Theatre Royal Hotel Kumara

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Theatre Royal Hotel Kumara TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice 2021&2020
Finalist Best Regional Property HM Awards 2019
New Zealand's Best Country Hotel 2017.

Finalist Best Country Hotel 2016 & 2019 Come spoil yourself at the Theatre Royal, the West Coast`s only restored miners’ hotel, and once world-renowned theatre. We are proud to have been chosen by Dominion Breweries as one of the 15 New Zealand classic historical hotels and the only one in the South Island. Theatre Royal Hotel is also winner of Best Country Hotel in the 2023 Hospitality NZ Awards. Whether you are a history buff, an intrepid explorer, a Kiwi neighbour, a discerning traveller, fun-loving or a fun lover, the Theatre Royal knows how to look after you! This lovingly restored gold rush Hotel features six themed ensuite rooms. Each room is unique, with its blend of Victorian decor, antique furnishings, yet with all modern amenities. The hotel offers your favourite West Coast brewed beers, as well as a fine selection of wines and spirits, a restaurant and cafe. We invite you to come and discover the colourful past of Kumara, which featured the Last Great Gold Rush and was the home place of N.Zs longest serving Premier, Richard John Seddon.

Open Mic Night is back this Friday from 7pm! 🎢🍻Got a song up your sleeve? Bring your instrument and take the stage. Or, ...
02/11/2026

Open Mic Night is back this Friday from 7pm! 🎢🍻

Got a song up your sleeve?
Bring your instrument and take the stage. Or, for those pianists, we have a perfect concert pitch tuned piano on stage.
Prefer your music from the other side of the microphone?
Grab a drink, find a spot and enjoy the show.

Whether you’re a regular performer, keen to give it a go for the first time, or simply looking for a good Friday night out, we’d love to see you there.

Where are you watching the race that stops two nations tomorrow?We will be open for the Melbourne cup race tomorrow, loo...
02/11/2026

Where are you watching the race that stops two nations tomorrow?
We will be open for the Melbourne cup race tomorrow, look forward to seeing you in your finest threads!

Here's to 150 years. Here's to b**r and pizza nights every Friday.Who will we be seeing this afternoon to celebrate the ...
29/10/2026

Here's to 150 years.
Here's to b**r and pizza nights every Friday.

Who will we be seeing this afternoon to celebrate the weekend?

Planning to ride the West Coast Wilderness Trail?We've got a few things that make life easier when you're travelling on ...
27/10/2026

Planning to ride the West Coast Wilderness Trail?
We've got a few things that make life easier when you're travelling on two wheels:
βœ… Somewhere secure to store your bike.
βœ… Somewhere to charge your e-bike.
βœ… A packed lunch to take with you on the trail, if you've arranged one.
βœ… And, perhaps most importantly, somewhere comfortable to put your feet up when the riding is done.

We know a cycling holiday involves a bit more than just the cycling - make Kumara part of your journey.

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26/10/2026

π—Ÿπ—’π—¬π—”π—Ÿπ—§π—¬ π—–π—Ÿπ—¨π—• π—ͺπ—˜π——π—‘π—˜π—¦π——π—”π—¬ π—¦π—£π—˜π—–π—œπ—”π—Ÿ + 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗛𝗒𝗨π—₯

This week's Wednesday Special is Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce, Roast Potatoes, green beans and peas, all for just $20 🍽️
We also have dessert - Carrot Cake with Sorbet, for just $10 πŸ˜‹

PLUS we have happy hour from 4.30-6.30pm + 10% discount for those with with Local Loyalty Card 😊

Not a Local loyalty Club member? Ask our team about signing up!

Bookings are essential, to reserve your table:
πŸ“± (03) 736 9277
πŸ“§ [email protected]

See you soon!

Before Spotify, there was the Theatre Royal  🎭And we're not talking about a little background music in the bar.Back in K...
21/10/2026

Before Spotify, there was the Theatre Royal 🎭

And we're not talking about a little background music in the bar.

Back in Kumara's gold rush days, a 30-metre theatre was added to the Theatre Royal Hotel, welcoming travelling performers from as far away as England and America!

Among those to perform was Thomas Bracken, the poet who wrote the words to New Zealand's national anthem.

And he wasn't the only famous face to take to the stage...

Richard John Seddon, who would go on to become New Zealand's longest-serving Premier, was also known to entertain the crowds with a song.

150 years on, we still reckon there's nothing quite like live entertainment and a good crowd 😊

We're delighted to be celebrating 150 years this weekend, but the story has never been ours alone. It belongs to Kumara ...
21/10/2026

We're delighted to be celebrating 150 years this weekend, but the story has never been ours alone. It belongs to Kumara and the generations of people who've lived, worked, visited and celebrated here.

Somewhere out there, we're sure there are some wonderful old photographs tucked away in albums, boxes and family collections.

Perhaps you've got a photograph of the hotel, the main street, a family gathering or an occasion that brings back a few memories.

We'd love to see them!

Share your memories in the comments or send us a private message. If you have a photograph you'd be happy for us to share, please let us know.

After all, 150 years of history is made up of thousands of individual stories.

41 pubs. One small town. 🍻(and you thought Kumara knew how to have a good time now!)During the gold rush, Kumara was hom...
20/10/2026

41 pubs. One small town. 🍻
(and you thought Kumara knew how to have a good time now!)

During the gold rush, Kumara was home to an incredible 41 licensed hotels.

Alongside them were banks, shops, churches, schools, a hospital, a courthouse, a newspaper and not one, but TWO theatres.

It was a bustling town filled with miners, merchants, entertainers and people from all over the world, all hoping to make their fortune.

Today, the Theatre Royal is still standing, still welcoming visitors and still serving up a good dose of West Coast hospitality.

As we prepare to celebrate 150 years of Kumara this weekend, here's a question...

Can you name some of the other old hotels that once stood in town?

π—Ÿπ—’π—¬π—”π—Ÿπ—§π—¬ π—–π—Ÿπ—¨π—• π—ͺπ—˜π——π—‘π—˜π—¦π——π—”π—¬ π—¦π—£π—˜π—–π—œπ—”π—Ÿ + 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗛𝗒𝗨π—₯This week's Wednesday Special is Beef Lasagne with salad, all for just $20 πŸ˜‹ ...
19/10/2026

π—Ÿπ—’π—¬π—”π—Ÿπ—§π—¬ π—–π—Ÿπ—¨π—• π—ͺπ—˜π——π—‘π—˜π—¦π——π—”π—¬ π—¦π—£π—˜π—–π—œπ—”π—Ÿ + 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗛𝗒𝗨π—₯

This week's Wednesday Special is Beef Lasagne with salad, all for just $20 πŸ˜‹ 🍽️

PLUS we have happy hour from 4.30-6.30pm + 10% discount for those with with Local Loyalty Card 😊

Not a Local loyalty Club member? Ask our team about signing up!

Bookings are essential, to reserve your table:
πŸ“± (03) 736 9277
πŸ“§ [email protected]

See you soon!

We can't wait for this weekend with the town as we come together to celebrate 150 years of Kumara , check out the entert...
18/10/2026

We can't wait for this weekend with the town as we come together to celebrate 150 years of Kumara , check out the entertainment line up on our page!

Joining us for dinner? With a busy long weekend ahead, bookings are highly recommended - get in touch with our team to secure your table so you don't miss out.

Address

81 Seddon Street, Kumara
Greenstone
7832

Opening Hours

Wednesday 3pm - 9pm
Thursday 3pm - 9pm
Friday 3pm - 9pm
Saturday 12pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 9pm

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