Timaru

TOP 10 Holiday Park
Timaru TOP 10 Holiday Park rating
  • Bay Banner
  • Kitchen
  • campervan
  • Highfield golf course
  • Tent site
  • Caroline Bay
  • Piazza
  • Powered site
  • camp shot
  • Timaru
  • Campervan

Motels

ensuite units

Relax and experience the comfort of our Park Motels, Self Contained Units and Ensuite Units, all providing the perfect home away from home.

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Cabins

Standard Cabin

Our Standard cabins and Super standard cabins are perfect for providing comfort for families, groups and couples on a budget. Use our sparkling clean communal facilities close by.

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Sites

Sites

Our sunny sites have just that extra amount of space, are sheltered by tress and set in a pleasant park environment.

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About Timaru TOP 10

Your top New Zealand 'camping ground' experience in Timaru. Timaru TOP 10 Holiday Park combines the convenience of a city central holiday park with the seclusion, spaciousness and quiet of a country setting. We have everything you need for a great holiday, Caroline Bay and the town centre are within walking distance and a supermarket is only two minutes away.

Our central city holiday park provides a wonderful relaxed atmosphere. Spacious, sheltered, quiet, safe and hidden from the public view. This ideal accommodation will make your stay in Timaru City a carefree experience.

Timaru TOP 10 Holiday Park rating

Park Facilities

Be helped by enthusiastic staff who go that extra mile for you.  Enjoy modern facilities — no more freezing shower blocks!  Within walking distance to supermarket, takeaways & restaurants on the 'next block'.  Recycling facilities, solar water heating, natural conservation area.

  • Adventure Playground
  • BBQ Area
  • Bike Hire
  • Card Phone
  • Communal Kitchen facilities
  • Communal Shower & Toilet facilities
  • Cot Hire available
  • Dump Station
  • DVD Player Hire
  • Family Bathroom
  • Games Room
  • High Chair Hire available
  • Internet Kiosk
  • Jumping Pillow
  • Laundry
  • Library
  • Linen Hire
  • Mountain Bike Hire
  • Pedal Go-cart Hire
  • Playground
  • Towel Hire
  • TV Room
  • Underfloor Heating in Communal Bathroom
  • Wireless Internet
  • DVD Hire

Attractions

Highfield Golf Course

Right next door to the park, One free round per stay, subsequent rounds $10.  Book at reception.

Cost: Club hire $10
Town Walk

Historic Timaru - the central city features some wonderful examples of Victorian & Edwardian architecture. Central Timaru Historic Walk

Cost: Free
Caroline Bay

Summer swimming & picnicking at Caroline Bay and all year round play area, wheel park and skating rink – Caroline Bay is one of the South Island’s safest swimming beaches, features a new cross beach walkway, with planting of native tussocks, lupins and grasses across the dunes. Caroline Bay Walk

Cost: Free
Eat out with the kids

Sopheze (inside Mitre 10 Mega) - 23 Bank Street (03) 684 4544,

Stables cafe 253 Beaconsfield road, Fairview (03) 684 5617

Benny's Again 312 Otipua road, (03) 686 9000

Zest, 4 A Elizabeth Place, (03) 688 8313 www.zestrestaurant.co.nz  

Cost: POA
The Shearers Quarters

The Shearer's Quartersunique retro style Country Gift Shop & Café - 932 Seadown Road RD 3, Timaru. ph (03) 6159043. Open 7 days, 10am-4pm. 15min drive from Timaru, a licensed lunch café. The Shop features gifts, local art & craft products. Setting includes farmyard & animal attractions & mini golf.

Cost: $4-$40
Dine out without the kids

For window views of the bay and Pacific:

Ginger & Garlic, Timaru's premier dinning restaurant, 335 Stafford St ph 03 688 3981 www.gingerandgarlic.co.nz

Fusion Restaurant, great food, 64 The bay hill ph 03 688 8550

Historic Steak@Custom House, 2 Strathallan Street ph 03 684 5528 www.customhouse.co.nz

Cost: $
Rose Garden

Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden – (located on the bay) with its beautifully structured design, this unique garden features 1200 roses. The garden progressively comes into bloom from Nov. through to Feb/Mar.

Cost: Free
Botanic Gardens

The Botanic Gardens – the garden features many rare and endangered species, two ponds and a large conservatory.  There are also Domains at Pleasant Point, Temuka and Geraldine that have large public spaces within which well established trees are a feature.

Cost: Free
Swimming Pools

Caroline Bay Trust Aoraki Centre: The Aquatic Centre is a world class facility designed for your enjoyment. The Centre is full of fun, fitness and leisure offering something for everyone all year round. www.cbaytimaru.co.nz

Cost: from $4
Home of Phar Lap

Phar Lap – immortalised in bronze by sculptor Joanne Sullivan-Gessler. The statue is due to be unveiled on 25th November 2009 and will be placed at the gates of the Timaru’s Pharlap Raceway. The huge Timaru-bred horse won 37 of his 51 starts before his premature death aged five.

Cost: Free
Walk or Cycle
Cost: Free
Sporting Venue

Sporting Venues – Timaru has a comprehensive range of community sporting facilities designed to international standards for rugby, tennis, yachting, swimming, netball, cricket, golf, hockey, croquet and bowls. Aorangi Park is Timaru's major sporting venue. The Council also operates two swimming pools.

Cost: POA

Club Benefits

Our team at Timaru TOP 10 have put together a number of fantastic local Club member benefits. We will be delighted to help you make bookings or provide additional information.

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Ginger And Garlic Restaurant

Timaru's Premier Dining Destination

Fantastic offer of One complimentary MAIN COURSE when another MAIN COURSE of equal or greater value is purchased upto the value of $45.00.

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Skydiving Kiwis

10% Off Skydiving Kiwis

#1 spot in Canterbury to do your tandem skydive. 10% DISCOUNT 

*this offer is not to be used in conjunction with any other special offer.

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Rangitata Rafts

Book an adrenalin filled day of adventure

When you book a rafting trip with Rangitata Rafts you will receive a FREE CD of photos from your trip, a saving of $45.

*only when booking direct.

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Highfield Golf Club

Free Golf

 Enjoy a round of golf on the beautiful 18 hole Highfield course.  Guests can walk to the course.  Club hire available.  Must be booked at Timaru TOP 10 Holiday Park office.

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WiFi

30 minutes Free

Top 10 members are intitled to 30 minutes free WiFi while staying at Timaru TOP 10 Holiday Park

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Cart Hire

Fun Bikes in the Park

Fun bikes half price for members.  A great work out for young and old.  Choose from nippy single seaters to the family size wagon

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Bike Hire

Free bike hire for TOP 10 Members

Cycle to beautiful Caroline Bay and sightsee in the city. Take the coastal path to Salt Water Creek and Centennial Park for a longer outing.

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Getting There

FROM NORTH
SH 1 (Christchurch or Ashburton)  SH 8 (Lake Tekapo or Fairlie)
Travel into Timaru on SH 1.  Just before the Pak 'n' Save Supermarket turn right down Hobbs street.  Travel 500m up Hobbs Street to the end.  Our entrance is directly ahead across Selwyn Street.

FROM SOUTH  
SH 1 (Dunedin or Oamaru)
Stay on SH 1. Travel 1.6km north of the town centre.   On the north side of the Pak 'n' Save Supermarket turn left into Hobbs Street.  Travel 500m up Hobbs Street to the end.  Our entrance is directly ahead across Selwyn Street.