Tunnel
Beach
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The beach has massive sandstone
boulders, mysterious graffiti carved into the cliffs and a dangerous rip that
sadly drowned Cargill's youngest daughter.
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Beyond the beauty of the rugged
sandstone cliffs, its claim to fame is the tunnel down to the beach that a
local politician, John Cargill, a son of Captain William Cargill, had made for
his family in the 1870s.
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The track was opened in 1983.
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It is rumoured he gave it to his
daughter's as a birthday present.
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Tunnel Beach has been called the most
romantic spot in Dunedin.
