
New Plymouth
Surf, ski, sailing and mountain biking town · New Zealand
Surf, ski, sailing and mountain biking, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
Beds: 45 places
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45 places to stay within 2 km.
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 45 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 23 places in 4 sports
Surf · this week
Aquatic centre · 7 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreArawahata Road · 51 min by car · stays in Ōpunake · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBack Beach · 13 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBell Block Reef · 14 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBelt Road · 8 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBog Works · 7 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBoulders bay · 4 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBreak water · 12 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 20 surf spots
Fitzroy Beach · 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreKumera Patch · 33 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMikotai · 14 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreop · 56 min by car · stays in Ōpunake · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOurs · 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePuniho road · 53 min by car · stays in Ōpunake · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRocky Pt · 37 min by car · stays in Ōpunake · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSecrets · 13 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreStent Road · 39 min by car · stays in Ōpunake · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe groyne · 13 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWaitara(WBBRC)-Surf Club Side · 17 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWaiwakaiho River Mouth Reef, Waisys · 14 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
Ski · this week
At Manganui: We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check the NZ Avalanche Advisory.
Manganui · 52 min by car · Closed for the season
–, no score
Sailing · this week
Port Taranaki Marina · 3.8 km · stays here
54 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Million Dollar Loop · 6.9 km · stays here
65 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 New Plymouth.
Places to eat
6 near New Plymouth
Places to eat near New Plymouth
- BurgerFuel New PlymouthBurger · 0.9 km from the centre
- Curry PointIndian · 1.1 km from the centre
- Deluxe DinerAmerican · 1.1 km from the centre
- Marbles BuffetBuffet · 1.1 km from the centre
- Pizza Hut New PlymouthPizza · 1.1 km from the centre
- St Pierre's SushiSushi · 1.1 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from New Plymouth.
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About New Plymouth
where it is, what is near
New Plymouth is a town in Taranaki Region, New Zealand.
From New Plymouth you can reach 20 surf spots, 1 ski resort, 1 sailing spot and 1 mountain bike area.
The nearest is Boulders bay, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre.
Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), 10 km away.
In Taranaki Region · North Island · New Zealand
- 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: New Plymouth Airport (NPL), 10 km, Wanganui Airport (WAG), 128 km, Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), 171 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.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).