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Nice Stop Over

Beautiful stretch of wild coastline with an interesting light house. A nice stopover while... read more

Reviewed 17 August 2024
Janice_travels_lush
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Whangarei, New Zealand
via mobile
Picturesque location and the beach is great for wildlife

The lighthouse is accessed from a large car park and is alongside a wide beach. It is a very... read more

Reviewed 28 April 2023
JPY
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London, United Kingdom
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Reviewed 15 October 2017 via mobile

The view from the lighthouse is terrific. There is a 300m walk from the car park. Huge SeaLions scrapping on the beach. Freezing cold strong wind and on the day we visited the road had been freshly covered with gravel, large chunky thick layer of sharp gravel. Not the best for tyres. Drive slow and trip is worthwhile.

Date of experience: October 2017
Thank 924bobr
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Reviewed 13 October 2017

Very little to view but a Wild majestic and remote place to spend time soaking up the sheer vastness of the ocean, even in bad weather!

Date of experience: September 2017
Thank Shelley H
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Reviewed 22 August 2017

part of our south coast adventure took us to this lighthouse. it was short and stout which suits the rugged coastline. during our walk down we saw 3 sea lions bathing in the sun. we made sure not to get too close to them, but they seemed content with people walking past them.

Date of experience: August 2017
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Reviewed 24 April 2017

Access to Waipapa Point is down a few kms of gravel road (it's signposted from the main highway), and there's a Dept of Conservation car park and toilet at the end of the road. We had turned up expecting to see an emtpy beach but were rewarded with views of seals just a 10min walk north along the beach (they were just about visible from the lighthouse), three of which were putting on a show by fighting. We had the place completely to ourselves.

Date of experience: April 2017
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Reviewed 24 April 2017 via mobile

Beautiful place with such a rugged coastline. Seals back into the cold weather and swimming.
Accessible toilet though is NOT accessible as step up into toilet is very high.

Date of experience: April 2017
Thank Viv R
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