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Howick Historical Village - Entry

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Get the full early settler experience at Howick Historical Village, for up to half the general admission price!

Get the full early settler experience at Howick Historical Village, for up to half the general admission price!

Highlights

  • Step back in time and explore the Howick Historical Village!
  • Enjoy immersive experiences, interactive activities and more
  • Perfect for the whole family, with games and crafts!

Step back in time and soak up the ambiance of days gone by at the Howick Historical Village!

A unique ‘Living History’ Museum, presenting the stories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's early settlers in a hands-on and immersive way, visitors can explore authentic 1840s cottages, homesteads, schools, church, a smithy, a general store and more, all set in charming heritage gardens.

Learn skills from the past in interactive demonstrations with costumed guides at 11am on Saturdays and Sundays, and drop in craft sessions at 1-3pm on Sundays. Activities include butter making, candle making, rope laying, Wash Day, ‘Fetch the Water’ and more!Help feed the chooksdaily at 10:45am.

Kids can play old fashioned outdoor games andmake something fun in self-guided craft sessions.A packed schedule of additional activities takes place during School Holidays. Bring a picnic or have brunch or lunch in the café, explore the site and make a day of it!

For the full experience visit on the LIVE DAY. Every 2nd Sunday of the month, meet costumed Villagers, churn butter, make candles, attend a school lesson. Watch the blacksmiths, bakers and bookbinders at work. Attractions and interactive activities take place throughout the day.

Book now for the remaining Live Days in 2024:

  • no Live Day in December.


Live Days will be back in January 2025!

Adult $16.00
Child $8.00 (Aged 5-15 years)
Student/Senior $13.00
Adult - Live Sunday $18.00
Child - Live Sunday $10.00 (Aged 5-15 years)
Student / Senior - Live Sunday $14.00
Infant $0.00 (Aged 0-4 years)

What's included

  • General admission to the Howick Historical Village.

Duration

  • Allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience

Location

  • 75 Bells Road
  • Pakuranga Heights
  • Auckland 2010
  • New Zealand

Child Friendly

  • This experience welcomes families with children.

Notes

  • Valid for general admission everyday including Live Days. Not valid for special events and ticketed programming.

    Activities:

    No bookings required for Butter Making activity. Free with entry but donations are welcome or support us by purchasing something in the gift shop.

    Please note that the capacity is limited for Gifts from the Garden and Candle making. Gifts from the Garden is an extra charge of $10 per person and Candle Making is an extra charge of $6 per person.

    Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10am-4pm (last entry 3pm). Cafe hours 9am-3pm (kitchen closes at 2pm).

    No dogs permitted (except for guide dogs).

Available Bookings from 15 Nov to 28 Nov 2024

Change Dates

All prices are shown in NZD ($)

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  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free

  • Adult$8.00
  • Child$8.00
  • Student/Senior$13.00
  • Infant Free
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Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

