Wellington
Surf, sailing, dive, kayak and mountain biking town · New Zealand
Surf, sailing, dive, kayak and mountain biking, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
Beds: 2 places
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2 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 2 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 15 places in 5 sports
Surf · this week
Breaker Bay · about 20 min by car
46 out of 100Lyall Bay · about 20 min by car
46 out of 100lyall bay middles · about 20 min by car
46 out of 100Bombers · about 20 min by car
45 out of 100Houghton Bay · about 20 min by car
45 out of 100The Island (Island Bay) · about 20 min by car
45 out of 100156.0 · about 20 min by car
42 out of 100Airport Rights · about 20 min by car
38 out of 100
All 9 surf spots
Te Ikaamaru Bay · about 15 min by car
10 out of 100
Sailing · this week
Evans Bay Yacht And Motor Boat Club · 7 km · stays here
92 out of 100Wellington Ocean Sports Centre · 5.1 km · stays here
92 out of 100Worser Bay Boating Club · 9.2 km · stays here
92 out of 100
Dive · this week
Go Dive Pacific · 53.8 km · stays here
65 out of 100
Kayak · this week
Wellington Ocean Sports Centre · 5.1 km · stays here
78 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park · 5.1 km · stays here
84 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 Wellington; a spot more than 10 km away stays here because Wellington is the nearest town with beds.
Places to eat
1 near Wellington
Places to eat near Wellington
- Wadestown TakeawaysFish and chips · 1.5 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 intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 10 km from Wellington.
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About Wellington
where it is, what is near
Wellington is a town in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
From Wellington you can reach 9 surf spots, 3 sailing spots, 1 dive site, 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area, 6 of the surf spots more than 10 km away.
The nearest is Wellington Ocean Sports Centre, a sailing spot 5.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Wellington International Airport (WLG), 9 km away.
In Wellington Region · North Island · New Zealand
- 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Wellington International Airport (WLG), 9 km, Woodbourne Airport (BHE), 79 km, Palmerston North Airport (PMR), 127 km
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