Top Things to do in Clutha
What to do and see in Clutha, South Island: The Best Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Clutha, New Zealand including The Vat-T-Can - Christine Flannery Glass Painting, Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre, Sod Cottage, Lawrence Information Centre & Museum, South Otago Museum.
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1. The Vat-T-Can - Christine Flannery Glass Painting
2. Owaka Museum and Catlins Information Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 131 reviews
A great small museum - also with information centre, gallery, shop, library all under one roof to give visitors to The Catlins the best start to their visit.
Reviewed By GSAJ - Blenheim, New Zealand
Called in here to obtain some local information and visit the museum. Museum is definitely well worth visiting to obtain a great understanding of the local history of the early settlers plus the maritime events along the coastline. Art gallery associated with the centre displays some great local talent.
3. Sod Cottage
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
This quaint cottage was built in the 1860s as a stopping place for miners heading to the Tuapeka Goldfields. It has been restored by the South Otago Historical Society and was re-opened on 30 May 1970. Distance from Milton: 12kms southwest.
Reviewed By TigersLovePepper - Wellington, New Zealand
Though a bit old and soddy, this cottage is an absolute must see. We flew down from Wellington and rented a car to drive out for a visit. We were at first struck by the simplicty and effectiveness of the architectural design. Our excitement grew as we approached the door. We didn’t know what to expect! When we opened it we found ourselves in a cage the size of a spacious telephone booth! We closed the door behind us and spent a good hour giving the cottage interior a good visual exploratin. What we saw most pleasing to the optics. There were 2 fire places. It was a bit small but very well organized and maintained by a quiet host with no feet. She was a lovely mild mannered and quiet woman beautifully dressed in a drab soddy old smock. I recommed bringing your favorite pie for the journey. The drive will afford the pie adequate chance to cool down and you can enjoy it either in the cage or on a conveniently installed old sod picnic table near the beautiful cottage. Enjoying your pie with a view of the paddocks and the highway is a great way to conclude the visit. Remember to take home your rubbish. The old sod cottage accepts tips so bring some gold coins. Don’t be a stingy old sod.
4. Lawrence Information Centre & Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By DesH712 - Christchurch, New Zealand
In the first place, the service provided over a couple of days by the woman in the Information Centre was first class: she answered our many questions, told us where to go. what to do, and what to see, and all the while giving us interesting details about the history of the town. Secondly is the museum itself. We spent over two hours looking at the incredibly wide range of exhibits: the gold mining display, the agricultural exhibits, the huge assortment of social history relics ( how often did we say, “I remember one of those”), while the colonists’ portrait gallery was fascinating. The people who have gathered and displayed (and to their credit, labelled) all of this are to be congratulated. And even more impressive, and for which we were short of much time, the amount of archived material on local families, schools, birth and death records, newspaper articles, photographs, etc, etc is simply mind blowing.. Don’t miss a visit here even if only for a short time...or keep returning. Here is the heart and soul of this historic little town
5. South Otago Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
