Queens Gardens
A Victorian-style garden created in 1892 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession, and home to a Chinese Garden.
The Queens Gardens sit next to the Suter Art Gallery in the city centre and keep their Victorian layout, with ponds, little bridges, fountains and century-old trees. It's a favourite spot for locals to take a lunchtime stroll. The Chinese Garden was created to celebrate Nelson's sister-city relationship with Huangshi in Hubei, and features pavilions and a moon gate. Entry is free. The gardens, the Suter Art Gallery and Christ Church Cathedral are all within a ten-minute walk of each other, so they make a perfect half-day city loop.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Nelson Provincial Museum
- Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson
- Nelson Market
- The Suter Art Gallery
- Centre of New Zealand
- Founders Heritage Park
- Tahunanui Beach
- Boulder Bank & Lighthouse