Merrilands Travel Guide
New Plymouth
Popular places to visit
![Bowl of Brooklands featuring a park and a pond](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/180000/180253-Bowl-Of-Brooklands.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Bowl of Brooklands
Enjoy the great outdoors with a picnic lunch and a bushwalk or watch a live concert at this one-of-a-kind venue set in a beautiful grass amphitheater.
![Pukekura Park which includes forest scenes and a waterfall](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/179000/179041-North-Island.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Pukekura Park
Relax in the sun and see a diverse range of native and exotic plant life at one of the country’s premier botanical gardens.
![Fitzroy Beach showing a bay or harbour and a sunset](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/179000/179530-Fitzroy-Beach.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Fitzroy Beach
This beautiful beach is surrounded by recreational facilities, including an 18-hole golf course, a children’s swimming pool and a grassy reserve.
![Paritutu Rock featuring a sunset, a bay or harbour and a sandy beach](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/180000/180223-Paritutu-Rock.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Paritutu Rock
Climb up the short, steep path to this vantage point for stunning views of the rugged Taranaki coastline, Sugar Loaf Islands and Tasman Sea.
![Wind Wand featuring general coastal views, rugged coastline and a bay or harbour](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/180000/180066-Wind-Wand.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Wind Wand
Be impressed by this kinetic sculpture as it drifts back and forth in the Taranaki wind on New Plymouth’s lovely coastal walkway.
![Govett-Brewster Art Gallery which includes heritage architecture, night scenes and modern architecture](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/182000/182566-Govett-Brewster-Art-Gallery.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Discover why New Plymouth is one of New Zealand’s cultural capitals. Inspire your own creativity at this award-winning contemporary art gallery.
Top hotels in Merrilands
![The Devon Hotel A Heritage Hotel](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/520000/519300/519214/5311d11e_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=420&h=224&q=medium)
Reviewed on 10 Feb 2025
![Plymouth International](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/520000/519300/519215/6d70d875_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=420&h=224&q=medium)
Reviewed on 12 Feb 2025
![Quest New Plymouth](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/8000000/7330000/7322000/7321911/6936f54b_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=420&h=224&q=medium)
Reviewed on 10 Feb 2025
![Millennium Hotel New Plymouth, Waterfront](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/2000000/1050000/1040700/1040653/4e059a8a_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=420&h=224&q=medium)
Reviewed on 27 Jan 2025
![Auto Lodge Motor Inn](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/3000000/2600000/2593300/2593205/a1ac6fdb_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=420&h=224&q=medium)
Reviewed on 8 Feb 2025
![Novotel New Plymouth Taranaki](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/13000000/12650000/12641900/12641865/0579dbfa_y.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=420&h=224&q=medium)
Reviewed on 26 Dec 2024
Other neighbourhoods around Merrilands
![Pukekura Park which includes a lake or waterhole and a garden](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/180000/180112-Pukekura-Park.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium)
Welbourn
If you're spending some time in Welbourn, Pukekura Park and TSB Stadium are top sights worth seeing.
![Default Image](https://images.trvl-media.com/media/content/expus/graphics/deals/TE_Clouds_card_r1.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium)
Glen Avon
While Glen Avon may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Fitzroy Beach and New Plymouth Golf Club.
![Brooklands Zoo showing cuddly or friendly animals](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/179000/179322-Taranaki.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium)
Brooklands
If you're spending some time in Brooklands, Brooklands Zoo and Bowl of Brooklands are top sights worth seeing.
![Taranaki featuring a bay or harbour](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/179000/179342-Taranaki.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium)
Strandon
While visiting Strandon, you might make a stop by sights like Fitzroy Beach and East End Reserve.
![Default Image](https://images.trvl-media.com/media/content/expus/graphics/deals/TE_Clouds_card_r1.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium)
Upper Vogeltown
Though Upper Vogeltown may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Bowl of Brooklands and Pukekura Park.
![New Plymouth which includes tranquil scenes and mountains](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/179000/179045-North-Island.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium)
New Plymouth CBD
If you're spending some time in New Plymouth CBD, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Wind Wand are top sights worth seeing.