Reviews of Warkworth & Districts Museum. (Museum) in Warkworth (Auckland).

Warkworth & Districts Museum

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Parry Kauri Park Tudor Collins Drive, Warkworth 0910, New Zealand

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Open hours of Warkworth & Districts Museum

Sunday

10am–3pm

Monday

10am–3pm

Tuesday

10am–3pm

Wednesday

10am–3pm

Thursday

10am–3pm

Friday

10am–3pm

Saturday

10am–3pm

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Reviews of Warkworth & Districts Museum

This is a great local museum with lots to see, explore and read. The history is great, even though it isn't a large museum, it is really well set out and really tells of the local history both of the Maori, then the white settlers as well as the local commitment during the wars, along with content about the American second world war local contributions. There of course as important is the park in the same local which has a very large collection of Kauri trees with some huge ones 600 and over eight hundred years old. Luckily the really old ones have become access free to protect them with great fencing and observation platforms, plus the boardwalks are keeping people of the ground, thereby protecting the Kauri's roots plus the many other native trees and fauna. This is a fantastic untouched bush reserve. All in all this is a great local facility and is extremely well looked after and cared for by mainly volunteers.

Outside is a very impressive big Kauri called The McKinney Kauri- 800 years old. Height to first limb 11.89m, Center girth 7.62. Another large one can be seen close by. There is a boardwalk trail through the Kauri forest that starts next to it. It is a beautiful, tranquil walk with Kauri trees, tree ferns and bird calls, made that much better by us being the only ones there. Admission to the museum is $7 for adults. It has an eclectic collection concerning forestry, mining, minerals, women’s accomplishments, some Maori artifacts and history, European settlers history, stories and artifacts, old cameras, etc. There is a video of local history that is interesting and worth taking the time to view. Upstairs there are displays of old shops and a school. Outside there is a 1900 outhouse, a tiny 1867 post office, Warkworth’s 1912 jail, two US military WWII era huts- all of which can be entered.

Wonderful place, very interactive & interesting. Great for my kids 8&6. An excellent bush walk that is either 10min or 25min which is ideal for young ones. We just had a fabulous time here

Nice place for a holiday visiting and picnic

The best museum I have been in. So much to see and so well laid out and explained. You could spend 3 hours here. The also have nice walking trails through some of the most fascinating forest.

I love that bushwalk along trees 🌳. The whole greenery and birds chirping make relaxing 👌🏻👌🏻

800 years old Kauri tree. The walkway in the woods is very interesting. Worth stopping by if you are passing Warkworth. Closer to the state Highway.

Lovely bush walk beautiful museum very well cared for

Lovely museum so well kept. Very knowledgeable friendly staff/volunteers. Kids enjoyed their visit.

Had a good walk around the outside looking at all the old stuff , Didnt pop inside but enjoyed all the old huts outside and the bush walk around the Kauri trees

The walk was excellent. What a great place to visit on the way through Warkworth 👍

Great little museum. Took my granddaughter here for the afternoon. She loved the playground outside. Exhibits kept us entertained. Thanks to the kind and helpful staff.

Fabulous place with the history of warkworth. The upstair exhibition is very impressive.

What a great Museum run by friendly happy smiley people. I took my 3 Grandchildren in July 2020 when they had a Harry Potter display on and a Miniature display. Fantastic activity and there is also a lovely little bush walk with a huge Kauri tree to view.

Amazing tree walk, with huge 800-year old Kaori tree.

A worthy trip down memory lane. Surprising large display.

Great antique collection, worth a visit and a good ice cream.

The Warkworth Museum is open seven days from 10am-4pm during Summer & 10am-3pm during the Winter months. Volunteers devote their time to this quaint & informative Museum. Entry is $7 per person or $15 for 2 Adults & 2 children. Larger groups can contact the Museum directly to Book a visit & explore the surroundings. Great place to bring a Picnic! Some drinks & ice cream available inside. Parry Kauri Park is free. People are required to follow instructions, in relation to 'Dieback Kauri' precautions. Please read the Regulations carefully & abide. Most of all, enjoy the majestic surroundings!

Lovely little spot, the museum is small but has lots of neat well displayed things. Nice little bush walk that takes about 15 minutes. We spent about an hour there in total, light refreshments sold in the shop.

Beautiful old museum, highly recommend to visit, clean public toilets.

