Enjoy an active or quiet holiday in the spaciousness of rural Central Otago. We provide accommodation to suit everyone. Choose between motel, studio units, cabins, on-site caravans, caravan & camper van points, backpackers and shady tent sites. We are just 200 m from the beginning of the Otago Central Rail Trail and have quality bikes for hire. If you are planning a trip on the Otago Central Rail Trail, let us arrange the details for you. Check out our FREE services on We have expert knowledge about all aspects of the Trail and we are the Middlemarch depot for Catch-a-Bus Wanaka.
- www.middlemarch-motels.co.nz
- 03 464 3355
- Fax 03 464 3322
- [email protected]
- Mold Street, PO Box 33, Middlemarch, 9056
- Tourist Attractions
- Things to do include a walk to the Department of Conservation's scenic reserve, Sutton Salt Lake, and a tour of the nearby Oceania Gold open-cast mine at Macraes. For the energetic there are three access points for walks up the Rock & Pillar Range.
From Christchurch / Oamaru
At Palmerston on State Highway 1, turn right onto State Highway 85 (signposted to Ranfurly). After Dunback, turn left up the hill towards Hyde and Middlemarch. You travel past the enormous Oceania Gold open cast gold mine and through the historic township of Macraes. At the next major fork, keep right towards Hyde on this excellent sealed road until you reach State Highway 87 south of Hyde. Turn south and continue to Middlemarch.
Once in Middlemarch, turn east into Mold Street opposite the school in the middle of the township and follow the signs.
At Palmerston on State Highway 1, turn right onto State Highway 85 (signposted to Ranfurly). After Dunback, turn left up the hill towards Hyde and Middlemarch. You travel past the enormous Oceania Gold open cast gold mine and through the historic township of Macraes. At the next major fork, keep right towards Hyde on this excellent sealed road until you reach State Highway 87 south of Hyde. Turn south and continue to Middlemarch.
Once in Middlemarch, turn east into Mold Street opposite the school in the middle of the township and follow the signs.
