Jo's Guidebook

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Jo's Guidebook

Food scene

“Where the atmosphere is relaxed and life moves at an easy pace”. Two minute drive from Seafield View. Excellent food and wine. Cellar Door open Thursday - Sunday 10-5pm. Open for lunches Thursday - Sunday and dinner on Friday nights with live music. Bookings essential: ph 06 836 6678.
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Crab Farm Winery
511 Main N Rd
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“Where the atmosphere is relaxed and life moves at an easy pace”. Two minute drive from Seafield View. Excellent food and wine. Cellar Door open Thursday - Sunday 10-5pm. Open for lunches Thursday - Sunday and dinner on Friday nights with live music. Bookings essential: ph 06 836 6678.
Great food and coffee. Walk to the beach. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
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Snapper Cafe (Part Of Kiwi Holiday Park)
10 Gill Rd
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Great food and coffee. Walk to the beach. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
Perfect for dinner or lunch. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
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Valley D Vine
347 State Highway 5
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Perfect for dinner or lunch. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
A very special place. Fabulous food, coffee, ice creams and sweet shop. Stunning gift shop and garden art. Worth the 45 minute drive from Seafield View.
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Birdwoods Gallery
298 Middle Rd
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A very special place. Fabulous food, coffee, ice creams and sweet shop. Stunning gift shop and garden art. Worth the 45 minute drive from Seafield View.
Picturesque historic villa with adjoining winery. Award-winning food and wine. A sensational wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
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Mission Estate Winery
198 Church Rd
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Picturesque historic villa with adjoining winery. Award-winning food and wine. A sensational wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
A stunning, rustic setting with delicious food and wine tastings. The perfect wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
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Church Road Winery Cellar Door
150 Church Rd
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A stunning, rustic setting with delicious food and wine tastings. The perfect wedding venue. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
Fabulous coffee and decor. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
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Milk & Honey Restaurant
10 Hardinge Road
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Fabulous coffee and decor. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
Very impressive new winery. Enjoy some wine tasting then pop next door for a meal at Valley D Vine. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
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Linden Estate Winery
347 State Hwy 5
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Very impressive new winery. Enjoy some wine tasting then pop next door for a meal at Valley D Vine. Five minute drive from Seafield View.
Delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
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Rasoi Indian Restaurant
123 Marine Parade
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Delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. Twelve minute drive from Seafield View.
This place is a must for any chocoholic. The cafe offers the best coffee and countless chocolate treats. While you’re there, check out the chocolate factory and various shops. A true treat for the senses. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
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Silky Oak Chocolates
1131 Links Rd
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This place is a must for any chocoholic. The cafe offers the best coffee and countless chocolate treats. While you’re there, check out the chocolate factory and various shops. A true treat for the senses. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
Delicious real-fruit ice creams. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
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Berry Tasty
600 Main N Rd
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Delicious real-fruit ice creams. Two minute drive from Seafield View.
A fabulous atmosphere to taste some superb local wines. Central location, 12 minutes drive from Seafield View.
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The Urban Winery
3 Ossian St