Great collection of local and some national history in a peaceful setting

This is my most regional favourite museum in NZ. It is beautifully understated and unpretentious. The items are fascinating and there is a wonderful balance between the history and the displays. My favourites are the carved wooden chain and, best of all, the linoleum carpet. An absolute treasure.

Worth a visit

Closed on the day I was there

What a charming, well presented museum, with very knowledgeable and dedicated staff/volunteers. The kids enjoyed the interactive pieces. Glad we stopped over on our visit to Warkworth.

Turn back the clock Well worth a visit Kauri grove next door a hidden gem but note walkway includes steps

Lots of lovely local history. Wonderful seeing familiar things, local faces and names

Great little place for the family. Please support this little gem! 🤟🏾

Lots of wonderful artifacts. Very interesting. Enjoyed the hiking around the grounds and seeing the amazing kauri trees.

Would be so much better if the tree identification/description boards were more detailed, and if there were more of them with more info on more species. We went to a thermal park in Rotorua and the tree info there was better than here.

Had a wonderful time being shown around behind the scenes. Well worth the extra cost. Some marvellous tapestries made by girls as young as 10.

Great to see NZ heritage

Cute museum full of interesting settlers exhibits. Lovely kauri bush walk close by.

Great little museum with lots of interesting information

Great local museum. Lots to see and try out. Run by volunteers. Beautiful walk through Kauri Bush on site.

Great little museum and a nice walk in the bush.

A brilliant local museum with helpful staff.

We were too late to go inside but the grounds, walkways and the huge Kauri trees looked amazing

Short visit to the park only but really worth the stop. Looks like being in the jungle for few minutes. Great experience

😍Awesome museum, so well looked after and also upgraded recently too - my kids love it and I volunteer there

Small but well worth a visit an 800 year old tree. Beautiful setting

Great setting. Lots to see. Friendly staff. Very well thought out and lovely to see it being renovated.

Interesting museum and a nice Kauri walk.

Amazing museum holding warkworth /nz history. Decent size and well worth the visit

Fantastic of the beaten track. Awesome forest walk. Well worth a visit.

Interesting walk amongst the Kauris

Very interesting. The walk thru the Kauri Forest was excellent

Well worth the visit. Excellent work done by volunteers.

Cool old stuff from New Zealand colonial past. The people who volunteer to keep this place alive a re community gold.

Very cool place and also learn a lot about warkworth historys

Interesting collection of local and international items dating from the early days of immigration

We enjoyed learning our history here

Awesome place

With a giant Kauri tree, a good place for a short walk.

Nice stop on the way to Warkworth.A lot of local History can be found here.

Team of Volunteers make the place ! Well maintained informative !

Very kiwi, very cool and worth a look for sure!

Great bush walk and museum

Good place to launch a boat

Lots of interesting history

Very nice and anazing

Great ice cream

Nice Kauri walk

A blend of nature and history

Very interesting

Awesome

Worth a visit

Cool place

a must see

Interesting

(Translated) Beautiful place! The Museum itself is quite simple. But the little walk through the forest, in contact with native trees and plants is priceless. And the level of awareness when we come across kind of cares wash the sole of the shoes to avoid contamination, since the Kauri, main species of NZ is at risk. It is possible to see two kauris in particular, a computer. 600 and another 800 years old. Wonderful. Lessons of respect for nature and a little history of colonization and exploration. (Original) Lugar lindo! O Museu em si é bem simples. Mas o pequeno passeio pela floresta, em contato com árvores e plantas nativas é impagável. E o nível de conscientização quando nos deparamos com cuidados do tipo lavar a sola dos sapatos para evitar contaminação, já que o Kauri, principal espécie da NZ está em risco. É possível ver dois kauris em especial, um computador. 600 e outro com 800 anos. Maravilhosos. Lições de respeito à natureza e um pouco da história da colonização e exploração.

(Translated) The forest trail is cool and not exposed to the sun. It takes about 40 minutes to go around two circles. The forest air is fresh and the trees are towering and spectacular. It is worth a visit. (Original) 森林步道涼爽不曬，繞兩圈大概40分鐘森林空氣清新，樹木高聳立壯觀值得一遊。

(Translated) Kauri protection project, 800 year old kauri tree, all for free, small bushwalk, recommended (Original) Kauri Schutz Projekt, 800 Jahre alter Kauri Baum, alles kostenlos, kleines Bushwalk , empfehlenswert