Martinborough is a town in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand.
Understand
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.
- Martinborough i-SITE Visitor Centre, 18 Kitchener St (cnr Broadway St), -41.2166°, 175.4580°, +64 6 306 5010, martinborough@wairarapanz.com. Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su-Mo & holidays 10:00-16:00.
Get in
Martinborough is 35km south-west of Masterton and 65km east of Wellington.
By bus
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.
Get around
See
Do
Buy
- Pain & Kershaw, The Square, -41.21885°, 175.45875°. 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. 2017-02-24
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Martinborough Hotel, The Square, -41.21816°, 175.45874°, +64 6 306 9350. A grand hotel built in 1882. Also runs the nearby Petit Hotel, built in 1907. From $160 2017-02-23
Connect
Go next
- North to Carterton, Masterton
- West to the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Wellington