Great experience!
Great experience!
jing lin from NZ
Great experience!
Great experience!
jing lin from NZ
Howick historical village
Howick historical village
harjinders7 from NZ
Howick historical village
Howick historical village
harjinders7 from NZ
Howick historical village
Howick historical village
harjinders7 from NZ
A little gem
A little gem
natashac12 from NZ
It's like going back in time!
It's like going back in time!
Tien-Li from NZ
It's like going back in time!
It's like going back in time!
Tien-Li from NZ
It's like going back in time!
It's like going back in time!
Tien-Li from NZ
Great
Great
martham4 from NZ
Great
Great
martham4 from NZ
Great
Great
martham4 from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
leony1 from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
leony1 from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
leony1 from NZ
Highly recommend the LIVE day activities
Highly recommend the LIVE day activities
Grace C from NZ
Highly recommend the LIVE day activities
Highly recommend the LIVE day activities
Grace C from NZ
So relaxing, beautiful and educational.
So relaxing, beautiful and educational.
Craig from NZ
Historic Howick Village
Historic Howick Village
edwinaa from NZ
Amazing
Amazing
mele290 from NZ
Howick Historic Village
Howick Historic Village
Ardana Duncan from NZ
Howick Historic Village
Howick Historic Village
Ardana Duncan from NZ
Howick Historic Village
Howick Historic Village
Ardana Duncan from NZ
Learning the history
Learning the history
Pamela from NZ
Love it
Love it
Carina Ye from NZ
Love it
Love it
Carina Ye from NZ
Amazing place
Amazing place
Wei Shi from NZ
Amazing place
Amazing place
Wei Shi from NZ
Amazing place
Amazing place
Wei Shi from NZ
Well done
Well done
D. Blomfield from NZ
꼭 한번은 가봐야 하는 역사 속 의 마을.
꼭 한번은 가봐야 하는 역사 속 의 마을.
younghoonr from NZ
꼭 한번은 가봐야 하는 역사 속 의 마을.
꼭 한번은 가봐야 하는 역사 속 의 마을.
younghoonr from NZ
꼭 한번은 가봐야 하는 역사 속 의 마을.
꼭 한번은 가봐야 하는 역사 속 의 마을.
younghoonr from NZ
Howick historic village
Howick historic village
Kathleen Codd from NZ
howick historical village
howick historical village
bethb2 from NZ
Utterly charming
Utterly charming
Trudi W from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
laurena6 from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
laurena6 from NZ
Great day out
Great day out
laurena6 from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
natalies11 from NZ
Great experience
Great experience
natalies11 from NZ
Very nice, will come back soon!!!
Very nice, will come back soon!!!
estherr5 from NZ
Very nice, will come back soon!!!
Very nice, will come back soon!!!
estherr5 from NZ
Step back in time
Step back in time
Allan Wong from NZ
Interesting Visit!
Interesting Visit!
Matt from NZ
Interesting Visit!
Interesting Visit!
Matt from NZ
Family Outing
Family Outing
Kristy Sherley from NZ
Our visit to Howick Historical Village
Our visit to Howick Historical Village
Daya Galpoththage from NZ
Howick village trip.
Howick village trip.
brianandkaties from NZ
Howick village trip.
Howick village trip.
brianandkaties from NZ
Great little place for a morning out with kids
Great little place for a morning out with kids
geraldines1 from NZ
Great little place for a morning out with kids
Great little place for a morning out with kids
geraldines1 from NZ
Great little place for a morning out with kids
Great little place for a morning out with kids
geraldines1 from NZ
Back in the days!
Back in the days!
Jebby from NZ
Back in the days!
Back in the days!
Jebby from NZ
A total treasure
A total treasure
Chelsea Yandell from NZ
A total treasure
A total treasure
Chelsea Yandell from NZ
Howick Historical Village
Howick Historical Village
mele2 from NZ
Howick Historical Village
Howick Historical Village
mele2 from NZ
Howick Historical Village
Howick Historical Village
mele2 from NZ

Authenticated Reviews & PhotosAll of our reviews are from people who have booked and paid for this activity thru Bookme

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xubiaoc from China wrote on 19 July 2024

值得一去大开眼界

很不错的一个景点，值得一去

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bench from New Zealand wrote on 13 June 2022

Very cool live day!

Highly recommend Howick Historical Village as a way to spend your day. Definitely look for when their next Live Day is and plan a trip :)

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wingmanc from New Zealand wrote on 12 January 2022

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Nice place

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KT from New Zealand wrote on 21 March 2022

Good afternoon out

Would’ve liked to see more of the Māori perspective represented but a very interesting set of exhibits nonetheless.

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claudiah2 from New Zealand wrote on 03 April 2022

Great family outing

Lovely family day out, kids loved it and my 4 year old got a washing experience she will never have to experience again! Very cool and educational :) we also enjoyed some refreshments at their lovely cafe afterwards, highly recommend!

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