Glen Avon Park

Glen Avon Park is a park in New Plymouth District, Taranaki. Glen Avon Park is situated nearby to the community center Glen Avon Hall, as well as near the archaeological site Aōtere Pā.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth and Holy Trinity Church.

Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth

School

Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex secondary and intermediate school in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Sacred Heart started as a school and boarding facility called Sacred Heart College, founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884. Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth is situated 700 metres northwest of Glen Avon Park.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Itineris55, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican building at 12 Henui Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The church is one of the heritage buildings registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category 1 Historic Place located in New Plymouth. Holy Trinity Church is situated 1¼ km northwest of Glen Avon Park.

Te Henui Cemetery

Cemetery

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Te Henui Cemetery, also known as New Plymouth Cemetery, is the oldest public cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was first used in 1861. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the great mistake" for Te Hēnui. Te Henui Cemetery is situated 1½ km west of Glen Avon Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glen Avon and Fitzroy.

Glen Avon

Suburb

Glen Avon is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. Waiwhakaiho River separates Glen Avon from the suburbs of Highlands Park, Merrilands and Strandon to the west, and State Highway 3 separates it from Fitzroy and Waihakaiho to the north.

Fitzroy

Suburb

Fitzroy is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the north-east of the city centre. The area was initially named the Fitzroy Block after Governor Robert FitzRoy reduced the land purchased by the…