Woodstock Hotel

A dozen pubs have come and gone since Woodstock Hotel sprang to life in May 1865 but only one has survived the test of time – the Royal Mail Hotel.

First built around 1870 on Clements Road and when the road was put through to Ross in 1878 the Woodstock Hotel was jacked up and then rolled on empty beer barrels and pulled by horses 200 yards up the hill to its present site. Gaylor's Hotel was now on the main road and a stopping place for the mail coaches to Ross so a new name seemed more appropriate – The Royal Mail Hotel.

The Woodstock Hotel has played many roles in the life of Woodstock, not only as a public house but also as a meeting place, post office and even as a morgue.

The Woodstock Cottage is available for rent. A Self contained 3 bedroom cottage sleeping up to 8 people, overlooking the Hokitika River with Wonderful views of the Southern Alps, close to the West Coast Wilderness Trail.