Tours - Heritage

Whether your interests are fashion, transport, history and heritage or buildings – Nelson has it all.
For “Culture Vultures” Nelson boasts a number of interesting places. Some suggested itineraries are shown below.

Cosmopolitan Nelson

World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum Nelson Provincial Museum Broadgreen House, The Suter Art Gallery Nelson Historic Sites Founders Heritage Park (Lunch at The Suter) View the prize winning garment collection from the World of WearableArt. Discover the site of the first game of rugby in New Zealand and the geographical Centre of New Zealand. See how people lived in New Zealand at the turn of the 19th Century and an eclectic collection of artefacts from Maori and European history.

History on the Move

World of WearableArt and Classic Cars Museum; The Edwin Fox, Picton; Blenheim Aviation Heritage Centre; Blenheim Museum & art gallery; Blenheim Railway Statio;n Lunch at Havelock (See Ernest Rutherford Memorial).Road, Rail, Air & Sea Walk inside this East Indian Teak ship built in 1853 which is the oldest wooden merchant ship afloat. See one of the world’s finest collections of First World War aircraft.