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Use the map to find accommodation in New Plymouth ('stay' on map menu brings up accommodation markers) places to dine etc TARANAKI - NEW PLYMOUTH
A number of roads lead up into the Mt Egmont National Park and offer walks and tramps of various kinds and levels, and skiing in season. In NP itself, a walk along the promenade is a pleasant experience. This leads to/starts from the museum PUKE ARIKI, a modern museum with a number of very good displays. Rhododendron fanciers will enjoy the gardens just outside New Plymouth when the flowers are in bloom and a festival is held each year. WOMAD (World of Music and Dance) is an annual music festival. The small town of INGLEWOOD hosts the Fun-Ho National Toy museum. These small cast-metal toys were popular in NZ and the museum demonstrates the wide range available and also the manufacturing techniques. The railway station is also New Zealand's oldest. STRATFORD's main claim to fame, from a tourist point of view, is the glockenspeil although there are a number of small attractions. The glockenspeil plays at set times, but in our humble opinion it is worth watching if you happen to be passing at a show time, but probably not worth making a special visit for! The TAWHITI Museum, in an old dairy factory just outside HAWERA, is a must if you like museums, or want to find out something of the local history, especially the Maori history of the district. One man's enthusiasm and skills are largely behind this museum which has an international reputation. The Tawhiti Bush Railway runs on the first Sunday of each month, every Sunday during school holidays, and on most public holidays.
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The district around New Plymouth offers a number of attractions, not forgetting the mountain (Mt Egmont or Mt Taranaki) itself (though the mountain can be somewhat "shy" and hide behind the weather!). 
South of New Plymouth, on the coastal highway towards Wellington, a signposted road leads to Cape Egmont lighthouse. The light is close to the road, though one cannot enter the lighthouse itself. but no responsibility can be accepted for errors, omissions and any consequences arising there from.
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