Scandrett Regional Park

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Scandrett Regional Park is a regional park located on the north east tip of the Mahurangi Peninsula, north of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It encompasses Mullet Point and includes regenerating coastal forest, rocky headlands that protrude into Kawau Bay, Scandretts Bay beach and a precinct of historic farm buildings. The total area of land is 44.4 hectares or 100 acres. The people of Auckland own the park through the Auckland Council. ()

Created: 26 September 2004Elevation: 69 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 36°26'35"S, 174°46'26"E

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AucklandNew Zealand

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Scandrett Regional Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mansion House, Smelting House ruins, Pumphouse ruins, Snells Beach.

2.6 miE
Historical place, Boat or ferry, Museum
Mansion House, Kawau Island
68 min walk • Mansion House on Kawau Island, New Zealand, is a house that was owned by Sir George Grey from 1862 to 1888. Built in 1845 as the house for the manager of a copper mine on the island, it was extended significantly by Grey during his ownership. Mansion House is a heritage listed building.
3.8 miNE
Ruins
Smelting House ruins, Kawau Island
98 min walk • The Smelting House ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. As there were problems with combustion of the copper ore during the sea voyage to Wales or Australia, tenders were called in 1848 for the erection of a copper mine smelter.
3.1 miE
Ruins
Pumphouse ruins, Kawau Island
80 min walk • The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. The mine had ongoing problems, including legal, mismanagement, and flooding. To address the latter issue, a pumphouse was built in 1854.
3.2 miNW
Town
Snells Beach
82 min walk • Snells Beach is a small coastal town in the north of Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Mahurangi Peninsula and its namesake beach faces east across Kawau Bay to Kawau Island.
4.4 miS
Island
Motuora
114 min walk • Motuora is an 80 ha island nature reserve in the western Hauraki Gulf, on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It lies some 6.2 km south-west of Kawau Island, 5 km east of Mahurangi Heads and 35 kilometres north of the city of Auckland.
2.5 miSE
Island
Moturekareka Island, Warkworth
64 min walk • Moturekareka Island is a small island off the southern edge of Kawau Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, approximately 43.7 km north of Auckland. It is separated from nearby Motuketekete Island by Blanche Channel.
1.8 miNW
Locality
Algies Bay
46 min walk • Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres north of the city centre. Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 1985, it was a privately owned flower-growing and orchard business, which also had donkeys.
5.2 miN
Locality
Tāwharanui Peninsula
134 min walk • Tāwharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It separates Omaha Bay to the north from Kawau Bay and Kawau Island to the south. The nearest sizable town is Warkworth.