Beaumont, New Zealand

Beaumont is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.

It is located on the Clutha River / Mata-Au six kilometres southeast of Raes Junction, between Roxburgh and Balclutha.

Beaumont is connected to Milton and Roxburgh by State Highway 8.

The railway reached Beaumont in 1914; an extension to Millers Flat was opened in 1925.

[3] Relics of the railway still remain, including a stock yard and a bridge over the Beaumont River.

Aerial photo of the Beaumont area in 2006, State Highway 8 crosses the Clutha River just below centre