Events

The Friends of Couldrey House stage events from time to time in the house and Garden.

Please Note: This is an historic building and access for the disabled is limited. There are steps to negotiate at each entrance.

Getting There

How do I get there by car?

From Auckland
Take the Orewa / Waiwera exit from the Northern (Toll Road) Motorway. Drive north along the old state highway and enter the park just north of Waiwera.

From the north
Exit State Highway 1 before the start of the Northern Motorway. Wenderholm Regional Park is on your left.

By Bus/Public transport

Buses run daily from Downtown Auckland to Waiwera. The park is a 10 minute walk north, across the Waiwera Bridge.

You can stay at Wenderholm

• Stay over in this stunning setting. Book the Wenderholm Beach Cottage (a 5 minute walk from Couldrey House)
Ph 00649 366 2000 ext 2.
• Camp in the camping ground in Wenderholm Regional Park
(a 15 minute walk from Couldrey House or a 5 minute drive).

Or go beyond...

• Walk Maungatauhoro – a 1/2hr hr long walk around part of the headland above Couldrey House. For the fit and able, with spectacular views.
• Swim at Wenderholm Beach
• Kayak the Puhoi River from Wenderholm.
• Volunteer on the park Ph 00649 426 1200
• Pohutukawa ‘avenue’ – in early summer these giant trees are ablaze with red flowers.
• Bird watch near the beach – a NZ dotterel might be spotted!