Designed by the Hororata Historical Society, this self-guided 1½ hour walk takes you from St John’s Church past eleven other places of historical interest to Hororata Museum and Coton’s Cottage.
In the third quarter of the 19th century, Hororata was the largest rural town for miles round, and the central point of several large stations – Haldon, Hororata Station, Rakaia Terrace Station and Malvern Hills Run.
The township had a hotel, two churches, two general stores, a school, post office, town hall, race course, brewery, flour mill, butchery, undertaker and a large blacksmiths. Of these, the hotel, church buildings, schoolmaster’s house, smithy and post office still exist.
Please take care when crossing roads, and do not enter private property. Take the opportunity to visit the Hororata Museum and Coton’s Cottage during open hours; entry is by donation.