Gardens auckland domain. Visit two of new zealands top attractions on a combo trip from auckland. Rare and spectacular plants in an ever changing display can be seen in each of the two barrel vaulted victorian style glass houses which face out on to an extensive court yard and sunken pool. Auckland domain auckland pukekura park new plymouth mount taranaki area te kainga marire new plymouth wellington botanic garden wellington south island.
Auckland domain wintergardens public the winter garden at the auckland domain is a treasure of great historic interest. Included on this website are photos of a garden i visited in australia the royal botanic gardens in sydney. The auckland domain is the citys oldest park and is spacious and diverse.
There is a lot to see in the auckland domain but make sure you dont miss the winter garden the flowers are lovely. Several sports fields occupy the floor of the crater circling to the. Explore the shires hobbit holes and get a drink at the.
It is the oldest park in the city and at 75 hectares is one of the largest. The winter garden at the auckland domain is a treasure of great historic interest. It was designed in the early 1900s in the style of the famous english partnership of edwin lutyens and gertrude jeckyll and opened in 1913.
Take a self guided walking tour and stroll around the eight large works which were installed in the domain during 2004 and 2005. The 75 hectare park has been developed around the cone of an extinct volcano. Located in the central suburb of grafton the park contains all of the explosion crater and most of the surrounding tuff ring of the pukekawa volcano.
The wintergardens were considered to be part of the gentrification of the park providing an attraction for people in the area during the winter months. Auckland war memorial museum. The tropical area is hot as you would expect.
Albert park 737 13 min. The park is home to one of aucklands main tourist attractions the auckland war memorial museum which sits prominently on the crater rim. Hobbiton movie set and waitomo glowworm caves day trip from auckland.
All year round the auckland domain hosts sculptural works by some of new zealands leading artists. It was designed in the early 1900s in the style of the famous english partnership of edwin lutyens and gertrude jeckyll and opened in 1913. Domain park has so much to offer to both locals and tourists regardless of the time of the year.
Click on the garden names below to access their individual pages. There is a restaurantcafe not far away with toilets. The auckland domain is a large park in auckland new zealand.
The building is located in the heart of the 75 hectares domain park located on 20 park road around 3 km from auckland cbd. The auckland domain had been a public park since 1844 but was considered to be an area that was frequented by undesirables.
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