Whanganui - all you need, (and then some).
Food Scene
Wine bar, super food, great service.
Chic with ambience.
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Maria Lane Eatery & Bar
98 Victoria AveWine bar, super food, great service.
Chic with ambience.
Superlative.
Healthy, nutritious.
Honest food.
Lovely wee village space across the road to sit in the sun and eat your lunch.
Honest Kitchen
44 Ridgway StreetSuperlative.
Healthy, nutritious.
Honest food.
Lovely wee village space across the road to sit in the sun and eat your lunch.
Stock up on your deli supplies for your stay or browse local and European foods. Grab a pastry (or two) to have with your coffee on the river bank.
The Vic Bar
2 Victoria AveStock up on your deli supplies for your stay or browse local and European foods. Grab a pastry (or two) to have with your coffee on the river bank.
Best sourdough in Whanganui.
Grab a loaf or a gourmet sandwich for your picnic.
SourBros Bakery & Coffee Bar
40 Ingestre StBest sourdough in Whanganui.
Grab a loaf or a gourmet sandwich for your picnic.
Frank Bar + Eatery
60 Ridgway StIntimate cocktail bar and Eatery.
Popular local haunt.
Laid back, hipster cafe.
Dogs welcome.
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Article Café & Vintage/Retro/Arts Store
20 Drews AveLaid back, hipster cafe.
Dogs welcome.
Great local gastro pub.
Good vibe.
Great food.
Check out for muso nights e.g jazz on Sunday evenings
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Porridge Watson
30 Drews AveGreat local gastro pub.
Good vibe.
Great food.
Check out for muso nights e.g jazz on Sunday evenings
Entertainment
Saturday destination to discover the best of the region. Great for hunting and gathering for your evening snack or meal. Set alongside the awa, dog friendly. Mix with the locals and discover the artisans.
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Whanganui River Traders Market
7 Taupo QuaySaturday destination to discover the best of the region. Great for hunting and gathering for your evening snack or meal. Set alongside the awa, dog friendly. Mix with the locals and discover the artisans.
For anyone who loved You've Got Mail.
A delightful book shop, something for everyone.
Paige's Book Gallery
60 Guyton StFor anyone who loved You've Got Mail.
A delightful book shop, something for everyone.
First Friday of the month. For those who love music and dancing.
$15 head entry.
Take your own wine/drinks, nibbles and sit at one of the long tables and chill.
From open mic sessions to hard rock, a great experience.
Whanganui Musicians Club
65 Drews AveFirst Friday of the month. For those who love music and dancing.
$15 head entry.
Take your own wine/drinks, nibbles and sit at one of the long tables and chill.
From open mic sessions to hard rock, a great experience.
Check out the pirate ship, swing on an octopus, see-saw with a snake and on a hot day play in the water maze.
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Kowhai-Park
Anzac ParadeCheck out the pirate ship, swing on an octopus, see-saw with a snake and on a hot day play in the water maze.
Sightseeing
Iconic wild west coast beach with famous Cafe Citadel.
Walk the beach and land at the Citadel for brunch, lunch or fab burgers or fresh salad eveng meals, (Thurs - Sun).
Castlecliff
Iconic wild west coast beach with famous Cafe Citadel.
Walk the beach and land at the Citadel for brunch, lunch or fab burgers or fresh salad eveng meals, (Thurs - Sun).
Take a step back in time, enter the tunnel and be lifted up for a great view over the awa (river) and city.
The only underground public elevator in the southern hemisphere, leads to the historic tower that offers stunning views of the city, the Tasman Sea, Mt Ruapehu and Mt Taranaki.
Great way to get your bearings.
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Durie Hill Elevator & Elevator Tower
3 Anzac ParadeTake a step back in time, enter the tunnel and be lifted up for a great view over the awa (river) and city.
The only underground public elevator in the southern hemisphere, leads to the historic tower that offers stunning views of the city, the Tasman Sea, Mt Ruapehu and Mt Taranaki.
Great way to get your bearings.
A leisurely loop of the lake walk will take a short hour of your time but top up your soul.
