Queen Elizabeth II Drive Gardens
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Queen Elizabeth II Drive Gardens
Certified self-contained vehicles only.
Only certified self-contained vehicles can stay here in any of the available defined car parking areas.
Council has a Freedom Camping Bylaw in place and a $200 infringement fine can be issued for any breaches.
Queens Gardens is a beautiful example of a classical Victorian ornamental park. Centrally located information panels placed around the garden reveal its history. The gardens are inspired by an intimate, Victorian garden. They reflect the growth and development of the city. Visitors will find a diverse plant and notable tree collection and also a place for social and civic gatherings, public relaxation and enjoyment.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Nelson |
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2.5/5
Fine for a night and because there is not much around...
It's pretty noisy next the a busy road even at night and the public toilet is quite far. You need to cross the road first which didn't feel nice at night... Ok for one night.
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2.5/5
It's okay for a night or so.
Plenty of spots to camp, bins and outdoor tables. It's quite noisy though and smells bad.
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3.5/5
Spot for several cars.
toilets across the street (about 300m walk). Directly at the highway, can be loud at night, but was ok for us.
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3.0/5
Next to the highway - very noisy, but the carpark is spacious and feels safe.
Clean public toilets (three cubicles) just across the highway. The town centre is a few minutes away by foot. More campers here than at the Kinzett Ave carpark.
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3.5/5
Just a gravel car park off the main road.
Lots of space unlike the other free one a little further down which only has 4 spaces... no toilets or anything but 10 mins walk and your in the town centre which is good. We went to town and had some dinner and then went back and weren’t really disturbed by any road noise.
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2.5/5
Fine for a night and because there is not much around...
It's pretty noisy next the a busy road even at night and the public toilet is quite far. You need to cross the road first which didn't feel nice at night... Ok for one night.
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2.5/5
It's okay for a night or so.
Plenty of spots to camp, bins and outdoor tables. It's quite noisy though and smells bad.
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3.5/5
Spot for several cars.
toilets across the street (about 300m walk). Directly at the highway, can be loud at night, but was ok for us.
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3.0/5
Next to the highway - very noisy, but the carpark is spacious and feels safe.
Clean public toilets (three cubicles) just across the highway. The town centre is a few minutes away by foot. More campers here than at the Kinzett Ave carpark.
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3.0/5
Environ 15 places...
mais en bord de la route principale...
Bien fatigués ça va... Sinon boules quies recommandées
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1.5/5
We pulled into Kinzett terrace car park first before moving onto here as the freedom camping spots there were to small to fit a big camper.
Still felt a bit dodgy here but stayed as did a few other vans without any trouble. Was a lot of noise from the highway though so bring earplugs
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3.5/5
Just a gravel car park off the main road.
Lots of space unlike the other free one a little further down which only has 4 spaces... no toilets or anything but 10 mins walk and your in the town centre which is good. We went to town and had some dinner and then went back and weren’t really disturbed by any road noise.
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