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Blenheim Destination Guide

Explore Blenheim in New Zealand

Blenheim in the region of Marlborough with its 26,550 inhabitants is a town in New Zealand - some 45 mi or ( 73 km ) West of Wellington , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Blenheim

Current time in Blenheim is now 02:04 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Woodbourne, Wellington, Waikakaho, Tuamarina, and Spring Creek. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Woodbourne . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Blenheim ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

2ft gauge Jigger ride

3:25 min by MiG21aholic
Views: 2420 Rating: 5.00

On the Blenheim Riverside Railway, doing an inspection after a flood. We were stopped short of the inspection by the pond as you can see at the end. Sorry about the horrible wind noise ..

Price loco and switching points

0:25 min by MiG21aholic
Views: 1589 Rating: 4.33

At the Blenheim Riverside Railway, switching the points after the loco goes past so we can put some wagons behind it. ..


12 Days Across New Zealand- Day 6: Blenheim

5:55 min by Paul Csige
Views: 1087 Rating: 5.00

An informative video diary of a 12 day backpacking odyssey across the country of New Zealand. nakedbus.com www.atomictravel.co.nz www.thegrapevine.co.nz www.bubblygrape.co.nz www.villamaria.co.nz www. ..

Hi from Blenheim, New Zealand

1:07 min by PureNZHaveYourSay
Views: 777 Rating: 5.00

We are having a fantastic time. Weather has been fantastic, and we are now in Blenheim with beautiful clear blue sky. Going to the vineyards on Sunday, and Monday we are catching the ferry to Wellingt ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Marlborough Boys' College

Marlborough Boys' College is a single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.52 173.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in New Zealand, Boys' schools in New Zealand, Educational institutions established in 1899, Schools in Blenheim, New Zealand, Secondary schools in New Zealand

Blenheim, New Zealand

Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the regional council. It has an urban population of 30,500 (June 2012 estimate). The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry. It enjoys one of New Zealand's sunniest climates, with hot, relatively dry summers and crisp winters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.52 173.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Blenheim, New Zealand, Former provincial capitals of New Zealand

Omaka River

The Omaka River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from the slopes of Mount Horrible 30 kilometres west of Seddon, reachin the Opawa River at the eastern end of Renwick.

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Located at -41.52 173.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Marlborough Region

Marlborough Girls' College

Marlborough Girls' College is a single-sex secondary school in Blenheim, New Zealand. Marlborough is a province known for its thriving viticulture industry and is commonly referred to as the wine region of New Zealand. This region often has the highest number of sunshine hours in New Zealand (2,448 hours annually).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.51 173.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in New Zealand, Educational institutions established in 1962, Girls' schools in New Zealand, Schools in Blenheim, New Zealand, Secondary schools in New Zealand

Mayfield, Marlborough

Mayfield is a suburb to the north of Blenheim's central district. Pollard Park and Lansdowne Park are large parks to the west and north of the suburb, and a racecourse lies to the northwest. The population was 2,694 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 75 from 2001.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.50 173.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Blenheim, New Zealand

Pictures


Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Blenheim