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Town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Granity is the first small town north of Westport on State Highway 67, in the northern part of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
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Granity Museum
A historic site with coke ovens from 1910, with exhibitions on mining and milling.
An example of an original historic building, built from native timbers in 1958. The venue is used for various events, and there are table tennis sessions each week on Mondays and Thursdays
A Category II historic place, the Granity Library is housed in a 1903 building.
Some display boards in an old house in this former mining community. There are some mining remains nearby.
A 85 km walking and mountain biking track from Lyell to Seddonville. There are several hutas and campsites on the route.
Pub with rooms.
Lodge accommodates groups and individuals. Beach access. Free use of wetsuits, surf boards and boogie boards. Place to wash and store bikes if you've just come off the Old Ghost Road track.
By car
Granity is 31 km (25 minutes) north of Westport on State Highway 67.
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