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A fabulous atmosphere to taste some superb local wines. Central location, 12 minutes drive from Seafield View.
Amazing coffee and fresh donuts. A must to visit in the city centre.
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Mister D
47 Tennyson St
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Amazing coffee and fresh donuts. A must to visit in the city centre.
Fantastic food and coffee. Spectacular atmosphere. Well worth the 20 minute drive.
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Hygge at Clifton Bay
468 Clifton Rd
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Fantastic food and coffee. Spectacular atmosphere. Well worth the 20 minute drive.
Exquisite food and wine in a stunning setting. Perfect for a special treat.
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Craggy Range
253 Waimarama Rd
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Exquisite food and wine in a stunning setting. Perfect for a special treat.
Such a quaint setting located just 8 minutes drive from Seafield View. The food is absolutely delicious - well worth visiting!
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Three Doors Up Restaurant and The 4th Door Lounge Bar
3 Waghorne St
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Such a quaint setting located just 8 minutes drive from Seafield View. The food is absolutely delicious - well worth visiting!
A family friendly restaurant with “all you can eat ribs”!! What more can I say :-) Located in Taradale, just 10 minutes drive.
Shani's Family Eatery and Bar
348 Gloucester St
A family friendly restaurant with “all you can eat ribs”!! What more can I say :-) Located in Taradale, just 10 minutes drive.
Located right next door to Reading Cinemas. A huge range of delicious, affordable food. Ten minutes drive.
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The Station Bar and Bistro
154 Station St
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Located right next door to Reading Cinemas. A huge range of delicious, affordable food. Ten minutes drive.
Excellent food - the best ribs!! Located between Seafield View and Napier City. Five minutes drive.
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Westshore Fish Cafe
112 Charles St
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Excellent food - the best ribs!! Located between Seafield View and Napier City. Five minutes drive.
Excellent food and atmosphere just 8 minutes drive from us.
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The Thirsty Whale Bar & Restaurant
62 W Quay
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Excellent food and atmosphere just 8 minutes drive from us.
Delicious keto good and a great selection of craft beers.
Rogue Hop Bar
113 Hastings St
Delicious keto good and a great selection of craft beers.
This fabulous restaurant is set in the original fire station of Napier central. The food and decor are stunning. You won’t be disappointed :-)
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Central Fire Station Bistro
163 Tennyson St
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This fabulous restaurant is set in the original fire station of Napier central. The food and decor are stunning. You won’t be disappointed :-)
Beautiful, Mediterranean food supermarket. Fresh bread and loads of other delicacies.
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Vetro Mediterannean Foods
46 Bridge St
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Beautiful, Mediterranean food supermarket. Fresh bread and loads of other delicacies.
The best quality icecream with dozens of flavours to choose from. A local favourite.
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Rush Munro's of NZ
201 Heretaunga Street East
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The best quality icecream with dozens of flavours to choose from. A local favourite.
The best selection of incredible ice creams and sorbets. All made on site from quality, fresh ingredients. Located in the heart of Napier city on the beach front.
Lick this
290 Marine Parade
The best selection of incredible ice creams and sorbets. All made on site from quality, fresh ingredients. Located in the heart of Napier city on the beach front.
This comes highly recommended. Lovely platters available with the wine.
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Ash Ridge Winery
2543 State Hwy 50
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This comes highly recommended. Lovely platters available with the wine.
A fabulous winery/restaurant in a spectacular setting. Perfect for a special treat.
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Elephant Hill
86 Clifton Rd
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A fabulous winery/restaurant in a spectacular setting. Perfect for a special treat.
Delicious authentic Italian food. Highly recommended by many.
Portofino Restaurant
2 Clive Square E
