Guidebook for New Plymouth

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Guidebook for New Plymouth

Parks & Nature

Amazing walks, runs, playground, tea house and zoo. Over the Christmas period the festival of the lights has incredible light displays and live performances most nights.
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Pukekura Park
10 Fillis St
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Amazing walks, runs, playground, tea house and zoo. Over the Christmas period the festival of the lights has incredible light displays and live performances most nights.
Great wee climb with a great view. A bit of boulder climbing involved, with some fixed ropes but our 5 year old gets up there ok. About 45 minutes round trip. Run down back beach sand dunes afterwards.
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Paritutu Rock
Centennial Drive
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Great wee climb with a great view. A bit of boulder climbing involved, with some fixed ropes but our 5 year old gets up there ok. About 45 minutes round trip. Run down back beach sand dunes afterwards.
Beautiful nikau forests. Easy 45 minute walk. Kiwi Guardian site.
Ratapihipihi Reserve
198 Cowling Rd
Beautiful nikau forests. Easy 45 minute walk. Kiwi Guardian site.
Lots of stunning hikes. Cafe and informative visitor centre.
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North Egmont Visitor Centre
2679 Egmont Rd
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Lots of stunning hikes. Cafe and informative visitor centre.
Nice variety of walks.
Barrett Lagoon
Nice variety of walks.
Great series of mountain bike trails that are constantly being added to. Hiking and horse riding trails around a lake. Can fly fish here with a license.
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Lake Mangamahoe Mountain Bike Park
Plantation Road
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Great series of mountain bike trails that are constantly being added to. Hiking and horse riding trails around a lake. Can fly fish here with a license.
Good surf beach in town. Small play ground and free out-door pool open part of the summer.
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Fitzroy Beach
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Good surf beach in town. Small play ground and free out-door pool open part of the summer.
Lovely walkway/bike track close to town, following a stream. The track gets more bush-laden the further up you go.
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Recreation Reserve
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Lovely walkway/bike track close to town, following a stream. The track gets more bush-laden the further up you go.
Lovely tree-lined walkway/bike track right through town. If you start up the top just after crossing Brois street there is a good little playground.
Huatoki Walkway
35 Powderham St
Lovely tree-lined walkway/bike track right through town. If you start up the top just after crossing Brois street there is a good little playground.
Free zoo with monkeys, meer cats, otters and farm animals. Also a great playground for the kids.
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Brooklands Zoo
30 Brooklands Park Dr
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Free zoo with monkeys, meer cats, otters and farm animals. Also a great playground for the kids.
Large kids playground.
Kawaroa Park Car Park, New Plymouth
Tisch Avenue
Large kids playground.
Lovely, expansive native bush park and rhododendron gardens. Well thought out with tree-huts for kids and an adventure satchel and trail with activities. Great facility centre and coffee shop. Find the giant rata you can climb inside.
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Pukeiti
2290 Carrington Rd
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Lovely, expansive native bush park and rhododendron gardens. Well thought out with tree-huts for kids and an adventure satchel and trail with activities. Great facility centre and coffee shop. Find the giant rata you can climb inside.
Stunning, large, public gardens, with tennis court, bbq picnic area by the river and swimming hole.
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Tupare
487 Mangorei Rd
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Stunning, large, public gardens, with tennis court, bbq picnic area by the river and swimming hole.
Stunning waterfall, with small pools. Do the round walk, approximately 1.5 hours, but you can do the short walk there and back (pram and wheelchair friendly) 45 mins.
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Wilkies Pools
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Stunning waterfall, with small pools. Do the round walk, approximately 1.5 hours, but you can do the short walk there and back (pram and wheelchair friendly) 45 mins.
It's our closest beach, so handy. Can be rocky at times, but boat shoes allow for swimming most of summer.
Bell Block Beach
1 Wanaka Terrace
It's our closest beach, so handy. Can be rocky at times, but boat shoes allow for swimming most of summer.
Great estuary/mud flat area for safe swimming with kids, kayaking/paddleboarding. Camp playground and dairy. Also ocean beach possibly ok for swimming.
Urenui
Great estuary/mud flat area for safe swimming with kids, kayaking/paddleboarding. Camp playground and dairy. Also ocean beach possibly ok for swimming.
Lovely short bush walk. You will pass a swimming hole on the way.
Meeting of the Waters Scenic Reserve
Waiwakaiho Road West
Lovely short bush walk. You will pass a swimming hole on the way.
Lovely predator free wildlife sanctuary.
Lake Rotokare
Lovely predator free wildlife sanctuary.

