Southward Car Museum

The Southward Car Museum is an automobile museum and event centre in Otaihanga, New Zealand. It was established by Len Southward in the 1970s to house his collection of over 450 vehicles and several aircraft and is now run by a charitable trust.

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Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
Type: Museum
Description: automobile museum and event center in Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Also known as: “Southward Museum” and “Southwards car Museum”
Address: 250 Otaihanga Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapiti Coast Airport and Paraparaumu railway station.

Kapiti Coast Airport

Aerodrome

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Kapiti Coast Airport, also spelt Kāpiti Coast Airport and previously called Paraparaumu Airport, is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island, between the Wellington dormitory suburbs of Paraparaumu Beach, Paraparaumu to the east, and Raumati Beach to the south. Kapiti Coast Airport is situated 4 km west of Southward Car Museum.

Paraparaumu railway station

Railway station

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Paraparaumu railway station in Paraparaumu on the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand, is an intermediate station on the Kāpiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk for Metlink's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington. Paraparaumu railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Southward Car Museum.

Paraparaumu College

School

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Paraparaumu College is a Year 9 to 13 co-educational state school on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand. There is an international student programme operating with students attending from different countries. The college was opened in 1977. Paraparaumu College is situated 2 km west of Southward Car Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otaihanga and Waikanae Beach.

Otaihanga

Quarter

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Otaihanga is on the Kāpiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is just north of Paraparaumu on the south bank of the Waikanae River and is roughly 55 km north of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.