Edwin Fox Maritime Museum
An 1853 teak sailing ship in dry dock on the waterfront — one of the oldest surviving merchant hulls anywhere.
Wet-weather
Things to do in Picton when it rains
A short, honest list: the places that are indoors or genuinely weather-tolerant. We have not added bush walks and called them atmospheric.
Photo: Sid Mosdell / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Picton Heritage & Whaling Museum
Two thousand items of Māori, whaling and maritime history, on the site of the original Waitohi pā.
Picton Library
Waitohi Whare Mātauranga
The town's modern library and service centre, on High Street.
Blenheim and the Marlborough wine region
New Zealand's largest wine region — nearly 31,000 hectares of vines — starts half an hour south of Picton.
Wine tours from Picton
Guided minivan tours to the Wairau Valley cellar doors, with pick-up in Picton.
The Coastal Pacific train
The seasonal scenic train between Picton, Blenheim, Kaikōura and Christchurch.
Common questions
What is there to do in Picton on a rainy day?
Two museums (the Edwin Fox and the Heritage & Whaling Museum, a few minutes apart on the foreshore), the library, the cafes, a wine tour by minivan, and in season the Coastal Pacific train.
Plan by the time you have
Every place on this site carries a realistic time band. Pick the gap you need to fill.