MARLBOROUGH: SOUTH
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Marfells Beach Reserve - DOC
Marfells Beach Rd, Seddon, Marlborough, Marlborough
Phone: 03 546 9339
rvexplorer id: 18075
Lat-Long: -41.72485, 174.20378
Campsite office
Parked on the beachfront - Nett and Les
Horses being exercised in the morning
Les on the beach walk, with the lighthouse in the distance - by Nett and Les
Walking up the steps to the lighthouse - Nett and Les
Marfells Beach Reserve is a standard DOC campsite in a really nice beach location at the most easterly point in the South Island. You can see Wellington across the Cook Straight.
Parking is on grass right along the beach front, with plenty of room for larger vans.
UPDATE: 14-Dec-2014
Following on from Doc and Robyn's comments below, Nett and Les have contributed their pictures, taken in March, when they did the hour and a half walk at low tide to the lighthouse. They took some water and fruit with them for lunch, and climbed up the stairs to the base of the lighthouse to to enjoy a lunch with a magnificent view.
They got back to the campsite in good time before the tide cut off access, and in time for a well earned cold beer!
Great to get this feedback as we didn't even know about the lighthouse when we visited. It's not viisible from the campsite, as you have to walk around the head to the next bay to see it in the distance.
UPDATE: 8-April-2021
We called in to stay the night with some motorhome friends and were treated to a stunning sunset, so we've added some more pictures below.
Marfells beach is proving to be one of our favorite locations - a great place to break your journey along the east coast!
Stunning picture of the lighthouse taken from the beach - by Nett and Les
Motorhome parking viewed from the beach
Motorhome parking viewed from the facilities block
Beach with the cliffs lit up in the late afternoon sun
Sunset looking north
Sunset looking south
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