New Plymouth CBD Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit New Plymouth CBD
Popular places to visit
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.
Saint Mary's Church
Admire a building steeped in reverence and tradition as you visit New Zealand’s oldest standing stone church and walk through its surrounding grounds.
Puke Ariki
Learn about local history in interactive exhibits, eat award-winning food and find useful visitor information at New Plymouth’s ground-breaking cultural center.
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.
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.
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.
Our pick of the best New Plymouth CBD Hotel Deals
Plymouth International
Reviewed on 2 Oct 2025
Distinction New Plymouth Hotel
Reviewed on 3 Oct 2025
Millennium Hotel New Plymouth, Waterfront
Reviewed on 25 Aug 2025
Novotel New Plymouth Taranaki
Reviewed on 30 Sept 2025
Quest New Plymouth
Reviewed on 3 Oct 2025
The Metrotel Motel
Reviewed on 15 Sept 2025
Other neighbourhoods around New Plymouth CBD
Lower Vogeltown
While there might not be top attractions in Lower Vogeltown, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Pukekura Park and Bowl of Brooklands.
Welbourn
If you're spending some time in Welbourn, Pukekura Park and TSB Stadium are top sights worth seeing.
Brooklands
If you're spending some time in Brooklands, Bowl of Brooklands and Pukekura Park are top sights worth seeing.
Lynmouth
While Lynmouth may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Stadium Taranaki and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.
Strandon
While visiting Strandon, you might make a stop by sights like Fitzroy Beach and East End Reserve.
Vogeltown
Vogeltown might not have many top sights, but Bowl of Brooklands and Pukekura Park are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
New Plymouth CBD Travel Guide
- Places of interest
- Hotels Near New Plymouth, Taranaki
- Which hotel chains are in New Plymouth CBD?
- More holiday ideas
- Pukekura Park
- Centre City Shopping Centre
- Wind Wand
- Saint Mary's Church
- Puke Ariki
- Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
- TSB Showplace
- Te Henui Walkway
- Richmond Cottage
- New Plymouth Observatory
- Kawaroa Park
- Huatoki Walkway
- Real Tart Gallery
- Bowl of Brooklands
- Fitzroy Beach
- Oakura Beach
- Taranaki Base Hospital
- Lake Mangamahoe
- Back Beach
- Paritutu Rock
- Te Rewa Rewa Bridge
- Coastal Walkway
- The Goblin Forest
- TSB Stadium
- Sugar Loaf Marine Reserve
- East End Reserve
Are there hotels near New Plymouth CBD?
Which hotel chains are in New Plymouth CBD?
Expedia's Latest Trends
- Best Western Ellerslie International
- Westown Hotels
- Puke Ariki hotels
- Christchurch hotels
- Bell Block Hotels
- Centre City Shopping Centre hotels
- Welbourn Hotels
- Copthorne Hotel & Apartments Queenstown Lakeview
- Fitzroy Hotels
- Strandon Hotels
- Tauranga Cheap Hotels
- Holiday Homes Christchurch
- Upper Vogeltown Hotels
- Auckland Central Business District Hotels
- Wailoaloa Beach hotels
- Spotswood Hotels
