Cromwell Golf Club

The 18 hole Cromwell Golf Course recently redesigned by Greg Turner challenges a golfer to use every club in their bag to be rewarded with birdies from a well placed shot. This gently undulating course will test all levels of golfing ability. Visitors and Green Fee players all welcome. Golf Shop and Clubhouse facilities. Hire clubs , trundlers , and electric carts all available.

NZ Affiliated Club Members 18 holes $30.00 9 Holes $20.00

Non Affiliated Visitors 18 holes $40.00 9 Holes $25.00

Evening golf (after 4.00pm ) every day except Thurs $15.00

Twilight golf (Thursdays) commences Oct 13

Purchase your Cromwell Golf Club green fees from our reception desk and walk on to the course.

Colonial Manor Motel is pleased to be the sponsor of the newly designed 16th hole at Cromwell Golf Club.

Neplusultra St. Off Barry Ave

Ph 0064 3 4450165

A.J.Hackett Bungy

New Zealand is the world's home of Bungy. The historic Kawerau Bridge is only 30 mins drive away from Colonial Manor Motel and is the home of the Bungy pioneers AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch's very first commercial bungy site.It was here in 1988 the Bungy phenomenon began. Leap from 43 metres above the Kawerau River. Stay dry or go in for a splash. Tandem jump with a friend. Just do it ! $180 of pure adrenalin rush.(So I am told!)Well worth a stop on the way to Queenstown from Cromwell just to admire the architecture of the new building with its informative spiral walkway down to the jump area. Don't forget your camera!

Central Otago Motorcycle Hire

If exploring Central Otago on 2 wheels is your thing then Central Otago Motorcycle Hire 3 km out of Cromwell on the Bannockburn Road is the place for you.

Choose from a range of Harley Davidson , Honda , Suzuki , and BMW bikes.

Note you must hold a current Motorcycle license , be over 25 years old, plus you will be required to post a security bond , usually a valid credit card. If you only have a car licence Italian scooters are also available for hire.

The empty, open, great driving roads in Central Otago really lend themselves to cruising with the wind in your face.

Central Speedway

Only a short 5 min drive away on Sandflat Rd just off SH6 is the is the home of the Cromwell Speedway Track where you can enjoy dirt racing at its best during the summer season.

The big annual Easter Meeting is held over 2 days with Sprint Cars ,Modified Sprints, Ministocks, Super Saloons, Sidecars and the NZ Street Stock Grand Prix. A large crowd enjoyed two nights of thrilling racing in 2011. We went along to have a look and were blown away with the speed and exciting close racing.This Easter should be just as exciting.

The 2011/12 season  started on October 29th 2011 with the opening meeting and then on Dec 29th 2011 the Spectacular Sprintcar meeting was held over several days.This attracted some of NZ's top drivers and cars.

January 27th and 28th was the 2 day finale of the Speedweek International Series in Cromwell after meetings in Dunedin and Invercargill. This was an amazing 2 nights of racing with drivers from Australia and the USA competing alongside the best NZ has to offer. Kiwi driver Jamie McDonald from Auckland ran 2nd.

Otago Central Rail Trail

Ride it-Walk it -Experience it. NZ's first rail trail  opened in 2000 and  is 150 km long and runs from Middlemarch to Clyde. The trail can be ridden or walked from either end. The Clyde end is only 25 mins drive from Cromwell.The Middlemarch end is 60mins drive from Dunedin. Fly in or out of either  Queenstown  or Dunedin airports . Be sure to have your accomodation and cycle hire organised in plenty of time as over 15,000 people per season ride or walk this amazing journey. Right now it is #2 on the AA 101 Must Do List.  Jenny is a Middlemarch girl and  2 of her brothers still farm right alongside the Trail at Ngapuna. To meet some real 'Southern Men' have a drink at the (Strath Taeri) Middlemarch pub with the locals.

Alan Waters Art

High on the hill above Bannockburn is the spectacular studio and home of well known NZ artist Alan Waters. His amazing and varied  work often defies logic as well as challenging the viewer.

The spectacular view over both Cromwell and Bannockburn is well worth the drive up the steep gravel road.

The gallery just 10 mins drive from Colonial Manor Motel and is well signposted. Turn left just after The Bannockburn Bridge  on to Cornish Point Rd and  carry on to Rapid 81 Pigeon Rock Rd .

Open Hours are  1pm - 5 pm daily  ( Other times by arrangement )        Phone: 03 445 4723

Cromwell and Districts Museum

Inside the I-Site Building @ 44 The Mall Cromwell is the Central Otago Cromwell and Districts Museum. This is just 2 mins walk across the road from Colonial Manor Motel. Inside the museum discover the stories of Cromwell's History......the ingenuity of the early gold miners,the early chinese immigrants and the harsh realities the pioneering women endured.

Cromwell Minigolf

Just behind the 'Big Fruit " Sculpture and next to the Skateboard Park is Cromwell Mini Golf. An 18 hole putting challenge for all the family. Call in and see Shona on saturdays and Sundays from 10.00 am.(Spring hours) During School Holidays open most days.

 Available for group bookings outside these times.  Ph  03 445 0744    A/H  03 445 3229

Entrance off Murray Tce opposite Subway.

