Although it appears to be a large bottle of carbonated lemon beverage, it is in fact not. There is no drink here. There is however a place to divest yourself of drink that has been previous drunk. My suggestion is to drink L&P before you travel to get the full affect of this historic land mark, stop as you are passing through Paeroa, then let the lemon and paeroa pass through you, into Paeroa, paying tribute, giving back, a slash of homage, water the land, the lemons, and then pass on (to the gorge, or Waihi beach or wherever it was that you were actually intending to go to) unless you want to buy some antiques or something.
TLDR - it's a rest stop, no actual...
Read moreL& P is my favourite fizzy drink.
Its originally made here in Paeroa where a high quality water meet the a tasty lemon.
Best to visit when you driving to Auckland as you just turn left into the car park.
Few step walk on the right after parking to the great history info and of course a big giant L&P Bottle.
Every time I come to NZL and if detour is feasible i always stop here.
There is a toilet on site too.
This trip I stop and walk under the bridge to Macca for an exclusive L&P frozen drink.
Its nice short walk relax after few...
Read moreHaving come to New Zealand never before having experienced an oversized fizzy drink recepticle, I can safely say I am a convert. The Giant L&P bottle has everything the true oversized fizzy drink recepticle officionado desires: an oversized fizzy drink recepticle, a car park, and loos that play musac and unlock automatically after 10 minutes of use (which you'll surely spend in there considering the sheer awe of the giant fizzy drink recepticle you have just witnessed). I've been...
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