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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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North of Auckland
North of Auckland
Just over the Auckland Harbour Bridge is the North Shore, a bit of a bedroom area for the city, hard to dispute if you’re trying to get over the bridge at rush hour. While Takapuna has a very pleasant beach and a smattering of good cafés and bars, it is Devonport that is of most interest to the visitor.
Easily accessed by a 15-minute ferry ride, Devonport is a ritzy little town, one of Auckland’s oldest suburbs and full of Victorian architecture. There are plenty of shops (including some good used-book stores), cafés and restaurants. The beach is very pretty and on a fine day nothing beats walking up to North Head for the views out to Rangitoto. There are plenty of gun emplacements and tunnels for exploring. The walk up to Mount Victoria also provides stunning views of the city and harbor. In February of each year the DevonportWine and Food Festival really brings to life this little town. It runs for a weekend, and wine tasting, music and food are what’s hot. There are two museums in Devonport, the Navy Museum and Jackson’s Muzeum. Neither are on the top of my list of things to do, but at Jackson’s you’ll see lots of artifacts of local interest, including plenty of old phone booths and other incidentals. It’s in the old post office. Open daily, 10 am to 9 pm, $8 adults.
Getting to Devonport is easy on the ferry. It’s only 15 minutes across and runs every 30 minutes from 6 am to 11 pm daily. Bikes are free so, if you have one, take it! Once you arrive in Devonport, pop into the information center 3 Victoria Road and get a map to explore the place.
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