shopping area with supermarket, cafe, food and retail.
5min drive from our house.
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Five Mile Shopping Centre
34 Grant RdShopping area with supermarket, cafe, food and retail.
5min drive from our house.
Queenstown Central
19 Grant RdShopping area with cafes, food options and retail
Funky little store with all sorts of “feel nice” accessories, art, imported Balinese furniture and kids clothing.
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The Barn
26 Hansen RdFunky little store with all sorts of “feel nice” accessories, art, imported Balinese furniture and kids clothing.
A good locals outing is the Remarkables Market at the Remarkables Park shopping area in Frankton. The market is on every Saturday between 9:00am and 2:00pm. There is local produce, arts & crafts, great food, good coffee and music.
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Remarkables Market
23 Hawthorne Dr
A good locals outing is the Remarkables Market at the Remarkables Park shopping area in Frankton. The market is on every Saturday between 9:00am and 2:00pm. There is local produce, arts & crafts, great food, good coffee and music.
Right next to “The Barn” is a cute little honey centre with a retail shop where you can also watch bees in a show hive behind glass, take tours to learn all about bees, spin your own honey, make bees wax wraps or bees wax candles. They also have a cafe with great coffee. Something for everyone.
The Buzzstop Honey Centre & Cafe
26 Hansen RoadRight next to “The Barn” is a cute little honey centre with a retail shop where you can also watch bees in a show hive behind glass, take tours to learn all about bees, spin your own honey, make bees wax wraps or bees wax candles. They also have a cafe with great coffee. Something for everyone.
Neighborhoods
Frankton
Local neighbourhood
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Bus service
Parking in downtown Queenstown is limited. There is great bus service into town with a bus stop locate just below on the main road. Busses stop there every 15mins during the day and every 30mins after 7pm up to midnight. If you get a GO card (available on the bus) and charge it with money, each ride is only $2.00. You can find the timetable online if you search ‘Orbus Queenstown’.
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Ferry service
There is also a ferry service from the Frankton Marina (just below our house) to the wharf in Queenstown or the other side of the arm to the Kawarau Village. You can find the ferry timetable on queenstownferries.co.nz. The fare is $4.90 per trip.
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New Year’s Eve fireworks
There is a firework display at midnight on New Years Eve which is set up on the water at Queenstown Bay (right downtown). Good viewing is from the beach, the wharf or the gardens but also from the roads that lead up Queenstown hill from the traffic lights. It’s usually very busy in town for the fireworks and car parking is limited and the buses are super crowded from about 10:30/11pm onwards. Have a bit of time up your sleeve if you’re going to town at that time.