Top 5 things to do
Pleasant Point Museum and Railway
This is a must visit if you’re in Timaru District. It’s been rated as one of New Zealand’s best preservation railways, but there’s loads more to this attraction than that.
They run fully operational steam locomotives – including the 1922 locomotive Ab699 – and a rare replica of a Model T Ford Railcar. There are museum exhibits at each end of the 2.4km long railway line that runs alongside the highway; it was part of the original Timaru to Fairlie railway line which was decommissioned in 1968.
Rides on the steam train or the railcar are a favourite with kids and adults alike, as are the classic cartoon movies and museum exhibits.
A few highlights of Pleasant Point
Pleasant Point Museum and Railway has been rated as one of New Zealand’s best preservation railways. Ride on the steam train, watch a classic cartoon movie and discover the museum exhibits.
A must do in while you are here is try a real fruit ice cream from Strawberry Divine. Pick your fruit and see them mix before your eyes with vanilla ice cream.
Pleasant Point is home to colonies of native Long-Tailed Bats. They are tiny and elusive but keep an eye out for bat roost trees. You’ll recognise these by the aluminium bands tied around them to stop predators scaling the trees. If you stare hard enough up into the branches of these trees you might get lucky and catch a glimpse of these little locals.