Cromwell Swim Centre

Just across the road from the front entrance to Colonial Manor Motel is the Cromwell Swim Centre.This an excellent modern , indoor , family friendly facility which includes a 25 metre , 29 degree heated pool with 6 lanes, a toddlers area, aquajogging pool and spa pool. In summertime there is an enclosed outdoor play and shaded picnic area for families to enjoy in safety.

Opening Hours:

Monday - Friday                      5.30am - 7.30pm

Saturday                                 9.00am - 6.00pm

Sunday & Public Holidays        10.00am - 6.00pm

Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

Goldfields Mining Centre

Just 8 kms from Colonial Manor Motel on the Cromwell to Queenstown Highway (SH6) is the GoldFields Mining Centre. Goldfields has been preserved as a fully functioning goldfield since the discovery of Gold in the 1860's. Visitors can explore with or without a guide and at the end of your tour you can pan for gold and keep what you find!

Also while you are there at Goldfields you could also go for a ride on the exhillarating Goldfield Jet Boat Ride. Ask us at reception for a discount voucher.

Old Cromwell Town

In 1990 Lake Dunstan was formed to store water for the Clyde Hydro Dam. This flooded the main street of the original Cromwell Township.Some of the original historic buildings were dismantled and rebuilt on the present site on Melmore Terrace. Old Cromwell Town is open free to the public 7 days a week. See a genuine mud brick cottage , authentic stone buildings, artists , jewellery displays and no visit is complete without a good cup of coffee at the Grain and Seed Cafe.The Victoria Arms Hotel is nearby for a drink or a meal.

Now Summer is here enjoy the Market Days on Sundays 10am till 1.00pm

Aurum Wines

Just 1 km out of Cromwell on the Wanaka Rd , in 1997 Tony and Joan Lawrence  established a fabulous farm cottage garden wine tasting room where you can sample and purchase their Aurum Range of Pinots, Chardonnays, Reislings, and Methode Traditionals . They also sell Extra Virgin Olive Oil and other Lavender Based products. They have an amazing dessert wine for sale that is really something  special.

Kingsmill Wines

For a totally different small Boutique winery experience visit Phillip and Donna at Kingsmill Wines at their Bannockburn premises.

Just at the top of the Bannockburn Road hill turn right onto Hall Rd and drive 2kms.Keep going about 500m after the seal finishes and you're there.

This winery only makes 2 varieties of wine .......  Reisling and Pinot Noir but both delicious wines have won some serious awards and accolades from top wine judges and critics. Open from 10.30 am till 5.00 pm  . While you are there you might like to take a walk to the Tippetts Dam old gold sluicing site adjacent to the vineyard.

Mt. Difficulty

One of New Zealand's iconic casual dining experiences. The outdoor terrace dining area offers amazing rock and wild thyme views out over the rows of vines to Lake Dunstan. An open kitchen with top chefs preparing fresh local ingredients to accompany Roaring Meg and Mt Difficulty wines is hard to top for a spring lunch . We just love the Mt Difficulty Pinot Gris.Their Pinot Noir is just outstanding.

Lunch is available 12.00pm-3.00pm daily. Bookings are Essential as seating is quite limited. Book early to ensure an outdoor table when the weather is at its Central Otago best.

Tastings and cellar door sales from 10.30am to 4.30 pm daily.

Northburn Station

"The Shed" Cellar Door & Restaurant (SH 8 towards Tarras) is open daily 10.30am-4.30pm for Lunch, wine sales , tastings, and  local produce from the farmgate shop . Stunning views of Lake Dunstan and the Northburn farm vineyard from the multi use function centre.An ideal venue  for business meetings,sales presentations , functions, and weddings.

A lunch platter accompanied by a glass or two of delicious Northburn wine at one of the many indoor or outdoor tables under the large shade cloths is a very pleasant way to spend a lazy relaxed afternoon.

Olssens

Established in 1989 Olssens is one of the pioneer vineyards of the Bannockburn area. In the summer of 2011 Olssens hosted a very successful Topp Twins concert in the vineyard gardens and was also the venue for the hugely successful MoreFM Winery Tour Concert featuring Brooke Fraser, Op Shop and Midnight Youth. Take a picnic and enjoy their beautiful gardens whilst tasting their excellent wines.

Rockburn

Taking its name from the rugged rock-strewn, burn-scarred landscape of Central Otago, Rockburn produces premium wines of intense varietal characteristics. The winery and tasting room is located right in the center of Cromwell's Industrial area on McNulty Rd.

Easily accessable from State Highways 6 and 8 Manager Viki and her team will guide you through their selection of varieties. Our favourite is their Rosé but you will have to be quick to buy after its release because it usually sells out . Tasting Hours 11.00am - 4.00pm.

Scott Base

Scott Base Vineyard located just above the Queenstown Wanaka Cromwell intersection has a superb view over Cromwell and Lake Dunstan.They not only sell Allan Scott  and Scott Base wines but they also sell  the boutique Moa and Weka Beer ranges. As well as the lager, Weka does both an apple cider and a pear cider that are both also available for sale at Scott Base Vineyard.

We recently tried the Cecilia NV Reserve Methode Traditionelle with a fresh cherry flan dessert and it was an excellent match of flavours.