Barnsy at Quench Café and Bar is the man to contact if you’d like to visit. With green fees of $20 and clubs at $10 it’s easy to take a golfing break before or after riding the Rail Trail. Only an hour from Dunedin by road, it’s a great place to come for a round of golf with friends. Dotted with perfect conifers and slabs of the local schist, it offers a tranquil rural setting with a view up to the flat topped Rock and Pillar Range. The Middlemarch Golf Course is a flat easy going 9 hole all weather course which welcomes visitors.
It takes about an hour to complete the 3.5km loop walk but leave plenty of time to enjoy a picnic lunch provided by Kissing Gate Café, located in the main road and specialising in providing gourmet meals to go for any occasion and superb coffee and cake. Water birds, native and exotic plants and photogenic rock tors provide a fascinating environment for nature lovers while runners and walkers will enjoy the easy undulating round trip to visit the lake which dries out in summer and fills up again in the winter. In a landscape dominated by schist it’s enclosed in a143 hectare scenic reserve. Sutton Salt Lakeįive minutes drive from Middlemarch you’ll find New Zealand’s only inland salt water lake. Keep your eyes peeled for the Interplanetary Cycle Trail experience that marks out the distance between the planets with models en route. Full trail tours or day cycle hire is available from Cycle Surgery and Trail Journeys. This hugely popular trail is New Zealand's original great ride and offers a genuine taste of heartland New Zealand, with historic sites and fantastic country pubs and hospitality along the way. Middlemarch marks the start of the Otago Central Rail Trail cycle-way which follows the old Central Otago railway line all the way to Clyde. Just an hour from Dunedin along State Highway 87, Middlemarch is worth staying in for a few days to explore the stunning schist landscape, fish for trout, visit a farm, dine on gourmet food or just unwind and enjoy the generous hospitality of the locals who love to share their country interests. Within this dramatic backdrop of mountains, rocky outcrops and golden tussock, the quaint township of Middlemarch is a beacon of country hospitality. Middlemarch sits at the foot of the Rock and Pillar ranges in the sweeping Strath Taieri valley, which extends up towards Central Otago.
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