Martinborough Voyage Tips and guide

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Martinborough is an agricultural and wine-product centre, with a population of 1600. The town was laid out by John Martin in 1879, with the street plan in the shape of the Union Jack.

• -41.2166175.4581 Martinborough i-SITE Visitor Centre, 18 Kitchener St (cnr Broadway St), ☏ +64 6 306 5010, [email protected]. Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su-Mo & holidays 10:00-16:00. 

Martinborough is 35km south-west of Masterton and 65km east of Wellington.

The Metlink 200 runs 5 times per day from Masterton and Featherston. There are six trains per day to Featherston from Wellington and Masterton on the Wairarapa Line.

41°13′8″S 175°27′33″E

Map of Martinborough

• -41.21885175.458751 Pain & Kershaw, The Square. Supermarket: Su–Th 7am–7pm, F & Sa 7am–9pm, General Store: M–F 9am–5pm, Sa 10am–4pm, Su 10am–2pm. A department store that includes a 4 Square (supermarket), Mitre 10 (hardware) and a general store selling clothes. (updated Feb 2017)

• -41.21816175.458741 Martinborough Hotel, The Square, ☏ +64 6 306 9350. A grand hotel built in 1882. Also runs the nearby Petit Hotel, built in 1907. From $160. (updated Feb 2017)

• North to Carterton, Masterton
• West to the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington