Cornwall Park is about 10 minutes drive from downtown Auckland. The main gates open at 7am and shut around dusk each night. It is situated upon and around One Tree Hill, an Auckland landmark. Unfortunately today it is jokingly referred to as 'No Tree Hill' as the lone tree that once sat ... Read review
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Advantages: Fantastic place for a picnic, to take children or to job/walk, FREE! Disadvantages: Animals rome freely within enclosed areas - watch out for the dung!
Cornwall Park is about 10 minutes drive from downtown Auckland. The main gates open at 7am and shut around dusk each night. It is situated upon and around One Tree Hill, an Auckland landmark. Unfortunately today it is jokingly referred to as 'No Tree Hill' as the lone tree that once sat on top was destroyed by protestors. The hill can be seen from most places around central Auckland and all that remains on top is a tall concrete oblisque shaped structure. ... .../>
There is a restaurant, Cornwall Park Garden Restaurant but I have never eaten here.
It is a very popular place for locals to come and exercise. It is also a very safe park as there are always lots of people around.
It is also a very popular venue for weddings and wedding photographs.
Growing up in Auckland I have lots of fond memories frequenting the park as a child for family picnics and regularly ... more
Cornwall Park is about 10 minutes drive from downtown Auckland. The main gates open at 7am and shut around dusk each night. It is situated upon and around One Tree Hill, an Auckland landmark. Unfortunately today it is jokingly referred to as 'No Tree Hill' as the lone tree that once sat on top was destroyed by protestors. The hill can be seen from most places around central Auckland and all that remains on top is a tall concrete oblisque shaped structure. Possibly a memorial but I'm not sure.
The park itself is quite large and there are roads and walkways leading through the park and up to the top of the hill. There is plenty of parking and toilet facilities. There are also BBQ areas, open areas to play sports and plenty of tree coverage.
There are playgrounds for children. One of the highlights is that around the hill sheep roam freely, the bottom of the hill is fenced off. This is great for children.
There is a restaurant, Cornwall Park Garden Restaurant but I have never eaten here.
It is a very popular place for locals to come and exercise. It is also a very safe park as there are always lots of people around.
It is also a very popular venue for weddings and wedding photographs.
Growing up in Auckland I have lots of fond memories frequenting the park as a child for family picnics and regularly visit now as an adult. I would definitely recommend a visit if you are in the area and have a spare afternoon. It is a great place to meet friends in summer and relax. Best of all it's free!
For more information on the park and directions go to: http://www.cornwallpark.co.nz/
If you are keen walker I would recommend the 'Coast to Coast' walk (not to be confused with the one in the South Island.) This 16km walk takes the best part of the day and runs from Onehunga through Auckland to the Viaduct Waterfront or visa versa. Although I would recommend finishing up at the Waterfront as there are plenty of bars and restaurants to enjoy a well deserved drink! This walk encompasses Cornwell Park as well as Mt Eden.
Go to the following link for more information: http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/places/walkways/coasttocoast/index.asp
Advantages: comfortable quiet rooms,hotel situated conveniently for access to the City CBD, and 20 minutes maximum from Auckland International Airport Disadvantages: poor timing on our part, we arrived at reception early evening just after 2 parties,quite a wait as a result
We arrived at Auckland International Airport from Fiji in late afternoon.It took a while to clear immigration and customs,and ,more prolonged, to clear the checks of the NZ Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Quarantine service, as we had 2 wood based gift products purchased in Nadi.
Hire car,courtesy of EZY,was picked up from the airport information desk and airport car park.
The 3 star hotel was reached via an easy drive on good quality dual carriageway roads ( the South Western Motorway and Hugh Watt Drive) in 20 minutes, and through the Royal Oak district.
Greenlane is a pleasant leafy residential suburb of Auckland, adjacent to Cornwallpark. There is a good bus service into central Auckland, and importantly the hotel is well placed for access to the Southern Motorway which we used to head south to Rotorua ...
Advantages: Plenty to see and do Disadvantages: Expensive to get to
flights due to pressure from the consumer groups which should enable easier and quicker travel within NZ.
The main tourist attractions within the city include the Auckland Museum which is home to one of the best Maori and Polynesian collections in the world, the Maritime Museum on the waterfront, Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World Aquarium, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, the Museum of Transport and Technology, the Auckland Zoo, CornwallPark and the many ferry and scenic harbour cruises which operate to the North Shore and islands of the Hauraki Gulf.
There are also a number of historic places and houses open for viewing. Fine views of the city can be obtained from the Sky Tower, Mt Eden and One Tree Hill (which was made famous by U2 on their Joshua Tree album). These are excellent places to catch the sunset on a beautiful sunny day ...
