Thornbury Vintage Club Museums — Thornbury, New Zealand
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
S 46° 17.288 E 168° 05.771
59G E 276324 N 4869838
Pulling tractors, farming implements, and other artifacts from the local farms, restoring them and putting them on display is the focus of this museum
Waymark Code: WM76K9
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/09/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 5

The Thornbury Vintage Club Museums is an extensive collection of buildings containing all sorts of farming equipment and locally found artifacts. The group behind this museum have been working slowly at restoring the various equipment that different farmers have stopped using.

While the museum is open on Sundays and public holidays, you can always walk down to the Thornbury Tavern and pick up the key to wonder through yourself at other times.

For more information on the museum go to (visit link)
Days and Hours of Operation:
October through May Sundays & public holidays - 1.30 PM to 4.30 PM At other times pick up the key at the Thornbury Tavern or call (03) 224 6198, (03) 224 6207, or (03) 234 8201.


Address:
58 Foster Road
Thornbury
Riverton, Southland New Zealand
9883


Related Website: [Web Link]

Price of Admission: 2.00 (listed in local currency)

What is in the collection:
Tractors, farming equipment, fire trucks, farming implements, and whatever else local farmers donate to them.


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