Exhibitions &
Experiences
The Westland Industrial Heritage Park offers a range of exhibitions and experiences for all ages. What’s currently live is listed below, though we have a constant pipeline of exciting new projects developing as exhibitions, including a Boat Shed, Steam Shed, Fire Museum, Tracks & Wheels and an Agricultural Shed. So watch this space!
What you can see
Exhibitions
Big Engine Shed
See and hear some of our restored, historic industrial machines, with a unique sound and light show.
Creative Heritage Hub
This area showcases cottage industries and heritage crafts – sewing machines, spinning wheels, weaving looms, blade shears, drum carders….. and a hobby horse or two that you can ride!
Look for the green circles to see what machines you can touch and have a go on.
The Livery
See and experience the earliest form of travel on the West Coast – a shedload of whips, chains, stagecoaches, saddles, carts and stories. The last coach over the Arthur's Pass, the Glacier Great Coach, gigs and carts; much more when you visit!
What can you do
Experiences
Mudfish Bush Railway
Bring the family and ride the Mudfish Bush Railway though a precious biodiversity area of native West Coast bush and wetland.
Outdoor Recreation and Biodiversity Area
Walk, picnic and take in birdsong in our five-hectare recreation area of native bush and wetland, which has several short walks and picnic areas for visitors to enjoy.
Visit us
9 Brian Waugh Lane, Hokitika 7810, Westland
Hours
Wednesdays & Saturdays
10am–3pm
Email
wihpark@gmail.com