Wakefield (New Zealand) - town in New Zealand

Wakefield is a small town in the Nelson Bays region of New Zealand's South Island, 25 km south-west of Nelson. This travel guide also cover the town of Brightwater, 4 km east of Wakefield.

Understand

Get in

By car

From Nelson drive 25 km south-west through Richmond and on along State Highway 6.

• Caltex petrol station, -41.40434°, 173.04543°. 2019-10-30

By bus

• Intercity Coaches operate coaches from Nelson to Greymouth, which stop (at/opposite the Caltex) in Wakefield once per day in each direction.

Get around

See

• St John's Church, 120 Edward Street, -41.40998°, 173.04779°. The church was built in 1846 and is the second oldest surviving church in New Zealand. 2016-10-13
• Lord Rutherford Memorial (91 Lord Rutherford Road, Brightwater), -41.37724°, 173.10179°. Memorial to the nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson (1871-1937), who was born in Brightwater. 2019-10-30

Do

• Armageddon Paintball, 334 Wai-Iti Valley Rd, +64 3-541 8452. 2016-11-28
• The Giggling Pony Equestrian Centre, 434 Wai-Iti Valley Rd, +64 3-541 9145. 2016-11-28
• Redstone Golf Park, Wai-iti Valley Rd, +64 3 5418 452. 2016-11-28
• Walk or Cycle the Great Taste Trail. A 19 km walking or mountain biking trail from Richmond to Wakefield via Brightwater. 2019-10-30

Buy

There is a supermarket, pharmacy and a baker.

• Four Square, -41.40624°, 173.04296°. supermarket. 2019-10-30

Eat

There is a small bakery, fast food eateries, and some very nice little cafes and restaurants.

Drink

There is a pub.

Sleep

• Brightwater Motor Inn, -41.37935°, 173.11422°. from $100 2019-10-30

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