The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing

The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing is a museum in Masterton, Greater Wellington which is located on Dixon Street. The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing is situated nearby to the art gallery Ara Toi - Wairarapa museum of art and history, as well as near The Hosking Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen Elizabeth Park and Colin Pugh Sports Bowl.

Queen Elizabeth Park

Park

Queen Elizabeth Park is a park in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand, located beside the Waipoua River. It was named Masterton Park until 1954, when it was renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II after her visit to Masterton. Queen Elizabeth Park is situated 350 metres southeast of The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing.

Colin Pugh Sports Bowl

Recreation area

The Colin Pugh Sports Bowl is a multi-purpose stadium located in Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for athletics and football. Colin Pugh Sports Bowl is situated 580 metres northeast of The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing.

Masterton

Railway station

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Masterton railway station is a single-platform, urban railway station serving the town of Masterton in New Zealand's Wairarapa district. Located at the end of Perry Street, it is one of three stations in Masterton, the others being Renall Street and Solway. Masterton is situated 1¼ km northwest of The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masterton and Masterton East.

Masterton

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Masterton is a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a region separated from Wellington by the Remutaka ranges.

Masterton East

Quarter

Masterton East is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island. It is a low socio-economic area with social housing, with about 15% of Masterton's population.

Lansdowne

Suburb

Lansdowne, one of Masterton's largest suburbs, is on the left bank of the Waipoua stream at the north-western end of Masterton, New Zealand. On the town's highest ground it provides broad vistas of much of the Wairarapa Valley.

The Wool Shed - National Museum of Sheep and Shearing

Type: Museum
Address: 12 Dixon Street, Masterton, 5810
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Masterton, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-40.94897° or 40° 56′ 56″ south

Longitude

175.6646° or 175° 39′ 53″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 1153427491

OpenStreetMap feature

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