Things to Do in Greymouth

• The TranzAlpine
  One of the world's great rail journeys, the TranzAlpine travels across the Southern Alps between Greymouth and Christchurch, rewarding travellers with spectacular Alpine scenery as it passes through Arthur's Pass National Park.
• Watersports
  There is excellent fishing at Lake Brunner, and in the Hohonu, Orangipuku and Arnold rivers, and surfing at nearby Cobden Beach. Whitewater rafting is possible in many of the area's rivers, with waterskiing and wakeboarding on the Grey River.
• Walks
  Popular walks include the quay walk from Cobden Bridge, and the Elizabeth Track (3hrs return) 6km north of Greymouth, which passes through a scenic reserve and some old goldmining sites.
• Goldmining sites
  Try your luck at gold panning at nearby mining areas, including Tewanui near Runanga and Nelson Creek. The visitor centre has details. Jade & Gold Discovery also operate tours to search for gold and greenstone.
• Monteith's Brewing Co
  See what's brewing and sample the award-winning beers on a brewery tour, including lager, pilsener, Celtic Red and Monteith's Black.
• Shantytown
  Located 13 kilometres from Greymouth, this authentic 1860s goldrush town has more than 30 replica buildings on display including a jail and stocks. Visitors can try their hand at panning for gold or watch sluicing operations. The steam train Kaitangata makes a circuit of the village, and there are rides on a horse-drawn Wells Fargo coach.
• Taniwha Cave
  Greymouth operators provide tubing tours to this subterranean cave, which offer the chance to float through a glowworm gallery and down a 30m natural hydroslide. There is a 30 minute walk through native beech forest to reach the cave.
• The Jade Boulder Gallery
  A jade gallery and studio with onsite carvers, a jade discovery walk and café.
• History House Museum
  A collection of historic photographs and memorabilia of the West Coast.
• Blackball
  A trip up the Grey Valley leads to the historic mining settlement of Blackball. The Croesus Track, an old route to the gold diggings, departs from here and has walks of varying lengths.
• Lake Brunner
  Lake Brunner and the lakeside village of Moana are to the east of Greymouth with attractions such as jetboating, canoeing and bushwalks.
• Pancake Rocks
  North of Greymouth are the naturally-formed Pancake Rocks and blowholes at Punakaiki, one of the West Coast's most popular attractions.