PictonNZWaitohi · Marlborough Sounds
Havelock Marina with boats, pontoons and the surrounding hills at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere.

Day trip

Havelock

The small town at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, at the far end of the Link Pathway.

Photo: Michal Klajban / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A little over an hour from Picton by InterCity coach, or the destination of the 42 km Link Pathway on foot or by bike.

  • Day trip
  • On the water
  • Bikes allowed
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At a glance

Cost
Coach fare
Getting there
InterCity coach from the Interislander terminal (1 h 5 min on the InterCity timetable); by car via SH6 or Queen Charlotte Drive; on foot or bike via the Link Pathway
View down Havelock's main street toward the marina, with the Havelock gateway sign and Pelorus Sound beyond.
View down Havelock's main street toward the marina, with the Havelock gateway sign and Pelorus Sound beyond. Michal Klajban / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Havelock

Havelock sits at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, the second of the main sounds, and is the western end of the Link Pathway from Picton. InterCity's coaches stop there on the way to Nelson, which makes it reachable without a car. Beyond that, we don't have verified detail about what to do there, so this page is deliberately short rather than padded.

Photographs

Elevated view from Cullen Point across the tidal flats to Havelock township and marina.
Elevated view from Cullen Point across the tidal flats to Havelock township and marina. Krzysztof Golik / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The small town of Havelock beside its marina and estuary
Havelock, at the head of Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, at the far end of the Link Pathway. Krzysztof Golik / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources for this page

Location: OpenStreetMap contributors via Nominatim (Havelock; feature).

Facts on this page were checked against the sources listed on 29 September 2026.

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