Hillsborough

Hillsborough offers an unusual focus for a stay: at the Hillsborough Holden Museum, much of the attention is on Australian Holden vehicles, alongside mini-golf, an announced live music venue and other offerings at Hillsborough Hideaway. Which stop appeals to you most depends on whether you would rather include cars, an active outing, or food and music in your trip.

Australian motoring history at the Holden Museum

The Hillsborough Holden Museum preserves and displays a private collection of Australian Holden vehicles and memorabilia. It includes well-preserved early models, carefully restored vehicles and newer models from more recent years. This means you can encounter different periods and conditions within one collection: early cars, restored models and newer vehicles. For car enthusiasts, this breadth is a particularly appealing reason to take time to explore the collection and appreciate both classic and modern vehicles.

The museum welcomes car enthusiasts. If not everyone in your travel group shares the same interests, you can treat a museum visit as one of several possible activities rather than making the whole stay about a single theme. The museum gardens are also home to the Hideaway Soundshell, a new live music venue.

Mini-golf and Hideaway Luge

Mount Panorama Mini Putt has 18 mini-golf holes. The entire course is modelled on the famous Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst. Its clear theme makes this outing different from the museum’s vehicle collection: the focus here is a mini-golf course inspired by a well-known motor racing circuit. If you want to combine different interests, you can weigh up the museum and mini-golf as separate activities in Hillsborough.

The 240-metre downhill track is planned for the property on Egmont Road, next to the Hillsborough Holden Museum and Mount Panorama Mini Putt. The opening of Hideaway Luge Taranaki has been announced. Individual bookings for the Hideaway Luge are not accepted.

Café and planning your stay

The Hideaway Cafe is a fully licensed café. It serves homemade meals, sweet treats, wine and beer. The offerings range from a meal to something sweet; alcoholic drinks are also available. Hillsborough Hideaway has on-site parking. The Hillsborough Holden Museum is a ten-minute drive from the centre of New Plymouth. If you want to combine your stay with time in the city centre, this specific driving time is a useful point of reference for planning your day.

When choosing a holiday rental in Hillsborough, you can consider which of these different interests matters most to your travel group: the Holden collection, mini-golf, the announced live music venue or the café’s offerings. The driving time refers to the journey from the centre of New Plymouth to the museum; the luge track, meanwhile, is located on Egmont Road next to the museum and mini-golf. This allows you to take each of the places and offerings mentioned into account in your travel plans, each with its own focus.

If you would like to compare other area pages, you can also find New Plymouth, Egmont Village and Oakura here.

For the broader travel overview: New Plymouth District.