Bake in the sands of Hot Water beach, then take in the art, stunning views and craft beer of the Coromandel peninsula
The Coromandels charms are no secret tens of thousands flock here from the North Islands urban centres and beyond every summer. Yet it remains just far enough from the madding crowds, as the intermittent weakness of phone signal and the car radios scratchiness can attest.
The peninsula is full of diddy towns, but you can add an extra zero to the populations of many during high summer. Between these townships, theres white, craggy coastline, green, velvety conifers and creamy, dreamy sands. A mix of pony-tailed painters, affluent Aucklanders and laid-back locals use it as their hideaway and, as a result, the pace of life needn't rise above a trot.
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