Licensed café, different menu options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks as well as cabinet food. Children’s menus are available.
Open seven days, 9 am – 8 pm
Everything is also available to take away. Call 03 685 6275 to book.
Things to do in Fairlie
(5mins drive from Mt Dobson Motel)
Eat Cafe and Bar
The Fairlie Bake House
Internationally acclaimed for its pies and pastries. Vegan and gluten free options are available.
The Gladstone Hotel
Traditional pub which has a restaurant and takeaways (Tuesday – Sunday) from 5pm.
Children’s menu available.
Call 03 685 8140 to book.
The Fairlie Museum
Open daily. Charges apply for adults, children free. The museum has great range of items from the region. The vehicle collection includes a tank. There is a display with the history of the Hamilton jet boat. Bill Hamilton did his early research for the jet boat on the Opihi River, which runs behind the motel.
Museum Café
Top Pub
Another traditional pub, restaurant open seven days. Check their Facebook page for daily specials.
Fairlie shops
There are a wide range of small shops.
Fairlie to Kimbell Central South Trail
The trail provides a great off highway option for those walking or cycling between the towns.
In time, the trail is planned to extend further west towards Burkes Pass, and will eventually link up with the Lake Tekapo-Twizel section of the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail.
Heartlands Information Centre
Open Mon-Fri, 10 am to 4 pm.
Fairlie walking/cycling tracks
Visit Heartlands or our reception for details on several tracks in and around Fairlie.
Mountain Biking
There are a range of scary mountain bike trails near Raincliff, access from Middle Valley Road
Alpine Alpacas
Alpine Alpacas, 18 Nixons Road, Fairlie are currently open seven days a week.
They have two tour options, one with a guide and the other self guided. There are alpacas, llamas, sheep and horses.
Both tours include animal feed pellets and gumboots to borrow, if necessary.
Click the link below for more information or call them on 03 685 8689
Skate Park
There is a skate park in the middle of Fairlie, on the Village Green near the covered wagon
Children’s playgrounds
One playground is also on the village green, the other is on the Domain (near the campground)
Supermarket
Fairlie only has a Four Square supermarket, open seven days, 8am – 7pm. Outside these hours you can get limited supplies from the gas stations.
Fuel
There are two gas stations on the main road – a BP and a Caltex. There is also a 24 hour self service station on State Highway 79. An EV fast charger is opposite the Gladstone Hotel.
