film location
Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington
The effects house behind Middle-earth; its Wellington workshop tour displays original props, weapons and creature designs.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Lyall Bay
Wellington Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Lyall Bay
Lyall Bay is worth a stop: 4km from Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington.
Lyall Bay is in Wellington Region, New Zealand, with about 2,700 people. You drive on the left here.
Lyall Bay is a bay and suburb on the south side of the Rongotai isthmus in Wellington, New Zealand.
The bay is a popular surf beach, featuring a breakwater at the eastern end. It is home to two surf lifesaving clubs and has also been the site of surf lifesaving championships. Lyall Bay is a very popular and safeRead more
swimming beach. The beach is only two thirds of its original size: the construction of Wellington International Airport took away the eastern third of the beach.
The suburb consists of most of the southern half of the Rongotai isthmus, although Wellington International Airport and a small industrial area next to it are often considered to be part of Rongotai. Lyall Bay is predominantly a residential area, but also contains a part of Wellington's Southern Walkway and the Southern Headlands Reserve. The suburb has a bus service and is near to the Kilbirnie shopping centre and the Tirangi Road Airport Retail Park. There is a primary school (Lyall Bay School), a Playcentre, a lawn bowls club, two churches and a small range of shops. The suburb is also home to Fat Freddy's Drop, a popular Wellington band. The south-western border has Te Raekaihau Point as the dividing landform to Houghton Bay.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lyall Bay?
Within an hour or so of Lyall Bay: Weta Workshop, Miramar, Wellington (3 km), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (4 km), Mount Victoria Lookout, Wellington (4 km), Putangirua Pinnacles (Paths of the Dead) (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Lyall Bay?
The nearest famous roads are Queen Charlotte Drive.
Where is Lyall Bay?
Lyall Bay is in Wellington Region, New Zealand.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,700
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -41.3273, 174.7945
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Worth the detour from Lyall Bay
5 notable places within an hour's 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.
4 km · about 10 min 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.
4 km · about 5 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Southward Car Museum
One of the Southern Hemisphere's largest collections with over 400 vehicles spanning a century of motoring.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Lyall Bay
- 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.
- 72 kmQueen Charlotte DriveWinding 35 km sealed road between Picton and Havelock hugging the Marlborough Sounds, with numerous bays and lookout pull-offs.
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