Essentials

SuperValue Bell Block
188 Parklands Ave
Our local, large grocery store.
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Countdown The Valley
1 Vickers Rd
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Our local, large grocery store.
Post Office is situated in the 4square.
Bell Block Court
Bell Block Court
Post Office is situated in the 4square.
Local Dr's, and chemist is next door.
Parklands Medical Centre
188 Parklands Ave
Local Dr's, and chemist is next door.

Food Scene

Outdoor cafe on the coastal walkway that has Pizza nights and Sounds on a Sunday night.
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Paris Plage
2 Nobs Line
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Outdoor cafe on the coastal walkway that has Pizza nights and Sounds on a Sunday night.
Tasty morsels, lovely atmosphere, hidden location.
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The Public Catering Company
43 Queen St
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Tasty morsels, lovely atmosphere, hidden location.
Great food, good atmosphere.
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Chaos
36 Brougham St
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Great food, good atmosphere.
Great pizzas, coffee's, garden bar, good service and modern decor.
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Pekaren
25 Bell Block Ct
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Great pizzas, coffee's, garden bar, good service and modern decor.
Amazing food, some healthy options. Funky style. Not so kid friendly due to the compact-ness and occasional hustle and bustle.
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Federal Store
440 Devon St E
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Amazing food, some healthy options. Funky style. Not so kid friendly due to the compact-ness and occasional hustle and bustle.
Good healthy and alternative food options.
Cafe Green Door
17 Brougham St
Good healthy and alternative food options.
Good view of the beach for a takeaway coffee, chips, ice-cream or cake. Small playground nearby.
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The Kiosk - Fitzroy Beach
Beach Street
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Good view of the beach for a takeaway coffee, chips, ice-cream or cake. Small playground nearby.
Amazing food and atmosphere for a nice night out.
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Social Kitchen
40 Powderham St
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Amazing food and atmosphere for a nice night out.
Amazing Japanese style cuisine, cocktails and cosy atmosphere.
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Snug Lounge
124 Devon St W
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Amazing Japanese style cuisine, cocktails and cosy atmosphere.

Sightseeing

Stunning bridge across the Waiwakaiho River. Features a spirling whale bone rail with views of Mt Taranaki on a clear day.
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge
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Stunning bridge across the Waiwakaiho River. Features a spirling whale bone rail with views of Mt Taranaki on a clear day.
There's a ship wreck on the beach at the end of this road. Probably best accessed at low-tide.
Ahu Ahu Road
Ahu Ahu Road
There's a ship wreck on the beach at the end of this road. Probably best accessed at low-tide.
Lovely walk at low-tide to see the three sister rock formations.
Three Sisters and the Elephant Rock
Clifton Road
Lovely walk at low-tide to see the three sister rock formations.

Shopping

Great, funky art and NZ-inspired gift shop.
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Kina NZ Design + Art Space
101 Devon St W
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Great, funky art and NZ-inspired gift shop.

Arts & Culture

Really interesting building to look at.
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Len Lye Centrum
42 Queen St
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Really interesting building to look at.
Lovely wee museum with exhibits on natural history, local maori history and Taranaki in days gone by. An illusion exhibition is on during December/January.
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Puke Ariki
1 Ariki St
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Lovely wee museum with exhibits on natural history, local maori history and Taranaki in days gone by. An illusion exhibition is on during December/January.
Lovely little Bell Block Library.
Parklands Avenue station
Lovely little Bell Block Library.

Entertainment & Activities

Great yoga studio down-town. Los of variety of Vinyasa classes, from relaxing release to Level 2-3 Reconditioning. Enjoy a herbal tea on the house afterwards.
The Wellness Project
55 Egmont Street
Great yoga studio down-town. Los of variety of Vinyasa classes, from relaxing release to Level 2-3 Reconditioning. Enjoy a herbal tea on the house afterwards.
Bell Block Bike Park. Great kids bike park with traffic lights, small pump track, BMX track, race track and velodrome.
New Plymouth BMX Club track
Saint Andrews Drive
Bell Block Bike Park. Great kids bike park with traffic lights, small pump track, BMX track, race track and velodrome.
Kids playground, Hickford Park, Smeaton Road. It's brand new and our local.
Bell Block
Kids playground, Hickford Park, Smeaton Road. It's brand new and our local.