102 Redwood Lane
Thames 3500
New Zealand
Ph/Fax (07) 868 6663
+64 7 868 6663
Email
inquiry@brookbymotel.co.nz
We are located 114 km east of Auckland, or about 85 minutes drive.
Coming from the south (e.g. Rotorua or Taupo) it’s a 2.5 to 3 hrs drive.
The roads west and south of Thames are generally flat and straight with a few curves, but to the north and east the roads are very slow, hilly and with many sharp bends.
From Auckland, follow SH1 (State Highway 1, or the Waikato Expressway) towards Hamilton, and approaching Nikau Rd at the Bombay Hills be prepared for a marvellous view of the Waikato Region from the highest point of the journey. Then coming down the steep Bombay Hills look for the turning to the left for Hwy 2 to Coromandel. Follow this for 40 mins or so and you will see another turn to the left for Hwy 25 to Coromandel and Thames. Be warned that some bridges are narrow and only allow one-way driving at a time. The long Kopu Bridge over the Waihou river just south of Thames is controlled by traffic lights because it is just one lane wide. At the height of summer you could be waiting up to five minutes but at other times there is less than a minute’s wait.
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Travelling from the south, head for Matamata and then Paeroa. While heading north you will see the high Kaimai Range to your right and this continues up to join the Coromandel Range (which forms the Coromandel Peninsula).
