Family Friendly Activities
There are heaps of things to do in Marlborough whether your kids are babies, toddlers, children or teenagers. We have put together a list of some of the things that you can experience with your families in Marlborough.
Walks/Parks/Playgrounds
- Walk over the Coathanger bridge in Picton and walk the 30 minute track to Bobs Bay on the Snout
- Wither Hills farm park – network of walking and bike tracks
- Heritage walk around Picton
- Take a walk on the Queen Charlotte Track
- Visit an old Maori Pa site - Karaka Point and take the 20 minute walk to the head.
- Walk to the SS Waverly - great for kiddies as it's a flat/safe walk
- Skate Parks in Blenheim, Renwick and Picton
- Pollard Park – playground, feed the ducks, gardens
- Taylor River park – walking track, bike park
Activities
- Ten pin bowling in Blenheim
- Movies in Picton and Blenheim
- Stadium 2000 Swimming Pool in Blenheim
- Fishing off a wharf or boat in the Sounds
- Visit Annies just outside of Blenheim for fruit leather and tasting
- Makana Chocolate shop – tasting and watch the chocolate making
- Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
- Brayshaw Park – museum, historical village and vintage machinery
- The Honey Company – live bee display
- Eyes on Nature in Havelock
- Ecoworld on Picton Foreshore
- Go Karting
- Hire sit on top kayaks and paddle around the Picton foreshore
- Horse Riding in Blenheim or in the Sounds
- Bike Hire
- Float Plane
- Omaka Classic Cars
- Edwin Fox in Picton – The worlds 8th oldest ship
- Feed the fish at Double Cove on a Queen Charlotte Sound cruise
- Visit traditional country preserves
- The Vines Village -fudge tasting, area for kids to play and ice creams at the café.
Places
- Rarangi Beach- Walk over to Monkey Bay, collect driftwood, brand new playground by the firestation.
- Drive up the Waihopai Valley – see the spy balls, and go swimming in the Craiglochart hole
- Picton foreshore – playground, padding pool, sandy beach. Ice creams or Fish and Chips on the waterfront.
- Farmers Market – story time, live music, fresh fruit icecreams
- Pine Valley – walking tracks and adventure playground
- Lochmara Lodge – nature reserve, hammocks, swing rope, kayaks, bush walk
- Pelorus bridge – swimming, walks
- Take a side road to the Wairau River and picnic on the riverbank, paddle in the river shallows
- Whites Bay – lovely sandy beaches, take the Black Jack walk which is an easy loop track
- Molesworth - take a 4wd through high country and stop at historic cob cottage for a picnic.
- Japanese Garden in Blenheim – have a sack race down the hill
- Omalutu picnic spot
- Taylor Dam – picnic spot and walking track
- Marfells Beach – shelly beach South of Blenheim with a great rope swing.
- Ship Cove – learn about Captain Cooks favourite resting place, take a walk to the waterfall or relax with a picnic.
- Blenheim Library – mezzanine floor dedicated to children