I’ve recently returned from walking or tramping in the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, which was the first time I have walked a multi-day tramp on my own. Many of our guests have asked me if I’ve walked it – and up until now, I could only answer “I’ve walked a part of the Track – but not [...]
If you are in Nelson on a Saturday, not to be missed is the Nelson Saturday Market, held in Montgomery Carpark from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Not only will you find a wonderful array of local produce – fresh fruit and seasonal vegetables, freshly baked bread, cheeses, smoked fish, homemade peanut butter and much more, but [...]
The Boulder Bank of Nelson stretches for 13km from The Glen to Nelson. Boulders from The Glen have been swept along by sea currents over a period of 10,000 years to form this internationally renowned geological feature, one of very few of its type in the world.
The bank originally extended all the way to Haulashore [...]
One of my favourite Nelson walks is to the Centre of NZ! Is it really the Centre of New Zealand? Well, geographically its not quite – but its not too far off either! If you include Stewart Island, the true centre is a point in the Spooners Range in the Golden Downs Forest which you [...]
