Iconic pub in the Taumarunui area? [Archive]

denill

27th December 2009, 08:36

A mental block. What's the name of the iconic pub in the Taumarunui area, maybe towards Stratford? You know the one I mean?

Do they have accommodation?

TIA:niceone:

spacemonkey

27th December 2009, 08:39

The Whangamomona pub? :apint::cool:

Highlander

27th December 2009, 08:40

A mental block. What's the name of the iconic pub in the Taumarunui area, maybe towards Stratford? You know the one I mean?

Do they have accommodation?

TIA:niceone:

You thinking of Whangamomona (http://www.whangamomonahotel.co.nz/)on the Forgotten World Highway?

spacemonkey

27th December 2009, 08:41

Ah website for it here....
http://www.whangamomonahotel.co.nz/acat.html :niceone:

denill

27th December 2009, 08:56

Yeah, that's the one.

Thanks guys...........:niceone:

denill

27th December 2009, 08:59

What sort of condition is the road like from Taumarunui to Stratford?

Taz

27th December 2009, 10:10

What sort of condition is the road like from Taumarunui to Stratford?

Your typical NZ rural backroad. Treated with respect it's great fun. Only a short stretch of gravel these days. No racetrack though.

Hitcher

27th December 2009, 16:43

What sort of condition is the road like from Taumarunui to Stratford?

It's mint. Even the 17km of "gravel" through the Tangarakau Gorge is no real issue.

Gezza

29th December 2009, 18:49

I can vouch for that being a Naki man. It's a great ride,the 17-18km of gravel is well packed down and the Whanga pub is legendary.Give them a call for acommadation (Geoff will look after you)

red mermaid

29th December 2009, 19:14

I can vouch for that being a Naki man. It's a great ride,the 17-18km of gravel is well packed down and the Whanga pub is legendary.Give them a call for acommadation (Geoff will look after you)

After he checks with Penny! :spanking:

madmal64

29th December 2009, 19:53

Did the gravel section today. Its in bloody good nick!
If you are thinking of just rocking up at the hotel and hoping a bed is available you maybe out of luck. They have been fully booked quite a bit lately. I had lunch there yesterday and got chatting to the owner/publican and mentioned that they has been fully booked for a while now. So I suggest you call 1st and make a booking if you are planning to stay there. If they are fully booked there is accomodation available on the top of the Tahora Saddle.
There is a music festival happening at Tahora on that road right now until the 1st of Jan so there will be more traffic than usual with a few camper vans and house buses around.

denill

29th December 2009, 20:15

Putting plans in place for a bit of a back road Tiki Tour in Feb or March. So will book in advance. Thanks for info guys. :2thumbsup

The Moth

1st January 2010, 14:06

Hi, Just checked in on the gos. I see you are planning a trip through the highway and may need accommodation if the pub is full. On top of the Tahora saddle, 10 kms from the pub is very comfortable and friendly. Check it out on http//backcountryaccommodation.kiwiweb.net.nz

pritch

2nd January 2010, 15:32

How up to date is the info about the cafe on top of the Tahora Saddle? There was a notice in the paper some months ago to say it was closing.

I miss it. That piece of road between Whanga and the Cafe was probably my favourite part of the Forgotten World Highway.
That and the Devonshire teas...

The Moth

3rd January 2010, 12:55

The Cafe closed down back in March 09. It is now accommodation only with a B&B, tent sites and motor home and caravan sites and is called, " Back Country Accommodation." Still the same people.

pritch

3rd January 2010, 14:26

Still the same people.

Good people. They have some biker cred too; married in leathers on the Interisland ferry...

tri boy

3rd January 2010, 16:11

Me n Kanny had the standard issue feed there today, (Whanga that is),. Ham, cheese, onion toasted sandwich's on brown bread, washed down with hot chocolate with TWO marshmallows.
Always a pleasure, and Kanny got her first Whanga T-shirt:-)

boman

3rd January 2010, 18:35

This pic was taken Auckland Anniversary Weekend last year. On a charity ride called the Chateau to Plateau. It is being run again this year. Can thouroughly recommend it for a 3 day cruise over the Forgotten Highway. Approx 1100kms in the 3 days from Waiuku and back. Had a ball, as I am sure alot of others did too.

denill

7th March 2010, 14:01

Back yesterday after navigating a few thousand corners and changing gear a couple of thousand times. Travelled on some fabulous off the beaten track roads like the road from Waitomo to Kawhia. We have some great roads in NZ.............

The Gentle Annie was OK except that the road works were not very rider friendly, all was well though.

Wheras the gravel road bit to the Whangamomoana Pub was probably the best gravel I've ever ridden on a road bike.

merv

8th March 2010, 12:00

Nice one denill, sounds like a great trip - any photos?

TerminalAddict

8th March 2010, 12:57

@denill .. I'm curios about the gentle annie ... is there gravel on her?

Annie is a road I've been wanting to do for a long time

denill

8th March 2010, 13:06

Nothing spectacular Merv.

But here's a couple. The pub, that's been well photographed and Egmont, early in the morning.

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denill

8th March 2010, 13:11

@denill .. I'm curios about the gentle annie ... is there gravel on her?

Annie is a road I've been wanting to do for a long time

Yep, there's gravel but a lot less than there was. Someone said 38ks and that seems about right. But hey, it's doable. We did it on an ST1100, two up with the kitchen sink on the back. The road works were a bit tricky and would be a bit of a lottery. Weekends when they're not working may be a bit more predictable.

But hey, you MUST ride the Annie.

soundbeltfarm

8th March 2010, 13:36

were you there with couple others.
we were staying at the camp ground and some people walked past and one of the guys with us thought he seen a kiwibiker shirt on one of the guys there.
i never saw it or would introduced myself.
we had 3 days of awesome trail riding out there with awesome conditions.

denill

8th March 2010, 13:54

soundbeltfarm

8th March 2010, 14:24

through whanga rd and then through aotuhia station and a few trails that come off the station.

ynot slow

20th March 2010, 09:14

through whanga rd and then through aotuhia station and a few trails that come off the station.

Thread drege but did the route you guys take get you to the Wanganui river via track from Aotuhia,or did you go along the route to start of walkway,we did that by bike years ago,before the walkway had parking and the area around Aotuhia was an old dray track type road.

soundbeltfarm

26th March 2010, 06:53

I'm not to sure ,
we just went down the whanga road and went over bridge to somewhere and through aotuhia station past the old truck and digger then back down the metal road and end up just on the tamuranui side of Marco school.
but we go off quite a few tracks on the whanga rd and through the station.