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Whanganui Heritage Trail

Whanganui, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand

  • Self-guided
  • About 3 h
  • Works in your browser
  • By Paul Chaplow
FreeFunded by the local tourism board
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  • Opens instantly on your phone
  • Start whenever you like, at your own pace

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Whanganui Heritage Trail
Whanganui Heritage Trail, photo 2
Length
About 3 h
Stops
8
Route
400 m
Starts at
Tangra street
Price
Free

About this tour

“Whanganui Heritage Trail” is a self-guided walking tour in Whanganui, New Zealand, made by Paul Chaplow. It takes about 3 hours, is free (funded by the local tourism board) and runs in your phone’s browser with a live map, so you can start whenever you like. No app or account needed.

Whanganui is full of heritage buildings and has one of the most completely original main streets in the country. Victoria Ave and some of the connected streets are the best places to see some great examples of them in close proximity. We've collected a number into a short align tour that will give you a great view of Whanganui's past. This tour can be enjoyed at olympic speed or, because some of the buildings have become hospitality venues, much more slowly with comfort stops along the way.

Enjoy yourself!

Where it starts

The tour starts at Tangra street in Whanganui and covers about 400 m on foot. The map on your phone takes you there, then on from stop to stop.

Open the start point in Google Maps

What you’ll see

  • Storied
  • J Williams Jewellers
  • SMP Aotearoa
  • Rutland Arms Inn

And 3 more stops along the way.

What you get

  • A live map that leads you from stop to stop
  • Stories and photos at every stop, written by Paul Chaplow
  • Freedom to pause, skip ahead or finish another day
  • Nothing to install: it runs in your phone’s browser
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