Dunedin & St Kilda Beach Activities & Nearby Tourist Attractions
Beach Lodge Motel is close to the popular beaches of St Kilda and St Clair where you can enjoy swimming, surfing, stroll along the beach, playgrounds, cafes and fine dining. We welcome sports groups and family groups alike.
The Beach Lodge Motel welcomes out of town visitors, group bookings and families and encourages guests to stay and visit some of the nearby tourist attractions including:
Cadburys Factory
Cadbury World is located in the centre of Dunedin city at the Cadbury Factory site. The Visitors Centre is a colourful and educational environment with chocolate themed displays where you can learn about the history of Cadbury and chocolate through the ages.
Yellow-Eyed Penguin
Penguin Place is a private conservation reserve dedicated in helping this endangered species survive. The project is entirely funded by the guided tours. This funding provides habitat restoration, predator control, a research programme and on-site rehabilitation care, for the sick, starving and wounded.
Larnach's Castle
With its exciting, sometimes scandalous and tragic history, magnificent carved ceilings, New Zealand antiques and breathtaking views, Larnach Castle offers you a vision of the past and present.
Forbury Park
Forbury Park Raceway is a horseracing venue and is currently used for both harness racing and greyhound racing, as well as for other large-scale outdoor events. It is one of the country's main trotting venues.
Dunedin Ice Stadium
Dunedin's International Ice Skating Arena, the DUNEDIN ICE STADIUM, is the New Zealand premier ice sports complex.
Wildlife Cruises
Be fascinated and exhilarated with the wealth of wildlife, dramatic views, so close, so natural – the only way to see it all – Otago Peninsula, Otago Harbour, Taiaroa Head with three time New Zealand Tourism Award winners Monarch Cruises.
Speight's Factory & Brewery Tours
The Speight’s Brewery Tour is an award winning interactive and informative tour guided tour through an historic working brewery.
Albatross Colony
The Royal Albatross Centre is situated at the bottom of Taiaroa Head on the Otago Peninsula. It is the only mainland breeding colony of these massive seabirds in the world.
St Clair & Chisholm Park Golf courses
Chisholm Park Golf Club is an 18-hole Championship links style course. Enjoy the playability and character of the holes, first-class conditioning, and amazing scenery over the Pacific Ocean, local beaches and the local region
Edgar Indoor Sports Stadium
The Edgar Centre is situated in Portsmouth Drive and is the home for a huge variety of sports in Dunedin such as tennis, volleyball, netball, basketball and many more.
Otago Museum
Discover the richness and vibrancy of the southern region through outstanding collections covering culture, nature and science.
The Dunedin Railway Station
Look no further for evidence of the prominence and prestige of rail in early 20th-century New Zealand. Dunedin’s spectacular station, designed by Railways Department architect ‘Gingerbread’ George Troup, celebrated its centenary with great fanfare in October 2006.
The Dunedin Casino
The perfect place to enjoy a meal, socialize with friends and play….
Otago Early Settlers Museum
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Forsyth Barr Stadium
Opening in August 2011, Forsyth Barr Stadium will be a multi-purpose arena that will transform the recreational, cultural and business landscape of our region. Located just two kilometres from Dunedin's CBD and at the gateway to the city's famous university precinct, Forsyth Barr Stadium will become the cornerstone of a vibrant, modern city that reaches down to the sea and into the hearts and minds of its people.
Carisbrook Stadium
Carisbrook is a major sporting venue in Dunedin. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, soccer, and rugby league. Known locally simply as "The Brook", it is also often known around the world by the name "The House of Pain", due to its solid reputation as a difficult venue for visiting teams. In 2011 Carisbrook will be closed, being replaced by Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza in North Dunedin.
Taieri Gorge Railway
The Taieri Gorge Limited train is Dunedin's prestige tourist train operating from the historic Railway Station.
Orokonui Eco-Sanctury
Our 307 hectare Ecosanctuary is the only area of native forest in mainland South Island where indigenous plants and animals can live in the wild without threat from most introduced pests.
Olveston Historic Home
Olveston is an eloquent expression of one man's dream. A tour of Olveston allows an intimate glimpse of the lifestyle of a privileged family in the early 1900's.