thecastle.co.nz - The online home of the Castle Pamela

Opening times

The Castle is now open during school holidays and statutory holidays ONLY. We will be open during the following periods:

Fri 2nd April to Sun 18th April (Easter school holidays) 17 days
Sat 5th June to Mon 7th June (Queens Birthday weekend) 3 days
Sat 3rd July to Sun 18th July (school holidays) 16 days
Sat 25th Sept to Sun 10th Oct (school holidays) 16 days
Sat 23rd Oct to Mon 25th Oct (Labour weekend) 3 days
Mon 27th Dec through to end of Jan. 2011(Xmas school holidays)

Open hours for the above periods are 9:30am till 3:30pm

Entry to Doll collection is $8 per adult and $5 per child.

Please note, we are closed between the above times

Groups of 25 or more are welcome to make a booking to come anytime during the year depending on availablity. Group bookings are ONLY taken by phone (07-8831112), do not email us about bookings as our email is not checked every day. Bookings must be made at least two weeks in advance.

Located in the beautiful town of Tirau, The Castle Pamela combines the traditional atmosphere of a castle with the marvel of New Zealand's largest doll, toy and train collection. Relive your child hood; experience the wonder of over a hundred years of childhood delights housed in an awesome building.

Situated two hours from Auckland on route to Rotorua or Taupo, The Castle provides tourists with a quiet place to stop and enjoy the splendor of the countryside. Guests can enjoy a bite to eat from the tea rooms and then spend time exploring the museum. Visitors to The Castle will enjoy some of the most creative displays ever, as Pam and Kelvin Baker show just what 21 years experience in doll expo's and production's can do.

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