Local Attractions

Trentham is centrally located between Upper and Lower Hutt, close to Silverstream, Stokes Valley and Mangaroa Valley.  

This central location gives easy access to a wide variety of attractions such as

• The Silverstream Railway project, a working heritage railway located about 10 minutes drive from Totara Lodge.
• Staglands Wildlife Reserve where you can get up close and personal with NZ native birds and wildlife.
• H2O xtream, the local swimming pool with Hydroslides, River ride and Wavebreakers
• Entertain the family with a night out at the Wellington Speedway
• Fishing the Hutt River Trail
• Expressions Art and Entertainment Centre
• A myriad of Parks and Reserves, including skate parks and adventure playgrounds
• Shopping on Main Street, Upper Hutt or at either Trentham Mall in Upper Hutt or Westfield Mall at Queensgate in Lower Hutt.

And by train, you can have access to all that Wellington has to offer from Rugby games at the Stadium, the International Festival of the Arts, World of Wearable Art to Te Papa, The City to Sea Museum and of course, shopping!