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Portobello features a Historical Society Museum, the ''1908'' Restaurant, a local primary school ([[Portobello School (Dunedin)|Portobello School]], Years 1-8), the old Portobello Hotel (a pub), a cafe and several accommodation providers, including a camping ground, bed and breakfasts and motels. A local [[Milk bar|dairy]] acts as the community's grocers, though most of the village's retail needs are served by Dunedin, which is easily accessed via the winding but well-surfaced Portobello Road which runs along the edge of the harbour. A multi-year project to raise and widen this road and add a 19km [[Shared-use path|shared-use pathway]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Dunedin City Council |title=The Peninsula Connection Road Safety Project |url=https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/roads-and-footpaths/projects/peninsula-connection |accessdate=27 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> is nearing completion, safely connecting Portobello to Dunedin for cyclists and walkers. A more convoluted but scenic route, Highcliff Road, connects Portobello with Dunedin city centre via the ridge of the peninsula. |
Portobello features a Historical Society Museum, the ''1908'' Restaurant, a local primary school ([[Portobello School (Dunedin)|Portobello School]], Years 1-8), the old Portobello Hotel (a pub), a cafe and several accommodation providers, including a camping ground, bed and breakfasts and motels. A local [[Milk bar|dairy]] acts as the community's grocers, though most of the village's retail needs are served by Dunedin, which is easily accessed via the winding but well-surfaced Portobello Road which runs along the edge of the harbour. A multi-year project to raise and widen this road and add a 19km [[Shared-use path|shared-use pathway]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Dunedin City Council |title=The Peninsula Connection Road Safety Project |url=https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/services/roads-and-footpaths/projects/peninsula-connection |accessdate=27 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> is nearing completion, safely connecting Portobello to Dunedin for cyclists and walkers. A more convoluted but scenic route, Highcliff Road, connects Portobello with Dunedin city centre via the ridge of the peninsula. |
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Boating is an historical focus for Portobello. In the past, Portobello residents caught the ferry to the city, before the Portobello Road along the foreshore was constructed. Today, scheduled ferry service to Kamau Taurua and Port Chalmers departs from the recently renovated ferry jetty<ref>{{cite web |author1=Port To Port Cruises |title=Port To Port Cruises |url=https://www.porttoport.co.nz/ |accessdate=27 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Boating is an historical focus for Portobello. In the past, Portobello residents caught the ferry to the city, before the Portobello Road along the foreshore was constructed. Today, scheduled ferry service to Kamau Taurua and Port Chalmers departs from the recently renovated ferry jetty,<ref>{{cite web |author1=Port To Port Cruises |title=Port To Port Cruises |url=https://www.porttoport.co.nz/ |accessdate=27 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> a short distance from the centre of the village. A boating club maintains a slipway and boat shed near the jetty. |
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Portobello Community Inc.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Portobello Community Inc |title=Portobello New Zealand |url=http://portobello.org.nz/ |accessdate=27 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> is the local community group, which works to improve Portobello for its community. |
Portobello Community Inc.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Portobello Community Inc |title=Portobello New Zealand |url=http://portobello.org.nz/ |accessdate=27 November 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> is the local community group, which works to improve Portobello for its community. |
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Revision as of 03:51, 30 November 2021
Portobello is a village beside the Otago Harbour halfway along the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin City, New Zealand. It lies at the foot of a small peninsula (Portobello Peninsula) between Portobello Bay and Latham Bay.
In the 2018 census, the Portobello-Broad Bay area had a population of 1,155.[1]
Like scores of Dunedin features, Portobello was named after a locality in Edinburgh, Scotland, also called Portobello.
At the end of Portobello Peninsula sits a marine research station, the Portobello Marine Laboratory, which is part of the University of Otago. Close to the end of this peninsula lies Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua.
Portobello features a Historical Society Museum, the 1908 Restaurant, a local primary school (Portobello School, Years 1-8), the old Portobello Hotel (a pub), a cafe and several accommodation providers, including a camping ground, bed and breakfasts and motels. A local dairy acts as the community's grocers, though most of the village's retail needs are served by Dunedin, which is easily accessed via the winding but well-surfaced Portobello Road which runs along the edge of the harbour. A multi-year project to raise and widen this road and add a 19km shared-use pathway[2] is nearing completion, safely connecting Portobello to Dunedin for cyclists and walkers. A more convoluted but scenic route, Highcliff Road, connects Portobello with Dunedin city centre via the ridge of the peninsula.
Boating is an historical focus for Portobello. In the past, Portobello residents caught the ferry to the city, before the Portobello Road along the foreshore was constructed. Today, scheduled ferry service to Kamau Taurua and Port Chalmers departs from the recently renovated ferry jetty,[3] a short distance from the centre of the village. A boating club maintains a slipway and boat shed near the jetty.
Portobello Community Inc.[4] is the local community group, which works to improve Portobello for its community.
References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand. "2018 Census QuickStats about a place: Broad Bay-Portobello". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dunedin City Council. "The Peninsula Connection Road Safety Project". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Port To Port Cruises. "Port To Port Cruises". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Portobello Community Inc. "Portobello New Zealand". Retrieved 27 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Further reading
- Entwisle, Peter (2010). Behold the Moon, the European Occupation of the Dunedin District 1770-1848 (Paperback). Dunedin, NZ: Port Daniel Press. ISBN 978-0-473-17534-4.
- Knight, Hardwicke (1978). Otago Peninsula: A Local History. Broad Bay, NZ: Hardwicke Knight.
- West, Jonathan (2017). The Face of Nature: An Environmental History of Otago Peninsula (Paperback). Dunedin, NZ: Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-927322-38-3.
External links
Media related to Portobello, New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons