Wellington Wine Country (Your wine region) presents Match (pop up) wine bar during Wellington on a Plate for the third year. This is the second consecutive year Match has popped up at the award winning Noble Rot Wine ...
Castlepoint
Castlepoint has been voted one of the country's top 10 most loved beaches. Just an hour from Masterton, it's the perfect getaway, with swimming, surfing, walking trails galore and a rugged east coast vibe.
While you're there, pop into the beachfront store for a classic rolled icecream or espresso coffee.
You can get to Castlepoint with Castlepoint Tours - they'll pick up from the Masterton station off the train from Wellington or elsewhere in the Wairarapa. So you can do this trip without a car.
Fuel is available at the Whakataki Hotel 24 hours a day - pay at the pump.
Wake up by the sea! Book a bed on the Wairarapa coast.
Castlepoint highlights
- The lighthouse. First lit in 1913, it's one of the last two remaining beam lighthouses in NZ. Stroll up and imagine life as a lighthouse keeper - the last one was on the job until 1988.
- Fishing - try your luck!
- Play nine holes at the pretty Castlepoint golf course
- Visit historic Tinui - site of NZ's first Anzac service
- Climb the Deliverance Track to Castle Rock
- Horse races on the beach
- Enjoy great pub food and a pint at the Whakataki Hotel
- Explore the Mataikona Rocks, just 15 minutes' drive away
Check out our stunning Wairarapa coast! Here are some shots of Castlepoint and Cape Palliser.
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