Phone Boxes

Phone Boxes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Phone Boxes

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Phone Boxes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.26171, 173.29709. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phone Boxes

• The Anglican Centre · church · Nelson City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Whisky Falls Nelson · waterfall · Nelson City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tāhunanui Beach · beach · Nelson City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nelson Classic Car Museum · museum · Nelson City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~15 km · Must-see
• Waimea Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~16 km · Must-see
• Horoirangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Nelson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cable Bay · beach · Nelson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Delaware Bay · beach · Nelson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Richmond Forest Park · sanctuary · Marlborough · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Phone Boxes

Other forts & heritage near Phone Boxes

• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Amokura · fort · Marlborough · ~71 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~74 km · Must-see
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