Colour photograph of the Half Way house, a yellow house surrounded by colourful flowers and garden

Halfway House Heritage Garden Self-Guided Tour

Historic Halfway House

Take a self-guided tour in your own time in the historic Halfway House garden, Glenside Reserve, halfway along the original road between Wellington and Porirua.

Explore this garden of heritage plants from the days when travellers on the old road to Porirua stopped for meals and accommodation at the Halfway House, the halfway mark of their journey. Spacious lawns. Heritage orchard. Information posters and free brochures.

House not open as it is tenanted. Garden Centre and Café next door.

Health & Safety

Wear sensible shoes or garden boots, sunhats, or brolly. Dress for the weather.

Location
Entrance north side of Twigland Gardeners World. On-site carparking for up to five vehicles. Halfway House, Glenside Reserve, 246 Middleton Road Glenside.

Regions

Wellington
Johnsonville & Tawa

Tags

Walking Tour
Site Tour
Experience
Self-Guided

Event times

Any time during the festival


Free

Historic Halfway House Heritage Gardeners

The Heritage Gardeners are community volunteers from Glenside and neighbouring suburbs. We grow plants typical of an 1840-1900 rural Wellington settlement to achieve a country look and feel.

Email: info@glenside.org.nz

Phone: 0221865714

Website: https://www.glenside.org.nz/heritage-gardeners.html