Wellington Botanic Gardens

Wellington Botanic Gardens

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Wellington Botanic Gardens

An Oasis overlooking the Capital City

The Wellington Botanical Gardens are a true oasis, overlooking the capital city of New Zealand. Fantastic views from the top!

Accessing the gardens by cable car adds a special dimension.

Great for the family.

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

Wellington City Council

Council organisation

Location

North IslandWellington RegionWellington

Categories

  • Activity__scenic_attractionsScenic Attractions
  • Free

Operating Times

Open all day

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-41.2850062684789

174.76797580719

Latitude
-41.2850062684789
Longitude
174.76797580719

Nearby

Reviews

    • Beautiful view of Wellington, well marked.
    • Various viewing points to see Wellington.
    • No entrance fee!
    • 03Oct18.
    • Nice views, quiet, lots of things to learn.
    Rating Count Percentage
    10/10 16
    23%
    9/10 23
    33%
    8/10 20
    29%
    7/10 10
    14%
    6/10 0
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    5/10 1
    1%
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  • 5.0/5

    03Oct18.

    Cable car to top $5 one way, $9 return. Good walks around the gardens. The treehouse was good, although we didn’t go inside. Cafe at the top. We were glad we went in there rather than wait for the one at the bottom of the gardens. The walk down to the city past the Beehive was good. Interesting cemetery. Some quite tragic stories on headstones.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful view of Wellington, well marked.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

  • 4.0/5

    Beautiful and fabulous garden with nice views of the city.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 4.5/5

    Nice walks and plants and views from the top, free admission.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 4.5/5

    Lovely place to relax and enjoy nature right next to the city.

    Good facilities.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 5.0/5

    So much flora and fauna - amazing and without a fee!

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Nice view of the town and various flora and fauna.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.0/5

    Nice views, quiet, lots of things to learn.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.0/5

    No entrance fee!

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Various viewing points to see Wellington.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 3.5/5

    Lovely walk through the gardens and a great place to view Wellington CBD.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 2.5/5

    Lots of flowers, trees, bushes and ferns.

    Rose gardens the best site.

    Reviewed over 12 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    03Oct18.

    Cable car to top $5 one way, $9 return. Good walks around the gardens. The treehouse was good, although we didn’t go inside. Cafe at the top. We were glad we went in there rather than wait for the one at the bottom of the gardens. The walk down to the city past the Beehive was good. Interesting cemetery. Some quite tragic stories on headstones.

    Reviewed about 6 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful view of Wellington, well marked.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in January 2017

  • 4.5/5

    Nice walks and plants and views from the top, free admission.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 4.5/5

    Lovely place to relax and enjoy nature right next to the city.

    Good facilities.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 4.0/5

    Beautiful and fabulous garden with nice views of the city.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in November 2016

  • 5.0/5

    So much flora and fauna - amazing and without a fee!

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.0/5

    Nice views, quiet, lots of things to learn.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.0/5

    No entrance fee!

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Nice view of the town and various flora and fauna.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Various viewing points to see Wellington.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 3.5/5

    Lovely walk through the gardens and a great place to view Wellington CBD.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.5/5

    Really beautiful, amazing view, wonderful plants.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.5/5

    Nice gardens, well maintained, the cafe was also lovely next to the rose garden - tea and carrot cake!

    Typically english, loved it.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

  • 4.5/5

    Lots of flowers and a nice walk.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in February 2016

  • 4.0/5

    Nice walk back to the city from the Cable Car, smells really nice!

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in February 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Great botanical gardens, many towns have free gardens with an abundance of roses.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 3.5/5

    A magic place with giant trees all around of us.

    We heard the song of many birds.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

  • 4.0/5

    A great place to relax in the city.

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in December 2015

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  • 3.5/5

    We took the cable car ($4 each) one way to the top and walked our way down via the gardens.

    In our opinion not the most beautiful garden New Zealand has to offer but still very beautiful. If you go, make sure you walk past the duck pond. You will find free maize for to feed them (if not you can get free maize at the treehouse).

    Reviewed about 9 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Once up the hill, the 30 to 40 minute walk will take you back down to the city.

    On the top, there is an amazing view over the city and along the way down, you will see beautiful flowers and trees.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Lovely walk down from the Cable Car terminus thru lush and signed and signposted gardens.

    As in all NZ, tea room closes early -you have been warned!!

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago

  • 5.0/5

    Nice flowers, quiet park.

    The perfect place to relax and enjoy the different flowers, trees, colors...

    Reviewed almost 10 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Great spot, so close to the CBD but feels like you are a long way from civilisation.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    The Summer Concerts take place in a fantastic atmosphere between colourful lights and beautiful plants.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Really lovely to walk around - you can barely tell you are in the City, and there is a great view over the city and harbour from the top with some interesting signs.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Beautiful gardens.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Beautiful and quiet.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Walked through one section of the park at night from Glen Road following the stream to see glowworms - a wow experience!!

    Fantastic to see them - take a torch and someones hand to hold!

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Very nice, lovely to walk through, good routes for running, concerts in the sound shell during summer.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in February 2014

  • 3.5/5

    Beautiful !

    a big variety of plants and trees. Not much information about the native plants. Nothing to catch the attention of kids.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014