Discover fascinating stories of real New Zealanders and experience a recreated gold-rush village just 10kms south of Greymouth.
West Coast isolation, extreme weather and rugged terrain produced stories of fortitude and ingenuity. Shantytown tells these pioneering stories through a fascinating mix of experience and displays and our holographic movie theatre.
Ride the Steam Train through native rainforest, experience the sights and sounds of a working sawmill, watch the sluice gun blast gold bearing rock and soil from the earth, then follow the races to the gold claim and pan for your own gold where a strike is guaranteed!
The village, with 30 shops and buildings to explore, shows life the way it used to be. For a memento of Shantytown nothing is better than an Old Time Costume photo!
Picnic in the Park, eat at King Dicks Café or try an old fashioned boiled lolly mixture, an ice-cream or milkshake at The Beehive.
And we are a West Coast Wilderness Cycle Trail Partner, so you can take the Trail detour out to us from Paroa Hotel on State Highway 6 - we have a brand new bike stand just for Cycle Trail cyclists!
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- Shantytown Heritage Park Greymouth (0.0 miles) - Discover fascinating stories of real New Zealanders and experience a recreated gold-rush village jus...
- Garth Wilson Jade Paroa / Greymouth (1.3 miles) - AUTHENTIC WEST COAST JADE, FOUND BY MY FAMILY IN LOCAL RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS. My family connections ...
- Garth Wilson Jade Greymouth (1.3 miles) - Easy to find on the way to Shantytown. My family connections with pounamu (jade) go back hundreds of...
- Nimmo Gallery+Store Greymouth (3.0 miles) - Nimmo Gallery is in the heart of Greymouth. A must stop place to visit when you are travelling throug...
- West Coast Shuttle 2007 Ltd Greymouth (4.8 miles) - Daily Passenger transport From Greymouth to Arthur's Pass, from Arthur's Pass to Christchurc...
