film location
Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Homedale
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Homedale
Homedale is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Days Bay, 13km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Homedale is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 6,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Days Bay, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Homedale?
Within an hour or so of Homedale: Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (11 km), Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (13 km), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (14 km), Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead) (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Homedale?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Homedale?
Homedale is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, about 4 km from Days Bay.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,270
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.2683, 174.9502
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Homedale
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington
196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
New Zealand's bold national museum, renowned for its interactive exhibits, Maori taonga, and a colossal squid specimen.
14 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead)
The eroded badland spires on the Wairarapa coast are the Dimholt Road approach to the Paths of the Dead in Return of the King.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Homedale
- Right hereMount Victoria Lookout, Wellington196 m summit lookout reached by a sealed road above central Wellington, giving a panorama of the harbour and Cook Strait.
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