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    Fyffe House

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    117 Reviews
    #15 of 38 things to do in Kaikoura
    Sights & Landmarks, Historic Sites
    62 Avoca Street, Kaikoura 7300, New Zealand
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    “Stopped to view new land area near House with seals basking in the sun”

    Worth the drive out to view the coast from this point. Large area of rock recently forced above sea... read more

    Reviewed 23 May 2018
    Tintin4
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    Woodhill, New Zealand
    “But it's not their fault”

    Unfortunately, this house has been Yellow Stickered and the house has been closed as a result of... read more

    Reviewed 30 March 2017
    robert f
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    Doncaster, United Kingdom
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    “lots of history”(3 reviews)
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    “seal colony”(9 reviews)
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    Reviewed 23 May 2018
    Stopped to view new land area near House with seals basking in the sun

    Worth the drive out to view the coast from this point. Large area of rock recently forced above sea level often has seals basking and interesting rock pools. Fyffe House is open for limited hours but still worth driving to.

    Thank Tintin4
    Reviewed 29 April 2018
    Some interesting history

    Super nice lady when you first enter to share about the history. It was interesting walking through the house and seeing some of the old items there; however, it wasn't quite our thing.

    Thank thebretimes
    Reviewed 21 April 2018 via mobile
    Excellent history and place to visit

    Loved visiting this amazing cottage built on whale bone. Ann the curator was very knowledgeable and welcoming. Fantastic story board of the history of Kaikoura. Totally recommend snd you get to touch a 100 year old whale bone.

    Thank Kate G
    Reviewed 16 March 2018
    Great visit

    visited this place and was impressed with the whole story of its history by my fellow Scot. They had all sorts of interesting stuff kept from years ago.

    Thank Macarsovitch
    Reviewed 25 February 2018
    Closed because of the earthquake

    Its so a pitty for the local people and the local economy that they needed to close all this things because they had a very severe earthquake. Also the Fyffe house is closed. Go back to visit Kaikoura, if manu tourist come back, local people...More

    Thank LouenStephan
    Reviewed 24 February 2018 via mobile
    Fascinating whaler's cottage/ brilliant curator.

    We were walking to the seal colony and came across Fife Cottage by accident. How lucky were we! The curator was a fount of information, not just about the cottage but about recommendations for the rest of our trip round New Zealand. The most striking...More

    1  Thank Biddy J
    Reviewed 18 February 2018
    Lovely old building

    The day we were there was a free entry day so that was good, lots of history of the building and a lovely little garden.

    Thank Cidermaiden
    Reviewed 2 February 2018
    Fyffe House, history to experience close up

    We loved being able to step back into time and see how people lived during 'the olden days'. Seeing whale vertebrae be part of the house's foundations, was amazing!

    Thank Virginie S
    Reviewed 21 January 2018
    Not quite our Thing.

    We had a very warm welcome from the lady who was opening the property. When we seemed hesitant to go in she offered free admission “as we were the first customers of the day”. We felt quite uncomfortable about this as we’d only gone up...More

    Thank Vealygood
    Reviewed 30 March 2017
    But it's not their fault

    Unfortunately, this house has been Yellow Stickered and the house has been closed as a result of the November 2016 earthquake. Visit the area anyway It's beautiful.

    Thank robert f
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