Venture

Venture: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Venture

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Venture — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.86239, 173.02973. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Venture

• Tonga Island Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~5 km · Must-see
• GW - 04 Abel Tasman Coast Track · trek · Tasman · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tōtaranui Beach · beach · Tasman · ~6 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~7 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~11 km · Must-see
• Torrent Bay · beach · Tasman · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tinline Bay · beach · Tasman · ~18 km · Must-see
• Split Apple Rock · beach · Tasman · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~30 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~32 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Tasman · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Farewell Spit Lighthouse · beach · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Venture

Other forts & heritage near Venture

• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~60 km · Must-see
• Amokura · fort · Marlborough · ~109 km · Must-see
• Kohitewai · fort · Nelson City · ~57 km
• The Seafarer's Memorial · fort · Nelson · ~61 km
• Matangiawhea · fort · Nelson City · ~61 km
• Te Punawai Pā · fort · Nelson City · ~62 km
• Railway Workshop · fort · Nelson City · ~62 km
• The Museum & Workshop · fort · Nelson City · ~62 km
• Bristol Freighter · fort · Nelson City · ~62 km

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