Wallaceville, Upper Hutt

#12 among attractions in Upper Hutt

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Wallaceville is a suburb of Upper Hutt. It is named after John Howard Wallace, an early New Zealand settler, council politician, businessman and author of one of the first published histories of New Zealand. ()

Coordinates: 41°7'59"S, 175°3'0"E

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Upper Hutt New Zealand

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Wallaceville – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golder Cottage, Barton's Bush, St John's Anglican Church, Upper Hutt Blockhouse.

0.6 miNE
History museum, Museum
Golder Cottage, Upper Hutt
16 min walk • Golder Cottage is one of the oldest surviving colonial houses in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The house is used as a museum of colonial domestic life. John Golder, a road builder in Wellington, built the cottage in 1876–77. Around the same time he married Jane Martin and together they raised 12 children in the house.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Barton's Bush, Upper Hutt
29 min walk • Barton's Bush, in Trentham Memorial Park, is the largest remaining area of lowland mixed podocarp/broadleaf forest in the Hutt Valley of New Zealand.
~1940 ftNW
Church
St John's Anglican Church, Upper Hutt
10 min walk • St John's Anglican Church in Trentham, Upper Hutt is one of the oldest surviving Anglican churches in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The building is classified as a Category 2 historic building by Heritage New Zealand.
~1490 ftN
Forts and castles
Upper Hutt Blockhouse, Upper Hutt
8 min walk • The Upper Hutt Blockhouse also known as the Wallaceville Blockhouse is a 19th-century American-style military blockhouse situated in Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
1 miW
Playground, Park
Trentham Memorial Park, Upper Hutt
27 min walk • Trentham Memorial Park is a large park and a major sport and recreation ground in Trentham, a suburb of Upper Hutt, in the Wellington region of New Zealand.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Upper Hutt Central, Upper Hutt
31 min walk • Upper Hutt Central is the commercial and geographic focal point of Upper Hutt city, located in the lower North Island of New Zealand. The area is served by Upper Hutt Railway Station.
0.6 miSW
Racetrack, Sport, Sport venue
Trentham Racecourse, Upper Hutt
16 min walk • Trentham Racecourse is the main thoroughbred horse racecourse for the Wellington city area in New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, next to Trentham Military Camp. The races are conducted by the Wellington Racing Club. The first race meeting was held there in January 1906.
0.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Wellington Racing Club
13 min walk • The Wellington Racing Club is a racing horse racing club based at Trentham Racecourse in Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand. Founded as the Wellington Jockey Club in 1854, the first race meetings held by the club were at Hutt Park in 1854 and at Burnham Water on the Miramar Peninsula.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wallaceville?

Nearby attractions include Upper Hutt Blockhouse, Upper Hutt (8 min walk), St John's Anglican Church, Upper Hutt (10 min walk), Golder Cottage, Upper Hutt (16 min walk), Trentham Racecourse, Upper Hutt (16 min walk).

How to get to Wallaceville by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wallaceville:

Bus

Miro Street • Lines: 115 (4 min walk)

Train

Wallaceville (13 min walk)
Trentham (18 min walk)