Quick Info
- Plenty of walks, on a hill
- Flat areas at the bottom of the hill, with cafe, Rose Garden.
- Various tracks, mainly with wide, smooth surfaces. Some steps.
- Around 40 spaces in the off-street carpark by the Rose Garden.
- Cafe.
- Toilets.
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Access for wheelchairs, and pushchairs
- Numerous areas have good access for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
- Mobility Scooters are available free of charge from the Begonia House.
Facilities
- Rubbish bins: yes — in various locations
- Toilets: yes, by the cafe
- Seats: yes — in various locations
- Lighting at night: no. The Garden closes at dusk.
Description
Wellington’s Botanic Gardens allow dogs on-leash in most areas. There are many entrances, including off Tinakori Road, Glenmore Street, Salamanca Road, Upland Road and the Cable Car.
Wellington Botanic Gardens.
The Wellington Botanic Garden features 25 hectares of unique landscape, protected native forest, conifers, specialised plant collections, colourful floral displays, and views over Wellington city.
It is classified as a Garden of National Significance by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture and is an Historic Places Trust Heritage Area.
Entry is free.
[Via : Gardens - Botanic Garden - Visitor Information - Wellington - New Zealand.]
Wellington’s Botanic Gardens offer a lot of variety and pleasant walking. There are numerous trees, bushes, flowers and assorted plants, and plenty of tracks to choose from. Dogs must be on the leash at all times.
Find out more about the Botanic Gardens.
Terrain
- On the side of a hill, with some flat areas
- Grass and formed paths.
- Water: various streams, ponds and waterfalls.
Delights
- Harbour views.
- City views.
- The plants.
- The sculptures.
Dangers
- The Gardens are included in the Council’s pest poisoning programme.
Cautions
- Keep your dog on the leash at all times.
Road access
Access by road or foot is easy from numerous locations, and there is plenty of parking.
See page 2 of this post for a photo album.
Location (see the map)
- Latitude: (-41.282241)
- Longitude: (174.768105)
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There is lovely variety in the Wellington Botanic Gardens, with open spaces, narrow forested paths and a wee lake full of ducks. There are many remote parts so it is a bit frustrating to have to keep even small dogs constantly on lead.
Nice site! We regularly walk with our Newfies in the Botanic Gardens, it’s a lovely spot and popular with our members. There are also free poo bags at the Lady Norwood Rose Garden, attached to the big sign on the drive up from Tinakori Rd. Also the cafe owners are quite happy for you to keep your well-behaved dogs with you at the outdoor tables.
Thanks Rachel – I’d never noticed the big sign with the free poop bags!
Good news about the cafe too – I had wondered about that.
Maybe you’d like to send in a photo of your Newfies out walking for the spot at top right of each page? Newfies are such gorgeous dogs.
Email photos to: runspot@runspotrun.info . I can make them the right size. If you include a link to the Newfie Club I can make sure the photo clicks through and add a link in the sidebar on this site.
The Botanic Gardens is one of our favourite places: it’s on must-see list when we have out of town visitors, as it ticks all the boxes. Free, interesting, there’s things to do (the playground must be one of the best), it has a great cafe, and we can take Ramble.
It’s also the perfect opportunity to practise polite meeting-and-greeting when preparing for the next Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Assessment.
And they have free poop bag dispensers dotted around the gardens.