Pukekura Park is a world-renowned park in New Plymouth, covering 52 hectares with a huge area of gardens, water features, display houses, and entertainment facilities. The park includes two lakes, children's playgrounds, a cricket ground, fernery, and display houses, a tea house, fountain, and waterfall, historic band rotunda, and an entertainment venue - the Bowl of Brooklands. It's a popular events venue, hosting the spectacular TSB Festival of Lights every summer, where hundreds of lighting displays turn the park into a huge, illuminated fantasyland. The park also features beautiful English-style gardens, a free children's zoo, and a natural amphitheater. With its diverse range of native and exotic plants, easy walking trails, and picturesque Poet's Bridge, Pukekura Park is a great place to visit with family and friends
Plan your family visit to the Pukekura Park with these blog insights 👇

Activities: We spent an afternoon at Pukekura Park, which covers 52 hectares in the heart of the city
Highlights: The park has one of the first botanical gardens in New Zealand, magnificent winter gardens, a small zoo, several playgrounds, water features, a delightful café, several historical buildings and several kilometers of hiking trails ✨