Seaview Asylum

The Seaview Asylum was a psychiatric hospital located to the north of Hokitika, in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island, adjacent to the former Westland Hospital.

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Type: Ruins
Description: hospital in South Island, New Zealand
Also known as: “Hokitika Lunatic Asylum”, “Seaview Hospital”, “Seaview Lunatic Asylum”, and “Seaview Psychiatric Hospital”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hokitika Cemetery and Hokitika Airport.

Hokitika Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Hokitika Cemetery, also known as Seaview Cemetery, is the cemetery for Hokitika in New Zealand. The cemetery is located on Hospital Hill Road in the suburb of Seaview on an elevated site north-east of the town, giving a good outlook over the settlement and the Tasman Sea. Hokitika Cemetery is situated 390 metres southwest of Seaview Asylum.

Hokitika Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Hokitika Aerodrome is a small, uncontrolled aerodrome located 1.9 km north east of Hokitika in the suburb of Seaview on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

Westland Explorers’ Monument

Monument

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

The Westland Explorers' Monument, also known as the Explorers' Monument, is an obelisk in Hokitika, New Zealand. It commemorates four men who lost their lives on the West Coast of the South Island between 1863 and 1866. Westland Explorers’ Monument is situated 360 metres southwest of Seaview Asylum.