Pencarrow Lighthouse, Wellington - on hire bikes

"The 1859 lighthouse on Wellington Harbour’s wind-blasted Pencarrow Head radiates romantic isolation as vividly as the beam it once cast, which on clear nights used to reach as far as Marlborough’s Cloudy Bay.

The lighthouse was once run by Mary Bennett, Aotearoa New Zealand's first – and only – female lighthouse keeper. Mary kept the ships safe, raised five children and managed the ego of her male assistant William Lyall until 1865.

Decommissioned in 1935, Pencarrow Lighthouse now stands as a historic sentinel. If landmarks could speak, you suspect this one would have some stories to tell" https://www.visitheritage.co.nz/visit/wellington/pencarrow-lighthouse


Hire bikes from the car park from these guys at https://wildfinderpencarrow.co.nz/