Mataura – Water Play, Movement and Architectural History

Mataura combines a range of ways to get active at Tulloch Park with distinctive examples of local architectural history. The park offers water play, a pump track, an inclusive playground and rugby fields for a variety of activities. Clematis Cottage and the former Mataura Railway Station offer a different perspective on the town: here, the focus is on preserved homes and a remarkable railway station design. When planning your trip, you can decide whether you would prefer to focus on activities to enjoy together or on architecture and local history.

Water Play and Activities at Tulloch Park

The fully fenced water play area at Tulloch Park features tipping buckets, interactive water channels and a non-slip surface. If you’re travelling with children, you can plan to use this part of the park for a playful break. Unlike the pump track and rugby facilities, the focus here is on water play rather than wheeled activities or the playing field.

For wheeled activities, Tulloch Park has a 70-metre-long, Grade 2 pump track. It can be used with a bicycle, scooter or skateboard. A modern, inclusive playground with equipment for children of all abilities is located right next to the pump track.

Rugby is also part of what Tulloch Park has to offer. The park has two full-size rugby fields, one of which has training lights. The two fields differ in their facilities. When planning an outing, you can also take into account that the park has areas for rugby alongside its play and activity facilities.

Entrances and Parking

Tulloch Park can be reached via two entrances: one is directly off State Highway 1, and the other is on Glendhu Road. There is also a large paved car park with designated spaces for people with limited mobility.

Clematis Cottage and Railway Station Design

Clematis Cottage is one of the few unaltered cottages that have been preserved in Mataura. If you’re interested in architectural history, it offers a tangible starting point for exploring Mataura’s historic buildings.

The former Mataura Railway Station is another part of the town’s architectural history. It is considered a remarkable example of railway station design from the Troup era. The buildings’ different functions offer another way to explore local architectural history, which you can discover during your visit.

These different interests can help guide your choice of holiday accommodation: would you like to associate Mataura primarily with play and activities, or would you also like to set aside time for local architectural history? The places and facilities described here offer specific topics to explore without requiring you to limit your stay to just one kind of discovery.

If you’d like to include another place in your travel plans as well as Mataura, you can visit Gore.

For the broader travel overview: Gore District.