HistoryHidden gem
Old Pencarrow Lighthouse
Eastbourne, Wellington
New Zealand's first permanent lighthouse, reached on a flat gravel ride or walk along the harbour mouth.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
The lighthouse dates from 1859 and sits on the Pencarrow Coast. The gravel road from Eastbourne is a popular ride or long walk, and Lake Kohangatera and Lake Kohangapiripiri are on the way.
Good to know
- Allow 2 to 3 hours return on a bike
- Take water, there are no shops on the route
- Getting there
- Bike or walk along gravel road from Eastbourne; no motor vehicles
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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