About | Parry Kauri Walk and Museum
The Parry Kauri Walk is a short walk where you can appreciate our native kauri trees. There’s a huge kauri tree right next to the carpark. Called the Mckinney kauri tree, it has a girth of more than 7 meters. It is estimated to be more than 800 years old and thought to be the largest kauri in the east coast of New Zealand. It has a wooden platform around the tree, protecting its sensitive roots from kauri dieback.
The track is easy, good for families, and a peaceful walkway amongst beautiful native trees. The track is about ten minutes long.
Stop in at the museum to have a look into the lives of our pioneering families. There are lots of displays featuring photographs of gum-digging, giant pieces of kauri gum, saws and a bushman’s hut. You’ll also enjoy a good look into the lifestyle during the pioneering days, see a corner store, kitchen, bedroom, sitting room and carpentry and blacksmith workshops from the time. It is open daily, 10am – 3pm during winter and 10am – 4pm during summer. And it only costs $15 for the family.
This would make a nice and short stopover on your day out.
Nearby
Warkworth Township
Location
At the end of Tudor Collins Drive.
Photos
Though we’d spent the day out at one of the stunning beaches out here, this was a nice and calming way to end the day before the ride home. You’ll find yourself suddenly immersed in a lush native forest; breathe in the cool and fresh air and listen to bird song.
This is the Mckinney kauri tree, which has a girth of 7 metres. The platform around the tree was boarded off on the day that we visited.
The loop walk didn’t take us long and it was really nice seeing all of the kauri trees.
At this viewing platform, there was a bird feeding station with lots of cut up apples for the birds.
Kauri Museum
