Wakefield
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
[edit]Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]From Nelson drive 25 km south-west through Richmond and on along State Highway 6.
- 1 Caltex petrol station.
By bus
[edit]- EBus (Nelson's city bus service) operates six services a day (M-F) to Richmond and Nelson.
- Intercity Coaches operate coaches from Nelson to Greymouth, which stop (at/opposite the Caltex) in Wakefield. Four per week (Sept 2023).
Get around
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Map of Wakefield (New Zealand)
See
[edit]- 1 St John's Church, 120 Edward Street. The church was built in 1846 and is the second oldest surviving church in New Zealand.
- 2 Lord Rutherford Memorial (91 Lord Rutherford Road, Brightwater). Memorial to the nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson (1871-1937), who was born in Brightwater.
Do
[edit]- Armageddon Paintball, 334 Wai-Iti Valley Rd, ☏ +64 3-541 8452.
- The Giggling Pony Equestrian Centre, 434 Wai-Iti Valley Rd, ☏ +64 3-541 9145.
- Redstone Golf Park, Wai-iti Valley Rd, ☏ +64 3 5418 452.
- Walk or Cycle the Great Taste Trail. A 19 km walking or mountain biking trail from Richmond to Wakefield via Brightwater.
Buy
[edit]There is a supermarket, pharmacy and a baker.
- 1 Four Square. supermarket.
Eat
[edit]There is a small bakery, fast food eateries, and some very nice little cafes and restaurants.
Drink
[edit]There is a pub.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Brightwater Motor Inn. from $100.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Wakefield |
| Blenheim ← Nelson ← | N  S |
→ Murchison → Greymouth |