What to do in Whangarei

Activities, attractions and tours
Town Basin Marina

Places to Visit in Whangarei

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Top places to visit

1. Town Basin Marina

If you love the water and art browsing, make a beeline for the Town Basin Marina when you arrive in Whangarei. Browse the shops, restaurants, cafés and docks of the Whangarei Marina, watch boats come and go, then follow the Town Basin Art Trail along the waterfront to be immersed in creativity and culture.
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Whangarei showing sailing, a bay or harbour and a marina

2. Whangarei Quarry Gardens

Whangarei Quarry Gardens are a community-run project that feature landscaped gardens, a visitor centre and a café. Explore the many gardens that include a collection of camellias and an area with cacti and succulents. Whangarei Quarry Gardens is home to a regenerating forest that is teeming with indigenous plants.
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Whangarei Quarry Gardens which includes a park

3. Botanica & Cafler Park

Visit two of Whangarei’s best green spaces. First, enjoy the landscaped beauty of Cafler Park, then learn about ferns, cacti and other plant species in the green houses and gardens of nearby Botanica Whangarei.
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Botanica & Cafler Park which includes interior views and a park

4. Claphams National Clock Museum

See an enormous collection of historic, artistic and antique clocks at Claphams National Clock Museum in Whangarei. The museum’s collection includes approximately 1,500 clocks that range from Victorian cuckoos to small children’s clocks. Timepieces built by famous clockmakers, including London’s Edward John Dent, also feature in the museum’s displays.
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Clapham\'s Clocks which includes outdoor art

5. Reyburn House

The Northland Society of Arts (NSA) has been the proud custodian of Reyburn House since 1966. Visit this heritage house in Whangarei’s Town Basin to see an art collection and to enjoy the location of this precious reminder of days gone by. The kids will love the adjacent Town Basin playground.
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Whangarei showing a house, a park and heritage architecture

Discover the most popular places to visit in Whangarei

Explore areas of Whangarei

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One Tree Point

Though One Tree Point may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Reotahi Bay and Mcleod Bay.

One Tree Point
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Onerahi

4/5(14 area reviews)

While Onerahi may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Whangarei Art Museum and Town Basin Marina.

Onerahi
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Kamo

While Kamo isn't home to many top sights, Whangarei Quarry Gardens and Whangarei Falls are some notable places to visit nearby.

Kamo
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Marsden Point

While Marsden Point may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Reotahi Bay and Ruakaka Beach.

Marsden Point
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Marsden Cove

While Marsden Cove isn't home to many top sights, Ruakaka Beach and Reotahi Bay are some notable places to visit nearby.

Marsden Cove
Whangarei Quarry Gardens which includes a garden

Kensington

4/5(1 area review)

Kensington might not have many top sights, but Whangarei Quarry Gardens and Town Basin Marina are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Kensington

Day trip destinations from Whangarei