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Revision as of 12:33, 16 July 2024
Alexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the Otago region of New Zealand. It is on the banks of the Clutha River (at the confluence of the Manuherikia River), on State Highway 8, 188 km by road from Dunedin and 33 km south of Cromwell. It has a population of 5,000.
Get in
By bus
Alexandra is served by Intercity coaches as a stop on Dunedin - Queenstown routes.
Get around
Map of Alexandra (New Zealand)
See
- 1 Central Stories, 21 Centennial Ave (in Pioneer Park, near the town centre). Daily (except 25 Dec) 10am–4pm. The museum and art gallery for Central Otago.
- 2 Alexandra bridges. The piers of the old suspension bridge built in 1882 can still be seen, but the deck has been removed. The new bridge is a steel truss bridge on SH8, built in 1958.
- 3 Clyde. A town 10 km away (centre to centre), a non-touristy alternative to Arrowtown. Clyde is on the Clutha river and has a population of 918.
Do
- Otago Central Rail Trail. A 150-km walking, cycling and horse-riding trail. The western end runs from Clyde to Alexandra, and continues to Middlemarch.
- Central Cinema, 21 Centennial Ave. screening usually at 7.30PM several days each week. Boutique cinema $15.
- 1 Alexandra Golf Course (on SH8 just north of town). $45.
Buy
- 1 New World Supermarket, 89 Centennial Ave. Daily 8.00am - 8.00pm.
- 2 Four Square Supermarket, 91 Tarbert Street. Daily: 7:00am - 10:00pm (opens 7:30am on Sun).
Eat
- 1 Amigos Alexandra, 66 Tarbert Street, Bridge Hill, ☏ +64 3 448 5974, alexandra@amigos.co.nz. Daily noon–late. Spicy mid-range Mexican with a $6 soft Taco Tuesday in the town's former post office.