Founders Park
Founders Park
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Tom B
London, UK13 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
I've been to hundreds of museums around the world, mostly in European capitals, particularly London. This is one of the best museums i've ever been to, if not the best
Written 23 October 2023
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Pei Ee C
Singapore88 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
I guess now it’s the off peak period , so there was no one preparing anything or any activities for the kids . It was just bare and sad . There were no train rides and no one was at the exhibits at all. If I knew that that that would be the case during off peak season I would have given it a miss. I had to pay as well, and even though I was given a discount (it was kind of the man to do so but I realised quickly why thereafter )
Written 23 June 2023
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Ange Holt
4 contributions
Mar 2023
What a great place. So many interesting buildings, artifacts and stories. Could have spent way longer here. Loved it.
Written 21 March 2023
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Ann T
Pascoe Vale, Australia1,443 contributions
Jan 2023
This would be a great place to take kids. Full of historic buildings and streets to explore. And the little train is quirky as well. We arrived a little too late to really take advantage of everything so some things were already closed so while it was a sweet sort of place, it was rather a waste of money for us.
Written 18 March 2023
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Janet J
13 contributions
Mar 2023
What a surprise this place was. We thought a couple of hours would do it. We got there at 10am and were there all day. So much to see and do and there was even a band playing on the lawn at lunchtime. Great value for money, the cafe was very good too and there was a lot of information and exhibits showing the history of NZ. Very good.
Written 15 March 2023
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ajrush20
Motueka, New Zealand7 contributions
Feb 2022
Great to check out the museum, crafts, and displays in this historic village. There are often events on here during the summer so check out the calendar ... great beer venue with locally made beer, wine and nice food for lunch and dinner
Written 6 October 2022
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amoroz65
London, UK97 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Excellent illumination evening
Fun things for the children to explore and excellent food served. Thoroughly enjoyed the mulled wine too!
Fun things for the children to explore and excellent food served. Thoroughly enjoyed the mulled wine too!
Written 18 August 2022
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Notable Tours NZ
Wellington, New Zealand34 contributions
May 2022
Notable Tours left 40 folks to explore this heritage village by themselves for a couple of hours. Everybody had a great time, favourites were the Newmans' bus display (with iconic TV ad), the Bristol Freighter and the little apothecary. Great organisation and service from the cafe as well - highly recommend for a group of older folks as a lovely place to snoop around for an hour or so.
Written 21 May 2022
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Simon D
Auckland, New Zealand712 contributions
Mar 2022
We stopped by mid afternoon on a Monday. A couple of staff about working on things on the property, but a lot of exhibits were otherwise closed/shut and very few people about on the day we stopped in - may have been Covid impacted? Nobody at the front desk either, so it was a free visit otherwise I think the entry fee may have been a little high for what we saw or could access, and the train was also not running that day.
A few period buildings about that have been well looked after in the main street. The highlights for me really were an old cargo plane in great condition, some older buses (Newmans), a stagecoach and some older transport vehicles and accompanying stories to read/listen to.
A few period buildings about that have been well looked after in the main street. The highlights for me really were an old cargo plane in great condition, some older buses (Newmans), a stagecoach and some older transport vehicles and accompanying stories to read/listen to.
Written 16 April 2022
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townsend4
worcestershire, England157 contributions
Apr 2022
An awesome way to spend at least 3 hours. So much to see and spread out well. Extremely well worth the money. Disappointed that the cafe wasn't open as it would have made us visit longer
Written 13 April 2022
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