Delicious authentic Italian food. Highly recommended by many.
Amazing food and excellent service.
The figgery cafe
205 Napier Rd
Amazing food and excellent service.
The best coffee! (Blended themselves, you can also buy the beans). Cute decor and funky vibe. Located on the waterfront in the heart of Napier city. My new favourite coffee haunt!
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Six Sisters Coffee House
201 Marine Parade
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The best coffee! (Blended themselves, you can also buy the beans). Cute decor and funky vibe. Located on the waterfront in the heart of Napier city. My new favourite coffee haunt!
Now known as Bellatino’s Food Market. Located just 2 minutes down the road. Loads of delicious fresh delicacies. Many are Italian.
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The Orchard Store
537 Main N Rd
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Now known as Bellatino’s Food Market. Located just 2 minutes down the road. Loads of delicious fresh delicacies. Many are Italian.
Delicious Turkish food. Lovely authentic atmosphere. In the heart of Napier city.
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Kilim Cafe Napier
193 Hastings St
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Delicious Turkish food. Lovely authentic atmosphere. In the heart of Napier city.
Fabulous food, coffee, service and atmosphere. Very popular with locals.
Ajuna Eatery
53 Hastings St
Fabulous food, coffee, service and atmosphere. Very popular with locals.
This is the ultimate fine dining experience! Bistronomy offer degustation offerings that will have your mind boggling and your tastebuds wanting more!
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Bistronomy
40 Hastings St
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This is the ultimate fine dining experience! Bistronomy offer degustation offerings that will have your mind boggling and your tastebuds wanting more!
The best pizza in the world!!
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Vinci's Pizza
29A Hastings St
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The best pizza in the world!!
Great location with lovely views of the boats coming and going.
Boat Ramp Eatery
30 Nelson Quay
Great location with lovely views of the boats coming and going.
Fabulous food, drinks and service. The best range of gins and other cocktails 🍹 Stunning views over the harbour. Just 10 minutes from our place :)
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The Gintrap
64 W Quay
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Fabulous food, drinks and service. The best range of gins and other cocktails 🍹 Stunning views over the harbour. Just 10 minutes from our place :)
Finalist for best bar in New Zealand!! Amazing cocktails 🍹
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Market St
8 Market Street
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Finalist for best bar in New Zealand!! Amazing cocktails 🍹
Award winning cocktail bar serving the fanciest, yummiest cocktails you could ever imagine! 🍹
Teresa Cocktail Bar
132 Emerson Street
Award winning cocktail bar serving the fanciest, yummiest cocktails you could ever imagine! 🍹
Delicious, fresh seafood. Very popular
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Pacifica Restaurant
209 Marine Parade
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Delicious, fresh seafood. Very popular
What a treat this place is! Delicious lunch or high tea in a beautiful, classic setting. The pool and spa area is a lovely spot to relax with a friend.
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Mangapapa Hotel
466 Napier Rd
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What a treat this place is! Delicious lunch or high tea in a beautiful, classic setting. The pool and spa area is a lovely spot to relax with a friend.
The best place to get an indulgent sweet treat. Open till late
Cuteneys Cakes
The best place to get an indulgent sweet treat. Open till late
Fabulous stop to sample the best wines around!
Cellar 495
Fabulous stop to sample the best wines around!
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Oak Estate Cellar Door and Kitchen
403 Ngatarawa Rd
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Wonderful food with a great atmosphere!
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Deliciosa Restaurant
21 Napier Rd
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Wonderful food with a great atmosphere!
The freshest, yummiest pasta in town!
ILONA pasta
The freshest, yummiest pasta in town!
Great coffee, wholesome food. Stunning Portside views
Morena Espresso Bar Portside Precinct
Great coffee, wholesome food. Stunning Portside views
Fabulous new eatery in popular Ahuriri. Great food and atmosphere
Madame Social Eatery & Bar
Fabulous new eatery in popular Ahuriri. Great food and atmosphere
Community Burgers
Kolachi Cafe & Eatery
Flossies Urban Eatery

