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Plan your trip

Please note there is no access by boat as indicated on Google Maps. If using Google Maps please use the physical address 31 Marchant Road, Hihi 0494.

Butler Point is open to the public by appointment only

Entry is by appointment only and includes a conducted tour of the Whaling Museum and 1840s House and Gardens.

There are picnic facilities available within the grounds. For groups of 10 or more catering (morning tea, lunch and/or afternoon tea) is available, by prior arrangement and with at least 7 days’ notice. Please request with booking.

Free parking on site.

Contact us

Freephone: 0800 MUSEUM
Email: butler.point@xtra.co.nz
Address: 31 Marchant Road, Hihi, 0494

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Where to find us

Situated just a short drive from Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, and close to the picturesque village of Mangonui, the centre of Doubtless Bay, Butler Point provides a fantastic cultural day trip, or a wonderful stopping point before exploring Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach.

Directions

Please note there is no access by boat as indicated on Google Maps. If using Google Maps please use the physical address 31 Marchant Road, Hihi 0494.

From Kerikeri
To visit Butler Point take State Highway 10 and continue 40 minutes north of Kerikeri. Six kilometres before Mangonui township turn right down Hihi Road, a sealed road that is suitable for all vehicles. At the end of Hihi Road turn left into Marchant Road. One hundred metres on, at the end of the road, is the Gate to Butler Point.

From Mangonui
From Mangonui take the State Highway 10 towards Kerikeri. On leaving the village turn left onto Hihi Road, a sealed road that is suitable for all vehicles. At the end of Hihi Road turn left into Marchant Road. One hundred metres on, at the end of the road, is the Gate to Butler Point.

Parking

Free Parking is available in the grounds. Please continue up the driveway for approx. 2 kilometres beyond the gate.

Accessibility

We have wheelchair access to public restroom, museum and historic house.

There is flat access to a lot of the garden, with grass and shell pathways.

There is parking available outside restroom and also museum.