Wakefield (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.
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By bus
- 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
Wakefield is small enough to walk or cycle anywhere, with several cycle paths surrounding the town.
There is ample free parking in the town centre.
See
- 🌍 St John's Church, 120 Edward Street. The church was built in 1846 and is the second oldest surviving church in New Zealand.
- 🌍 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
- 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 3 541 8452.
- Walk or Cycle the Great Taste Trail. A 19 km walking or mountain biking trail from Richmond to Wakefield via Brightwater.
Buy
There is a supermarket, pharmacy and a baker.
- 🌍 Four Square. supermarket.
Eat
There is a small bakery, fast food eateries, and some very nice little cafes and restaurants.
Drink
- 🌍 Little Sprig Wakefield, 6 Edward Street.
- The Wakefield Hotel is also a pub.
Sleep
- 🌍 Brightwater Motor Inn. from $100.
- 🌍 Wakefield Hotel, 48 Edward Street, Wakefield, ☏ +64 3 541 8006, info@thewakefieldhotel.co.nz. 90.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Wakefield |
| Blenheim ← Nelson ← | N  S |
→ Murchison → Greymouth |