Guidebook for Nelson

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Guidebook for Nelson

Drinks & Nightlife

Coupland's Bakeries Nelson
47 Vanguard St
Great atmosphere and they usually have live music on the weekends.
Liquid NZ Bar
75 Bridge St
Great atmosphere and they usually have live music on the weekends.

Food Scene

Domino's Nelson
49 Vanguard St
Golden Bell
104 Hardy St
This is our favourite place in Nelson to grab a quick brunch, as the best time to go is before lunch when it gets super busy!
18 locals recommend
Lambretta's Cafe Bar
204 Hardy St
18 locals recommend
This is our favourite place in Nelson to grab a quick brunch, as the best time to go is before lunch when it gets super busy!
Great fish and chips sold here and so close to home!
Seabreeze City Takeaways
51 Vanguard Street
Great fish and chips sold here and so close to home!
Great little cafe right on the beach - good coffee here!
15 locals recommend
BEACH CAFE and BAR
15 locals recommend
Great little cafe right on the beach - good coffee here!
Heaps of shops to look at here and lots of different cafes and restaurants - easy to spend half a day here and nice drive over too - about 30 mins
62 locals recommend
Mapua Wharf
8 Aranui Rd
62 locals recommend
Heaps of shops to look at here and lots of different cafes and restaurants - easy to spend half a day here and nice drive over too - about 30 mins

Parks & Nature

Short 20 minute uphill walk to the Centre of NZ, beautiful view from the top! Highly recommend! Make sure you take the path to the right.
131 locals recommend
Centre of New Zealand Monument
131 locals recommend
Short 20 minute uphill walk to the Centre of NZ, beautiful view from the top! Highly recommend! Make sure you take the path to the right.
Small selection of shops located around this park
Victory Square
Small selection of shops located around this park
Founders Park is a great place to look around, there is an onsite brewery and a lot of historic stores. We actually had our Wedding Ceremony and Reception here!
16 locals recommend
Atawhai Drive at Founders Park station
16 locals recommend
Founders Park is a great place to look around, there is an onsite brewery and a lot of historic stores. We actually had our Wedding Ceremony and Reception here!
The local beach
107 locals recommend
Tāhunanui Beach
107 locals recommend
The local beach
A nice beach/picnic area and lots of different walking and biking tracks too
72 locals recommend
Rabbit island
72 locals recommend
A nice beach/picnic area and lots of different walking and biking tracks too
You can walk along Nelsons boulder bank, which is the largest natural boulder bank in the world! There is a light house at the end too, which you can visit.
Boulder Bank Scenic Reserve
You can walk along Nelsons boulder bank, which is the largest natural boulder bank in the world! There is a light house at the end too, which you can visit.

Arts & Culture

60 locals recommend
Nelson Provincial Museum
Cnr Trafalgar St and Hardy Street
60 locals recommend

Essentials

57 locals recommend
New World Nelson
Gloucester Street
57 locals recommend

Getting Around

14 locals recommend
Nelson bus stop
27 Bridge St
14 locals recommend

Shopping

Many good shops and restaurants here - a hidden gem in the middle of Nelson City
15 locals recommend
Morri Street
244 Hardy St
15 locals recommend
Many good shops and restaurants here - a hidden gem in the middle of Nelson City
If you need anything ranging from clothes and shoes to homewares - it will be at The Warehouse and only a 6 minute walk from our house.
The Warehouse Nelson
23 St Vincent St
If you need anything ranging from clothes and shoes to homewares - it will be at The Warehouse and only a 6 minute walk from our house.
Nelsons only shopping malls, large variety of shops and places to eat
45 locals recommend
Richmond Mall
Talbot Street
45 locals recommend
Nelsons only shopping malls, large variety of shops and places to eat