Guidebook for Thames

James & Robyn
James & Robyn
Guidebook for Thames

Food Scene

Excellent breakfast & lunch, great coffee & great ambience
11 locals recommend
Cafe Melbourne
715 Pollen St
11 locals recommend
Excellent breakfast & lunch, great coffee & great ambience
reasonably priced always great food for lunch or dinner
13 locals recommend
Nakontong Thai
728 Pollen St
13 locals recommend
reasonably priced always great food for lunch or dinner
fish & chips on the wharf..
9 locals recommend
The Wharf Coffee House & Bar
Queen Street
9 locals recommend
fish & chips on the wharf..

Drinks & Nightlife

Excellent staff, good ambience.. good wine & beer selection, outside seating.. A great food menu for dining.
12 locals recommend
Grahamstown Bar and Diner
700 Pollen
12 locals recommend
Excellent staff, good ambience.. good wine & beer selection, outside seating.. A great food menu for dining.

Sightseeing

great mine experience well worth the visit..
11 locals recommend
Thames Goldmine Experience
Tararu Road
11 locals recommend
great mine experience well worth the visit..
Pristine beaches and coastline, 10 mins drive along the coast road just nth of town will give you a scenic drive to many bays along the way there are good swimming beaches at Ngarumu bay & Thornton bay & there is a popular cafe also 15 mins drive along this coast. Waihi beach 6 mins drive from Waihi township in the other direction has a beautiful coast line & village well worth a visit. .East coast beaches - Tairua, Hahei, hot water beach are other popular beaches..
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Pristine beaches and coastline, 10 mins drive along the coast road just nth of town will give you a scenic drive to many bays along the way there are good swimming beaches at Ngarumu bay & Thornton bay & there is a popular cafe also 15 mins drive along this coast. Waihi beach 6 mins drive from Waihi township in the other direction has a beautiful coast line & village well worth a visit. .East coast beaches - Tairua, Hahei, hot water beach are other popular beaches..

Arts & Culture

large range of collectible rocks, minerals, gems and souvenirs for gifts.
8 locals recommend
Thames School of Mines and Mineralogical Museum
101 Cochrane St
8 locals recommend
large range of collectible rocks, minerals, gems and souvenirs for gifts.
worth a visit
8 locals recommend
Thames Museum
Cochrane Street
8 locals recommend
worth a visit

Shopping

A wide selection to choose, Carsons book shop is a great place to browse. also the mall behind Cafe Melbourne is really interesting to visit & browse.. The Hospice shop is always a favorite as is the salvation army second hand shop. Just take a walk along Pollen street and enjoy...
Pollen Street
Pollen Street
A wide selection to choose, Carsons book shop is a great place to browse. also the mall behind Cafe Melbourne is really interesting to visit & browse.. The Hospice shop is always a favorite as is the salvation army second hand shop. Just take a walk along Pollen street and enjoy...

Essentials

Has all all the food necessities you need.. A 2 min drive from our home..
12 locals recommend
PAK'nSAVE Thames
100 Mary St
12 locals recommend
Has all all the food necessities you need.. A 2 min drive from our home..