Pleasant Point, New Zealand
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Pleasant Point is a small country town in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, some 19 km inland from Timaru, on State Highway 8. A service town for the surrounding farming district, it has a population of 1,222 and one of its main attractions is the heritage railway, the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway, which operates steam locomotives and one of only two Model T Ford railcar replicas in the world. It attracts about 10,000 people a year. For almost one hundred years, the Fairlie branch line railway passed through the town. It closed on 2 March 1968, and the heritage line utilises 2.5 km of track along the branch's old route.
Pleasant Point is also known for glassblowing, taxidermy and blacksmithing, and Māori rock art can be viewed nearby. Vineyards have also been established in the area. It also has two primary schools a preschool and play centre. It has two rivers nearby the Opihi and the TeNgawai. The two rivers meet each other just to the north of the town.
References
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External links
- Pleasant Point at the Timaru District Council
- Pleasant Point at Central South Island Tourism
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