Top Ten free or cheap things to do in Raglan

Raglan has spoken. The top ten free or cheap things to do in Raglan are:

1. Swim in the surf at Ngarunui Beach
2. Surf the Point at Manu Bay
3. Fish off Raglan Wharf
4. Try the local Raglan Roast coffee in Volcom Lane
5. Walk on the black sand of Ngarunui Beach from Riria Kereopa Drive
6. Visit Waireinga/Bridal Veil Falls
7. Go walking in Wainui Bush Park
8. Do the Three Bridges walk
9. Picnic or BBQ at Te Kopua Reserve
10. Visit the Matapihi art gallery or Raglan Museum

The summer 2013 poll on Raglan 23 asked website visitors what their pick was for the top free or cheap thing to do in Raglan.  The top two things to do were swimming at Ngarunui Beach and surfing at Manu Bay.  Close behind were fishing at the wharf and enjoying Raglan Roast coffee. And many people just couldn’t decide- they just liked the lot!

The full poll results for the poll were:

My pick for the top free or cheap thing to do in Raglan is

• Swim in the surf at Ngarunui Beach (17%, 14 Votes)
• All of these (13%, 11 Votes)
• Surf the Point at Manu Bay (11%, 9 Votes)
• Fish off Raglan Wharf (10%, 8 Votes)
• Try the local Raglan Roast coffee in Volcom Lane (9%, 7 Votes)
• Walk on the black sand of Ngarunui Beach from Riria Kereopa Drive (7%, 6 Votes)
• Visit Waireinga/Bridal Veil Falls (6%, 5 Votes)
• Go walking in Wainui Bush Park (5%, 4 Votes)
• Do the Three Bridges walk (5%, 4 Votes)
• Picnic or BBQ at Te Kopua Reserve (4%, 3 Votes)
• Visit the Matapihi art gallery (4%, 3 Votes)
• Visit Raglan Museum (4%, 3 Votes)
• Enjoy fish and chips at the Bow St jetty reserve (2%, 2 Votes)
• Build a sand castle or create an art work in the black sand (2%, 2 Votes)
• Go skateboarding at the Te Kopua skatepark (1%, 1 Votes)
• Go window shopping in Bow St (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 82