Marlborough & Nelson - New Zealand - page 748

( www.founderspark.co.nz ; 87 Atawhai Dr; adult/child/family $7/5/15; 10am-4.30pm) Two kilo-
metres from the city centre, this park comprises a replica historic village with museum
and gallery displays, and artisan products such as chocolate and clothing. It makes for a
fascinating wander, which you can augment with a visit to the on-site Founders Brew-
ery & Café ( www.foundersbrewery.co.nz ; meals $11-20; 10am-6pm Sun-Thu, 10am-9pm Fri &
Sat) . With a sun-drenched hop garden and a range of freshly brewed beers arrayed on a
$10 tasting tray, this is a lovely place for a leisurely meal or light snack. The beef burger
is scrumptious!

Queens Gardens GARDENS
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(Bridge St) Immerse yourself in more than 120 years of botanical history in this ornament-
al garden, which commemorates the 50th jubilee of Queen Victoria's coronation. Great
for a picnic or lawny lie-down.

Tahuna Beach BEACH
Nelson's primo playground takes the form of an epic sandy beach (with lifeguards in
summer), backed by a large grassy parkland with a playground, espresso cart, swimming
pool, various other recreational facilities and an adjacent restaurant strip. Weekends can
get veerrrrry busy around here!

Activities
Nelson offers plenty of opportunity to embrace the great outdoors.

Tramping & Cycling
There's plenty of walking and cycling to be enjoyed in and around the town, for which
the i-SITE has maps. The classic walk from town is to the Centre of NZ atop the Botan-
ical Reserve (Milton St) , and if you enjoy that then ask about the Grampians . The Dun
Mountain Trail network ranging over the hills to the south of the city centre has lots of
interesting options for fit, keen mountain bikers, as does Codgers MTB Park . The new
Great Taste Trail ( Click here ) offers flat riding through the craft-beer- and wine-soaked
countryside.

UBike CYCLING
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