Blenheim Activities

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Blenheim enjoys year-round sunshine and diverse landscape. The region is conducive to an easy-going lifestyle and an excellent range of recreational activities.

Blenheim Activity Highlights Overview

Blenheim is a sunny place where you can do a lot or just relax and enjoy the beautiful weather. Tour one of the many local vineyards and wineries, explore the arts and crafts of the town centre, or join a guided tour, the choice is yours!

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Savour the Flavours of Wine Country

Blenheim is the base to begin your explorations of Marlborough's wineries.

• Tour the wineries and breweries with a guide, so you won't have to worry about driving
• Lunch alfresco amongst the vines - many wineries have a cafe or restaurant
• Follow the art and craft trail to see a thriving creative community in action
• Visit a distillery and see how it's done - taste locally produced fruit brandies and liqueurs

Find a Fresh Country Adventure

There's more to Blenheim than wine!

• Enjoy a high country horse trekking trip
• Explore private gardens open for viewing
• Local museums and restored heritage homes illustrate the early history of the region
• Find out about fly-fishing and hunting tours
• In summer you can do a guided tour of Molesworth Station, a high country farm. View the grandeur and beauty of the mountainous high country
• Take a walk in Wither Hills Farm Park - great views over Marlborough and the Wairau Plains
• Visit an orchard for seasonal fruit, in particular Marlborough cherries (December - January)
• Art galleries offer ever changing exhibitions of local and national artists
• Take a river cruise along the traditional trading route used by the early settlers
• Visit the Alpaca and Llamas just out of Koromiko

Soak Up the Scenery of the Marlborough Sounds

Just a short drive from Blenheim are the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. (A sound is a valley drowned by the sea—forest and water merge to create a dramatic coastal landscape.) The Marlborough Sounds are composed of three sounds: Queen Charlotte Sound, Kenepuru Sound and Pelorus Sound.

• Arrive by sea through the glorious maze of deep coves and bays of Queen Charlotte Sound. Fine restaurants and accommodation lodges beckon
• Explore the town of Picton. European settlement of this area began in the 1840s and many of the early buildings still grace the waterfront
• Go on a sea kayaking safari - guide yourself or join a group
• Walk the Queen Charlotte Track (three - four days) - a popular walkway with many entry and exit points and numerous top class resorts and accommodation providers along its length
• Visit the Edwin Fox, a maritime artifact, situated in Picton
• Dive shipwrecks - the Russian cruise liner Mikhail Lermontov and the wreck of the Hippalos, a 120-year old wooden barque
• Charter a sailing boat and cruise the Sounds - skippers can be hired

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Blenheim Accommodation

Blenheim is a popular tourist destination and offers a wide range of accommodation options:

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• Blenheim Bed and Breakfasts

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