Old Quarry

Old Quarry: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Quarry

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 Old Quarry — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.30187, 174.78759. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Quarry

• Queen Victoria Monument · fort · Wellington City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount Victoria · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint Gerard's Monastery · church · Wellington City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Waitangi Park · park · Wellington City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Museum of New Zealand · museum · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• SS Hikitia · attraction · Wellington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Frank Kitts Park · park · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Angels · church · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wellington Museum · church · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Evans Bay · beach · Wellington · ~3 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Anglican Church - Roseneath · church · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wellington Zoo · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Katherine Mansfield · museum · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Public Trust Building · fort · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Martin Luckie Park · park · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wellington Botanic Garden Waterfall · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Turnbull House · fort · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shelly Bay · beach · Wellington · ~3 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Quarry

Other forts & heritage near Old Quarry

• Queen Victoria Monument · fort · Wellington City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Public Trust Building · fort · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Turnbull House · fort · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Premier House · fort · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• First State House (1937) · fort · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Massey Memorial · fort · Wellington City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Goldie's Brae · fort · Wellington City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kau Point Battery · fort · Wellington City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Ballance · fort · Wellington City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Buckley Ruins · fort · Wellington City · ~6 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Wellington

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