Sightseeing

Enjoy exploring this very impressive underwater world. Includes cafe and gift shop. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
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I-Aquarium yaseNingizimu Afrika ye-New Zealand
546 Marine Parade
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Enjoy exploring this very impressive underwater world. Includes cafe and gift shop. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
A fabulous place to enjoy a hot soak. Includes gymnasium and cafe.
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Ocean Spa
42 Marine Parade
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A fabulous place to enjoy a hot soak. Includes gymnasium and cafe.
A fantastic Summer’s day out. Lots of water fun for the whole family. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
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Splash Planet
1001 Grove Rd
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A fantastic Summer’s day out. Lots of water fun for the whole family. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
Fascinating museum. Something for everyone. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
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MTG Hawke's Bay
1 Tennyson St
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Fascinating museum. Something for everyone. Fifteen minutes drive from Seafield View.
Several large movie theatres with adjoining restaurant. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
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Reading Cinemas Napier
154 Station St
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Several large movie theatres with adjoining restaurant. Fifteen minute drive from Seafield View.
Located just five minutes drive from Seafield View, this is one of New Zealand’s largest and very highly regarded Mountain Bike Parks. Set within the privately owned, productive working, Pan Pac ‘Tangoio’ Forest is the Hawkes Bay Mountain Bike Club’s purpose built facility, known internationally as “Pan Pac Mountain Bike Park”. 290m of elevation at the highest peak allows tremendous views across the Bay and plenty of scope for a huge variety of trails, currently with approx 44km of purpose-built mountain bike trails, plus many km of quiet forestry roads and 4×4 tracks to cater for all levels of rider ability – from the novice beginner through to the experienced professional. Permits are required for access and a casual (3-week) permit can be purchased from Bay View 4-Square for $10.
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Pan Pac Eskdale MTB Park
110 State Hwy 2
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Located just five minutes drive from Seafield View, this is one of New Zealand’s largest and very highly regarded Mountain Bike Parks. Set within the privately owned, productive working, Pan Pac ‘Tangoio’ Forest is the Hawkes Bay Mountain Bike Club’s purpose built facility, known internationally as “Pan Pac Mountain Bike Park”. 290m of elevation at the highest peak allows tremendous views across the Bay and plenty of scope for a huge variety of trails, currently with approx 44km of purpose-built mountain bike trails, plus many km of quiet forestry roads and 4×4 tracks to cater for all levels of rider ability – from the novice beginner through to the experienced professional. Permits are required for access and a casual (3-week) permit can be purchased from Bay View 4-Square for $10.
This iconic shop is a treasure-trove of beautiful sheepskin products and New Zealand-made items. Everything is high quality and great value. Just a ten minute drive from Seafield View.
Classic New Zealand
22 Thames St
This iconic shop is a treasure-trove of beautiful sheepskin products and New Zealand-made items. Everything is high quality and great value. Just a ten minute drive from Seafield View.
This is a wonderful place to bring children. They can feed the animals and go horse riding. There is also a great play area where you can enjoy a picnic. Worth the 30 minute drive from Seafield View.
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Hawkes Bay Farmyard Zoo
32 East Rd
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This is a wonderful place to bring children. They can feed the animals and go horse riding. There is also a great play area where you can enjoy a picnic. Worth the 30 minute drive from Seafield View.
A fun and fascinating visit for the whole family. Free entry and honey tastings. Forty minutes drive from Seafield View.
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Arataki Honey Visitor Centre
66 Arataki Rd
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A fun and fascinating visit for the whole family. Free entry and honey tastings. Forty minutes drive from Seafield View.
A fabulous collection of high quality, affordable art. Situated right next door to Crab Farm Winery in Bay View. Well worth a visit.
The Art Shed
511 Main N Rd
A fabulous collection of high quality, affordable art. Situated right next door to Crab Farm Winery in Bay View. Well worth a visit.
Bike hire in central Napier. Something to suit everyone at great-value prices.
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FishBike
26 Marine Parade
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Bike hire in central Napier. Something to suit everyone at great-value prices.
Waipatiki Beach is a sheltered, sandy swimming beach just 15 minutes north of Seafield View. There are 3 different walkways you can explore (one is a short walk through native bush, the other two are along the beach in either direction). Icecreams can be purchased from the camping ground.