Beautiful lake views, easy access paths.
Cool paths in summer and vibrant autumn walks as the leaves turn znd fall. A place that children would choose to live in if they were to run away.
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Virginia-See
110 Great N RdA leisurely loop of the lake walk will take a short hour of your time but top up your soul.
Beautiful lake views, easy access paths.
Cool paths in summer and vibrant autumn walks as the leaves turn znd fall. A place that children would choose to live in if they were to run away.
Grab your bike znd head out of town up to the cycle bridge, grab a bite or a beer at pub or store and head back to town.
Mix of country cycleway, city streets and river cycleway.
Great wee drive too.
Upokongaro Cycle Bridge
Papaiti RoadGrab your bike znd head out of town up to the cycle bridge, grab a bite or a beer at pub or store and head back to town.
Mix of country cycleway, city streets and river cycleway.
Great wee drive too.
Long and winding road, pass through Baxters Jerusalem, visit the chapel.
Follow the link for further must do stops on the road to iconic Pipiriki.
Pack a picnic, fuel up and hit the road. Top it off with a jetboat trip on the upper Whanganui gorges.
https://nzpocketguide.com/9-must-do-stops-on-the-whanganui-river-road/
Whanganui River Road
Whanganui River RoadLong and winding road, pass through Baxters Jerusalem, visit the chapel.
Follow the link for further must do stops on the road to iconic Pipiriki.
Pack a picnic, fuel up and hit the road. Top it off with a jetboat trip on the upper Whanganui gorges.
https://nzpocketguide.com/9-must-do-stops-on-the-whanganui-river-road/
One of our families top trips to see parts of New Zealand that are filled with history. A spiritual journey.
Whanganui River Adventures
Whanganui River RoadOne of our families top trips to see parts of New Zealand that are filled with history. A spiritual journey.
Canoe, hike, bike or take the Whanganui River Adventures jet boat up.
Put this on your bucket list.
Allow a day if heading up from Whanganui.
Bookings for jetboat required.
Dress warm, take a picnic, can get cool in the river gorges.
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Bridge to Nowhere
13001 Whanganui RiverCanoe, hike, bike or take the Whanganui River Adventures jet boat up.
Put this on your bucket list.
Allow a day if heading up from Whanganui.
Bookings for jetboat required.
Dress warm, take a picnic, can get cool in the river gorges.
Founded in 1892, the museum has an extensive collection of natural and human history with a regional emphasis and a famed Taonga Māori collection. Great for a rainy day.
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Whanganui Regional Museum
Watt StreetFounded in 1892, the museum has an extensive collection of natural and human history with a regional emphasis and a famed Taonga Māori collection. Great for a rainy day.
Te Awa O Whanganui, the river begins its journey 300kms away.
For more than 800 years Māori have lived along its banks, building marae and Kinga(villages), cultivating sheltered river terraces and inhabiting the forests.
The river is treasured with its own legal status given in 2017. Under this status the river is recognised as an indivisible and living whole.
The river is a major attraction for visitors and locals.
Walk or cycle the city river walks.
Enjoy the beauty and serenity of the area.
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Whanganui River
Te Awa O Whanganui, the river begins its journey 300kms away.
For more than 800 years Māori have lived along its banks, building marae and Kinga(villages), cultivating sheltered river terraces and inhabiting the forests.
The river is treasured with its own legal status given in 2017. Under this status the river is recognised as an indivisible and living whole.
The river is a major attraction for visitors and locals.
Walk or cycle the city river walks.
Enjoy the beauty and serenity of the area.
Multi-day all inclusive journeys led by cultural navigators.
Experience the beauty of the river.
Unique Whanganui River Experience
71 Carlton AveMulti-day all inclusive journeys led by cultural navigators.
Experience the beauty of the river.
Only 20 kms from Whanganui with plants from all over the world.
Judged as a garden of National Significance every year since 2004
Entry fee $10.
Check website for hours
Website: Paloma.co.nz
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Paloma Gardens
11 Pohutukawa LnOnly 20 kms from Whanganui with plants from all over the world.
Judged as a garden of National Significance every year since 2004
Entry fee $10.
