
Nelson
Surf, sailing and mountain biking town · New Zealand
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Beds: 4 places
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4 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£110 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£145 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 4 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 8 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Magnets · about 50 min by car
23 out of 100Cable Bay Reef · about 35 min by car · stays in Cable Bay
21 out of 100Cable bay · about 35 min by car · stays in Cable Bay
14 out of 100The Glen · about 25 min by car · stays in Wakapuaka
10 out of 100
Sailing · this week
Nelson Yacht Club · 6 km · stays here
22 out of 100Havelock Marina · 38.3 km · stays here
14 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Dun Mountain Trail - MTB · 2.1 km · stays here
65 out of 100Mangatapu Track · 12.7 km · stays here
60 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Nelson; a spot more than 20 km away stays here because Nelson is the nearest town with beds.
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Nelson.
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About Nelson
where it is, what is near
Nelson is a town in Nelson, New Zealand.
From Nelson you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 sailing spots and 2 mountain bike areas, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away.
The nearest is Dun Mountain Trail - MTB, a mountain bike area 2.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Nelson Airport (NSN), 8 km away.
In Nelson · South Island · New Zealand
- 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Nelson Airport (NSN), 8 km, Woodbourne Airport (BHE), 52 km, Wellington International Airport (WLG), 125 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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