Guidebook for Nelson

Victoria
Guidebook for Nelson

Food Scene

10 locals recommend
The Baker's Coffee Shop
105 Collingwood St
10 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
River Kitchen Nelson
81 Trafalgar St
18 locals recommend
Best coffee in Nelson!
18 locals recommend
Sublime Coffee
211 Haven Rd
18 locals recommend
Best coffee in Nelson!
Bike shop with Great coffee.
6 locals recommend
Alton Street Cycles
28 Alton St
6 locals recommend
Bike shop with Great coffee.
24 locals recommend
Kush Coffee
5 Church St
24 locals recommend
51 locals recommend
DeVille
22 New St
51 locals recommend
Best evening food in town. Small sharing plates.
44 locals recommend
Urban Oyster Bar & Eatery
278 Hardy St
44 locals recommend
Best evening food in town. Small sharing plates.
City centre and family friendly.
18 locals recommend
Lambretta's Cafe Bar
204 Hardy St
18 locals recommend
City centre and family friendly.
30 locals recommend
The Styx
272 Wakefield Quay
30 locals recommend
Best Fish and Chips in town!
Haven Fish & Chips
268 Wakefield Quay
Best Fish and Chips in town!

Parks & Nature

Beautiful beach for picnics and swimming 20 minutes drive.
72 locals recommend
Rabbit island
72 locals recommend
Beautiful beach for picnics and swimming 20 minutes drive.
Safe beach with play park, go karts, waterslide, mini golf, trampolines, walks and cafes
107 locals recommend
Tāhunanui Beach
107 locals recommend
Safe beach with play park, go karts, waterslide, mini golf, trampolines, walks and cafes
Entrance at the bottom of our road. Lots of walking and biking tracks.
18 locals recommend
Codgers Trails
135 Brook St
18 locals recommend
Entrance at the bottom of our road. Lots of walking and biking tracks.
Five minute walk to this track which will take you over the hill and in to town,
Grampians Reserve Viewing Platform
Five minute walk to this track which will take you over the hill and in to town,

Sightseeing

Small seaside settlement with shops, cafes and bars. 40 minute drive
77 locals recommend
Māpua
77 locals recommend
Small seaside settlement with shops, cafes and bars. 40 minute drive
Small seaside area with cafe
34 locals recommend
Cable Bay
34 locals recommend
Small seaside area with cafe
Great reserve with walks, swimming and cafe
Pelorus River
Great reserve with walks, swimming and cafe
The Summer Beach Bus service will be in the awesome double-decker bus again and runs throughout the day between Tahuna Beach Holiday Park and Nelson i-SITE, stopping at Tahunanui Beach in each direction. The bus leaves Nelson i-SITE on the hour, and leaves Tahuna Beach Holiday Park on the half hour. The first bus of the day will leave the i-Site at 10am and the last bus will leave at 6pm. There will be no service at 1pm to give the driver a break. The cost is just $3 for adults and $1 for children each way.
Rocks Road at Tahunanui Beach station
The Summer Beach Bus service will be in the awesome double-decker bus again and runs throughout the day between Tahuna Beach Holiday Park and Nelson i-SITE, stopping at Tahunanui Beach in each direction. The bus leaves Nelson i-SITE on the hour, and leaves Tahuna Beach Holiday Park on the half hour. The first bus of the day will leave the i-Site at 10am and the last bus will leave at 6pm. There will be no service at 1pm to give the driver a break. The cost is just $3 for adults and $1 for children each way.

Entertainment & Activities

Small animal park near Mapua.
Animal Farm Rare Breeds Farm Park
389 Gardner Valley Rd
Small animal park near Mapua.
Trampoline park ideal for rainy days.
Flip Out Trampoline Arena
14 Pascoe St
Trampoline park ideal for rainy days.
51 locals recommend
State Cinemas Nelson
91 Trafalgar St
51 locals recommend
Fin family activities beside the beach.
7 locals recommend
Pro Karts - Go Karts, Trampoline Park & Laser Tag
7 locals recommend
Fin family activities beside the beach.
24 locals recommend
World of WearableArt Limited
24 locals recommend
Riverside Pool
25 Riverside
Great swim complex
8 locals recommend
Richmond Aquatic Centre
161 Salisbury Rd
8 locals recommend
Great swim complex
Small Zoo close to the beach.
25 locals recommend
Natureland Wildlife Trust
Tahunanui Drive
25 locals recommend
Small Zoo close to the beach.

Shopping

Every Saturday 8-1pm Lots of local food produce, arts and crafts, gift ware and eateries.
92 locals recommend
Nelson Saturday Market
23 Halifax St
92 locals recommend
Every Saturday 8-1pm Lots of local food produce, arts and crafts, gift ware and eateries.
Isel Twilight Market Every Thursday beginning 6 October 2016 4:30-8:30pm
15 locals recommend
Isel Park
16 Hilliard St
15 locals recommend
Isel Twilight Market Every Thursday beginning 6 October 2016 4:30-8:30pm

Drinks & Nightlife

18 locals recommend
Sprig & Fern Hardy Street
280 Hardy St
18 locals recommend

Essentials

https://www.firsttable.co.nz/nelson/ First Table is a website that offers a 50% discount off restaurant meals at specific times.(before 6pm) Diners pay a $10 booking fee to secure the discount at a participating restaurant, and get half-price meals for two to four people when booking the restaurant’s first table of the evening, lunch or breakfast time.
New Asia Restaurant
279 Hardy St
https://www.firsttable.co.nz/nelson/ First Table is a website that offers a 50% discount off restaurant meals at specific times.(before 6pm) Diners pay a $10 booking fee to secure the discount at a participating restaurant, and get half-price meals for two to four people when booking the restaurant’s first table of the evening, lunch or breakfast time.
38 locals recommend
FreshChoice Nelson
69 Collingwood St
38 locals recommend
57 locals recommend
New World Nelson
Gloucester Street
57 locals recommend
Brook Street Store
24 Brook St