Firth Tower Reserve and Museum

Firth Tower Reserve and Museum Reserve and museum, motorhome stopover, wedding venue. Welcoming groups and schools. Based on the Hauraki Rail Trail, near Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand.

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- answer any questions you may have about Firth Tower services

We’ll respond to your query as soon as we can but won’t always be able to get back to you right away. For detailed information about Firth Tower Reserve and

Museum please visit www.firthtower.co.nz. We welcome your comments and encourage discussion. We ask that you're polite and respectful with your comments and views. We reserve the right to remove comments that are disrespectful, abusive or considered spam. Firth Tower Reserve and Museum page must not be used for electioneering purposes. Any post, comment or tag - positive or negative - made by any individual specifically relating to their own - or someone else's – nomination, intention to run for Council or election campaign, will be removed immediately.

The Tower today! The Tower is the centerpiece to our museum here in Matamata, New Zealand. The Tower itself remains cl...
09/06/2026

The Tower today! The Tower is the centerpiece to our museum here in Matamata, New Zealand. The Tower itself remains closed to the public, though we do have 12 other buildings to wander, plus our outdoor farm machinery display, full of memories from days gone by. You can still have a look inside the Tower by taking a virtual tour! Check out our website where you'll find a link to the virtual tour of the Tower, plus some of our other buildings too! 👏https://www.firthtower.co.nz/exhibits

Thanks to Clint Lawson https://www.virtualtourismnewzealand.co.nz/

Back in the day. Firth Tower was built in 1881/82. Josiah Clifton Firth, who farmed the 56,000 acres of land on which th...
08/06/2026

Back in the day. Firth Tower was built in 1881/82. Josiah Clifton Firth, who farmed the 56,000 acres of land on which the Tower was built, was a successful businessman and used the folly to display his treasures. Over the years the first level has been used as an estate office and the 3rd floor, living accommodation for the young farm cadets who worked the land. The farm manager, John McCaw, and his family lived in the homestead from 1895, which was joined to the Tower until in 1902. At this time a fire completely destroyed not only the homestead but gutted the inside of the tower. A new homestead was quickly built, with help from the local community. The McCaw family moved back in and continued to live there until John McCaw retired in 1917. Check out our virtual tour of Firth Tower courtesy of Virtual Tourism New Zealand.
https://www.virtualtourismnewzealand.co.nz/firth-tower---3d-tour.html

📷Matamata Historical Society

Drop in at the weekend for a nice, cold L&TA 😁. Te Aroha mineral water is a naturally carbonated beverage sourced from ...
05/06/2026

Drop in at the weekend for a nice, cold L&TA 😁. Te Aroha mineral water is a naturally carbonated beverage sourced from the mineral springs at the base of Mount Te Aroha, known for its health benefits and unique mineral content. Te Aroha Mineral Water is available from our facility all year round. Just pop in Thursday - Monday between 10am and 4pm to get your fix of lemon loveliness!

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Motorhome Information. You'll find this in our carpark. Fees, how and where to pay, plus little brown envelopes if you ...
01/06/2026

Motorhome Information. You'll find this in our carpark. Fees, how and where to pay, plus little brown envelopes if you happen to be using cash. We don't take bookings for our campervan spaces. First come, first served. Just rock up at a time that suits. Plenty of non powered sites plus 6 powered sites, if you require one! See our website for more info https://www.firthtower.co.nz/motorhomes See you soon 🚌🚐

Our museum will be closed on Monday 1 June 2026 for the Kings Birthday public holiday. We will re-open at 10am on Thurs...
29/05/2026

Our museum will be closed on Monday 1 June 2026 for the Kings Birthday public holiday. We will re-open at 10am on Thursday 4 June 2026. The reserve will remain open for your enjoyment! https://firthtower.co.nz/

29/05/2026

Weddings here at Firth Tower Reserve and Museum. There's a lot of behind the scenes prep before all of our weddings here at Firth Tower, but we love wedding days!

If you are looking for a Waikato wedding venue with a vintage vibe then check out our website https://www.firthtower.co.nz/weddings-functions for all of the details.

Isabella Beeton, better known as Mrs Beeton, became a household name in the 1800s thanks to her famous book, Mrs Beeton'...
27/05/2026

Isabella Beeton, better known as Mrs Beeton, became a household name in the 1800s thanks to her famous book, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.

Published in 1861, her guide was much more than a cookbook — it was a complete manual for running a Victorian home, covering everything from recipes and budgeting to childcare and etiquette.

Despite her lasting legacy, Isabella sadly passed away before she was 30 years old. Yet her work continued to shape households for generations and remains one of the most influential domestic guides ever written.

✨ A true pioneer of practical living and timeless advice.

Do you have a favourite cookbook, or do you prefer to use online recipes now?

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25/05/2026

Sunny autumn bike ride on the Hauraki Rail Trail. Section E runs right past our front door! Come park up in our car park, grab yourself a refreshing Lemon and Te Aroha and take off on your journey through the Waikato.

What an amazing afternoon we have had! Cake, community and company. We have had some amazing bakes come through the 2026...
24/05/2026

What an amazing afternoon we have had! Cake, community and company. We have had some amazing bakes come through the 2026 Kings Birthday Bake off today! Here's the afternoon in pictures 🫖☕️🍰🍪

Address

266a Tower Road
Matamata
3471

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+6478888369

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