a very interesting and lovely place just to look around for that ideal kiwiana gift or learn a little local history from the assistants, dressed in period costume.

a very interesting and lovely place just to look around for that ideal kiwiana gift or learn a little local history from the assistants, dressed in period costume.
a wonderful old building, well worth the visit. Don't miss the walks from the Stone Store to the original Maori Pa. And watch out for the feral chickens in the car park, they will mug you for food!
I love this store, my family history is connected with this store. they ran it when they first arrived in New Zealand. I belong to the Edmonds family, This is one store you need to talk to the peo
Well maintained, friendly guides! Unfortunately, the gift store was quite overpriced, even though they had some great selections.
nice shop on the downstairs. i think the best part were the 2nd and 3rd floors (which nobody else seemed to visit while we were there - probably due to the $10 admission charge). good history. could spend at least 45 mins up there. we had a tour of the nearby house included in the price. it was ok -...
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It is worth paying the money to access upstairs and soak up the history room. As said, we enjoyed it and the $10 was our contribution to the upkeep of this historical site. Money well spent.
The Stone store was a disappointment - downstairs was a gift shop. A ten dollar entry fee gives access to the upper level of the mill and about a 15 minute self-guided tour. If that's all you take in, you may be mildly disappointed. Make sure you take in the hourly guided tour of the Kemp Mission House. Our guide...
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These adjacent properties just outside of Kerikeri are owned by the NZ Historic Places Trust. Kemp Hose is an ordinary early European settlor house (made in Oz and trf over to NZ by boat around 1820), what made the visit interesting was the detailed guided tour. There were about 10 in our group and the costumed Maori guide gave us...
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I was really impressed by the authenticity and dedication of the tour guide and staff at the Stone Store and Mission House. They even dressed the part you'd feel a glimpse of that era. The tour guide was very friendly, accommodating and warm as we listened to all the important historical facts about this precious part of New Zealand history....
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It is part of New Zealand history and worth a look now that the bridge has gone it is easier to walk around the store and cottage
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