Check website for hours
Website: Paloma.co.nz
Behind The Door On 4
444 State Highway 4Destination cafe on the river.
Fabulous forest sanctuary.
Roam 245 hectares of rainforest on well kept tracks, enjoy the dazzling native bird life in the well run sanctuary.
Easy access, walks for all abilities.
Perhaps just high tea at the homestead.
25 minutes drive from Whanganui.
Bushy Park Homestead Museum
791 Rangitatau E RdFabulous forest sanctuary.
Roam 245 hectares of rainforest on well kept tracks, enjoy the dazzling native bird life in the well run sanctuary.
Easy access, walks for all abilities.
Perhaps just high tea at the homestead.
25 minutes drive from Whanganui.
Turakina Antiques
2496 State Hwy 3Eclectic, comprehensive.
A real walk down memorial lane.
Located at Ūpokongaro, just north of Whanganui, Behind The Door On 4 is a lovely café with a riverside setting. Their house-made meals are made with local and garden-grown produce. Go “behind the doors” through to the landscaped gardens with a variety of patio and deck seating options.
Can bike from the Red Barn on the back roads and connect up with the cycle way or drive and walk beside the river, head over the Upukongaru Cycle Bridge and enjoy.
Check online for opening hours.
Behind The Door On 4
Located at Ūpokongaro, just north of Whanganui, Behind The Door On 4 is a lovely café with a riverside setting. Their house-made meals are made with local and garden-grown produce. Go “behind the doors” through to the landscaped gardens with a variety of patio and deck seating options.
Can bike from the Red Barn on the back roads and connect up with the cycle way or drive and walk beside the river, head over the Upukongaru Cycle Bridge and enjoy.
Check online for opening hours.
Arts
Whether you want to look, try or buy, drop by the glassworks.
Great viewing platform to watch artisans at work.
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New Zealand Glassworks
2 Rutland StWhether you want to look, try or buy, drop by the glassworks.
Great viewing platform to watch artisans at work.
Painter and ceramicist, makes beautiful slip cast domestic ware. Great spot to find a treasured memory home with you...a little mug with flecks of Castlecliff sand in the softly colored glazes.
Vostinar Gallery
7 Rangiora StPainter and ceramicist, makes beautiful slip cast domestic ware. Great spot to find a treasured memory home with you...a little mug with flecks of Castlecliff sand in the softly colored glazes.
This museum was established to house the Rick Rudd collection of studio ceramics and to showcase works borrowed from private collections.
A must see for ceramics lovers.
Quartz Museum of Studio Ceramics
8 Bates StThis museum was established to house the Rick Rudd collection of studio ceramics and to showcase works borrowed from private collections.
A must see for ceramics lovers.
Rest and relaxation.
A surprising treasure, a botanical garden found in idyllic countryside.
Suitable to drive or walk around. Pack a picnic and your favorite book, rest under leafy trees. Plenty of space to let the kids run wild.
Note no dogs.
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Bason Botanic Gardens
552 Rapanui RdA surprising treasure, a botanical garden found in idyllic countryside.
Suitable to drive or walk around. Pack a picnic and your favorite book, rest under leafy trees. Plenty of space to let the kids run wild.
Note no dogs.
Shopping
Browse through a well curated design store, offering well collected and curated design objects d'art.
Take home a memory or two.
La Station Design Store
139 Guyton StBrowse through a well curated design store, offering well collected and curated design objects d'art.
Take home a memory or two.
Ruby and French
57A Victoria AveCountry Lane Originals
55 Victoria AveFifty Five
55 Victoria AveKILT Clothing
100 Victoria StNoire
92 Victoria AveJust Looking
136 Victoria AveFootloose Shoes
90 Victoria AvePosh Comfort
59 Victoria AveFrench & Sons
High StreetRecreation
Whangamata Ridges MTB Park
Araheke MTB Park
316 Kaitoke RdArapuke Forest Mountain Bike Park
Kahuterawa Road
Bridge to Nowhere Walk
Bridge to Nowhere Walk