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Nelson Region

Nelson is a prime destination with the highest sunshine hours in New Zealand, a glorious 2,500 a year. It is a scenic masterpiece - beaches and forests are a focus for many visitors - a popular relaxed resort destination, attracting generations to a popular holiday area year after year.

Nelson Features

A relaxed lifestyle eco-environmental tourism
Pip fruit and berry fruit orchards with roadside stalls open in the season
Amazing seafood, salmon & mussel farms
Boutique malt houses / hop growing in the Motueka district
Wineries vineyards
Garden tours
Fisherman's paradise
Historians can enjoy images of the past

There are various historic sites in the area, including:

Isel Park featuring historic house, park gardens and museum, Isel House Festival Isel in Bloom when the gardens are at their peak in early spring
Brightwater Heritage walk
Broadgreen house Ancestors attic - the local genealogy group's headquarters
Cobb Cottages at various locations
South St. historic houses accommodating some of the artistic community
Fairfield House
Melrose House
and Bishopdale

Accommodation

exclusive lodges
hotels motels
homestays
bed &breakfast
backpackers
camping grounds

Adventure Nelson

Adventure tourism

tandem skydiving
sea kayaking in the most picturesque landscape
4 wheel drive motor biking in native bush or at Farewell Spit
mountain biking
rapid river rafting
caving
walking in one of the three national parks
horse trekking

Premier arts & crafts region

pottery
glass blowing
spinning & weaving/ fibrecrafts
woodcraft sculpture
painting
jewellery
bone carving
and other craft work

Discover Nelson and "Live the Day"

Nelson Visitor Information.
Cnr. Trafalgar & Halifax Streets
P.O. Box 788 Nelson, NZ
Ph 64 3 5466228 Fax 64 3 5469008