How does the song go? “Well, I’ve never been to Spain”!  this was our first time to Colville and what a neat little place. I’d only been here a few minutes when I checked in to the General Store and the lovely person serving recognised me from having the Camera… we worked out it must have been in Coromandel.

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This is the home of a newish POP Hereford N a Pickle. Great name! It is basically a fairly upmarket Cafe with lots of outdoor dining and lots of Motorhome parking in a rural area.

There are some outdoor loos close to the Motorhome parking and a few minutes up the road is the General Store. Just along from the town is Colville Bay/beach which is a fairly shingly beach with some sand.

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Downtown Colville

The Cafe and outdoor area

Entrance to Cafe

The Outdoor Dining

Character Loos

Post Office

Oamaru Bay where we stopped for a swim

Omaaru Bay

We parked Rafe and checked in for a Coffee and a Scone each.

There is also a Tennis court in the middle of the town as well if you’ve got your racquets with you.

After a couple of hours, we headed back towards Coromandel and stopped at Oamaru Bay for a swim. The water was almost tepid. Just lovely.

We headed back to the Pub and again we decided the food deserved another sampling. this time it was Pork Belly for me and a Seafood Sensation that was unbelievable.

That was us for the day.  Well worth the trip 🙂