Waipatiki Road
Waipatiki Road
Waipatiki Beach is a sheltered, sandy swimming beach just 15 minutes north of Seafield View. There are 3 different walkways you can explore (one is a short walk through native bush, the other two are along the beach in either direction). Icecreams can be purchased from the camping ground.
Takaro Trails offer fantastic bike tours - including our world famous Eskdale Mountain Bike Park situated just minutes from Seafield View. They provide bikes plus all the extra gear to ensure your safety and comfort.
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Takaro Trails
9 Nelson Quay
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Takaro Trails offer fantastic bike tours - including our world famous Eskdale Mountain Bike Park situated just minutes from Seafield View. They provide bikes plus all the extra gear to ensure your safety and comfort.
A fun place for families - especially if it’s wet outside. Loads of different types of trampolines and other activities. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
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Flip Out Hawke's Bay
405 St Aubyn St E
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A fun place for families - especially if it’s wet outside. Loads of different types of trampolines and other activities. Thirty minutes drive from Seafield View.
A private, high quality beauty spa located in the heart of Napier. Bookings essential.
Coast Aesthetics
71 Tennyson St
A private, high quality beauty spa located in the heart of Napier. Bookings essential.
Home decor lovers must visit Little and Fox! Brimming with exquisite high-quality fabrics, wallpapers and homewares, it really is a feast for the eyes (many of our cushions are from Little and Fox). Well worth the 12-minute drive from Seafield View.
Little and Fox Design, Fabric House plus upholstery, drapery, soft furnishings and more
60 Bridge St
Home decor lovers must visit Little and Fox! Brimming with exquisite high-quality fabrics, wallpapers and homewares, it really is a feast for the eyes (many of our cushions are from Little and Fox). Well worth the 12-minute drive from Seafield View.
Fabulous, unique vintage homewares.
So Vintage
202 Heretaunga Street East
Fabulous, unique vintage homewares.
The Day Spa at Cape Kidnappers Lodge is a real treat. Stunning views and divine treatments. Bookings essential. Ph (06) 875 1900 or email info@capekidnappers.com
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Cape Kidnappers
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The Day Spa at Cape Kidnappers Lodge is a real treat. Stunning views and divine treatments. Bookings essential. Ph (06) 875 1900 or email info@capekidnappers.com
Perfect for anyone wanting a unique way to get around Hawke’s Bay. Sure to be an unforgettable experience - great for our famous Art Deco week.
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Hooters Vintage & Classic Vehicle Hire
27 Wakefield St
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Perfect for anyone wanting a unique way to get around Hawke’s Bay. Sure to be an unforgettable experience - great for our famous Art Deco week.
The Globe Theatre is a boutique cinema and is the perfect retreat on a rainy day. It is licensed and has comfortable couches. You can also buy pizzas and delicious ice creams to enjoy during the movie.
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The Globe Theatrette
15 Hardinge Rd
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The Globe Theatre is a boutique cinema and is the perfect retreat on a rainy day. It is licensed and has comfortable couches. You can also buy pizzas and delicious ice creams to enjoy during the movie.
A spooky tour of Napier’s old prison. Very fun and informative.
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Napier Prison
55 Coote Rd
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A spooky tour of Napier’s old prison. Very fun and informative.
A fun activity for the whole family in the centre of Napier City with views of the ocean.
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Par2 MiniGolf
106 Marine Parade
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A fun activity for the whole family in the centre of Napier City with views of the ocean.
Located just 30 minutes up the road. This epic adventure will create some unforgettable memories. Various grades of rapids to choose from.
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Mohaka Rafting
3408 State Hwy 5
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Located just 30 minutes up the road. This epic adventure will create some unforgettable memories. Various grades of rapids to choose from.
This company also hire the e-scooters that can be used along the pathways.
Napier Scooter Hire
37 Marine Parade
This company also hire the e-scooters that can be used along the pathways.
Perfect for skaters and scooters. Set on the beachfront in the heart of town. Attached to the award-winning icecream parlour Lick This. Lots of fun to be had.
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Bay Skate
290 Marine Parade
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Perfect for skaters and scooters. Set on the beachfront in the heart of town. Attached to the award-winning icecream parlour Lick This. Lots of fun to be had.
Beautiful massages, located in Napier city’s main street
Sen Spa Napier
Beautiful massages, located in Napier city’s main street

Beauty

Elaine’s

Gift Shop

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Adore Collection
93 Emerson St
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