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Larnach Castle
1871 Gothic Revival mansion on the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand's only castle, with gardens and views over Otago Harbour.
7 km · about 10 min drive
Otago, New Zealand · Oceania
Port Chalmers works well as a base: 10 minutes from Portobello, 8km from Baldwin Street.
Port Chalmers is a town located in Otago, New Zealand. With a population of 1,460, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Port Chalmers sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Port Chalmers to your route.
Port Chalmers (Māori: Kōpūtai) is a town serving as the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Port Chalmers lies 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) inside Otago Harbour, some 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
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Port Chalmers is located in Otago, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -45.8166 latitude, 170.6204 longitude.
Port Chalmers has a population of approximately 1,460 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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Full driving guide for New Zealand5 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
1871 Gothic Revival mansion on the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand's only castle, with gardens and views over Otago Harbour.
7 km · about 10 min drive
famous road
Dunedin's famously vertiginous suburban street, long certified by Guinness as the world's steepest at a 35% gradient: a quirky bucket-list detour for any South Island road trip.
8 km · about 15 min drive
beach
A steep dune descent on the Otago Peninsula leads to a beach where New Zealand sea lions haul out and yellow-eyed penguins come ashore at dusk, watched from a DOC hide.
9 km · about 15 min drive
photogenic
A hand-cut sandstone tunnel commissioned in the 1870s descends through the cliff to a hidden cove with a sea arch and stacks, south of Dunedin. A steep 20-minute walk down.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Mysteriously spherical septarian concretions scattered along a New Zealand beach, each up to two meters in diameter.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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