Victory Beach

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Victory Beach is located on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Otago Peninsula, in the South Island of New Zealand, 24 kilometres by road from Dunedin city centre and 7 kilometres from the nearby town of Portobello. The longest beach on the peninsula, Victory Beach is located northeast of the entrance to Papanui Inlet and stretches for 3.2 kilometres. The beach's name derives from the wreck of the SS Victory on the beach in 1861. ()

Coordinates: 45°49'60"S, 170°43'55"E

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Victory Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Larnach Castle, Taiaroa Head, Holy Trinity Church, Otago Peninsula.

5.4 miW
Victorian-era stately home and gardens
Larnach Castle, Dunedin
139 min walk • Larnach Castle, perched on the picturesque Otago Peninsula in the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, is a testament to the country's rich colonial history. This grand mansion, often referred to as New Zealand's only castle, serves as a museum and is a premier tourist...
4 miN
Forts and castles
Taiaroa Head
101 min walk • Taiaroa Head, perched on the picturesque Otago Peninsula in New Zealand, is a site of historical significance and natural beauty that draws visitors from around the globe. Known for its strategic importance, Taiaroa Head is home to a historic fort, Fort Taiaroa, which...
5.4 miW
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Port Chalmers
138 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. The church building is constructed in volcanic stone and has some fine stained glass, and is listed as a Category I Historic Place.
4.1 miW
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Otago Peninsula, Dunedin
105 min walk • The Otago Peninsula is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour.
3.9 miW
45°50'21"S • 170°39'7"E
N.Z Greenstone, Dunedin
99 min walk • Museum, Shopping
4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sandymount
126 min walk • Sandymount is the name of a prominent hill on Otago Peninsula, in the southeastern South Island of New Zealand. It is 13 kilometres east of the city centre of Dunedin, close to the northeastern end of Sandfly Bay, and rises to a height of 312 metres.
4.8 miW
Island
Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua
122 min walk • Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua is the largest island in Otago Harbour, close to the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. The island covers an area of 15 hectares, and is a publicly accessible recreation reserve.
3.9 miN
45°46'34"S • 170°43'44"E
The Royal Albatross Centre
101 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, View point
5.1 miW
Island
Rakiriri
131 min walk • Rakiriri, also known as Goat Island and officially Goat Island/Rakiriri is the second largest island in Otago Harbour, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located between Port Chalmers and Portobello, to the northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
4.1 miW
Volcano, Nature
Otago Harbour, Dunedin
105 min walk • Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, 21 km from the harbour mouth.
4.4 miW
Universities and schools
Portobello Marine Laboratory, Port Chalmers
112 min walk • The Portobello Marine Laboratory is located on the end of a short peninsula close to the township of Portobello, within the limits of the city of Dunedin in New Zealand's South Island.