Does Bothamley Park have toilets?

Yes, public toilets are available at Bothamley Park.

Is there parking at Bothamley Park?

On-site or nearby parking is available at Bothamley Park.

Does Bothamley Park have a flying fox?

Bothamley Park is listed as having a flying fox or zip line. Equipment is sometimes removed, so check recent photos or visit notes.

Are there picnic tables at Bothamley Park?

Yes, picnic tables or seating are available at Bothamley Park.

Does Bothamley Park have a slide?

Yes, Bothamley Park includes a slide.

Where is Bothamley Park?

Bothamley Park is in Waitangirua, Porirua City, New Zealand.

What rating does Bothamley Park have?

Bothamley Park has a Google Maps rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 67 reviews.

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Bothamley Park

Name: Bothamley Park
Address: Bothamley Park, Waitangirua, Porirua, 5024, NZ
Price range: Free
Rating: 4.5

Bothamley Park, Waitangirua, Porirua 5024

4.5

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Accessibility

Partial access

+ Step-free path to the play

Access notes

The shared pathway network has an average gradient of 1 in 40, explicitly described as manageable for wheelchairs and pushchairs, and toilets sit at the playground end near the main carpark, but no accessible parking bay or playground surface type is specifically confirmed.

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Bothamley Park is a large hillside reserve above Cannons Creek in Waitangirua, Porirua, known locally as the Million Plant Park for its ecological planting programme, with a playground at its northern end and over 5 kilometres of shared walk and cycle paths.

Good to know

On siteAscot Park playground at the northern end of Bothamley Park was upgraded in 2021 and includes a double flying fox, a big slide, toilets and picnic tables.
Source: wellingtonnz.com
AmenitiesBothamley Park (Waitangirua, Porirua) offers walking, cycling, picnics, and natural play opportunities, and is a venue for the Grand Traverse event and Park Run. The park is ecologically significant as it links Porirua Harbour, Pauatahanui Inlet, and Belmont Regional Park, with Kenepuru Stream running through it as a GWRC Key Native Ecosystem.
Source: poriruacity.govt.nz
AccessBothamley Park has over 5 km of shared walk/cycle pathways with an average gradient of 1 in 40 , ideal for buggies, wheelchairs and young children on bikes. Main entrance from Champion Street carpark, Cannons Creek. 21-minute walk from Porirua Station via Mepham Place underpass.
Source: poriruacity.govt.nz
AccessThe Bothamley Park Walkway follows Kenepuru Stream on a gentle gradient, making it suitable for families with buggies, bikes and wheelchair users, not just walkers.
Source: wellingtonnz.com
Handy to knowThe Bothamley Park Walkway that leads to the playground is a 4.7 km trail taking roughly 1 hour 30 minutes end to end, mostly a 3-metre-wide gravel track through regenerated bush and pine forest.
Source: wellingtonnz.com
LatestBothamley Park in Waitangirua, Porirua reopened in 2025 and is available for exercise or quiet relaxation, as part of Porirua City Council's Parks Week 2025 (3, 10 March) community activities programme.
Source: poriruanews.co.nz

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Simon
from Google15 Apr 2026
Great park and walkway but sometimes have to be careful of off leash dogs that aren’t well behaved. Other than that, it’s really great to walk, run or bike.
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M S.
from Google15 Apr 2026
Great spot for a walk, jog or to take the dog for a run. A lot of rubbish in the stream unfortunately but it doesn’t seem to deter the bird life. Great Porirua asset with a few wetlands reestablishing along parts of the walkway. Plenty of parking and family friendly tracks.
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Sabyasachi B.
from Google15 Apr 2026
Bothamley Park is a Park'n'Run place with a wide pathway [ Windley Street ] running beside the Kenepuru Stream tributary. This is sandwiched between the suburbs of Cannons Creek and Aotea in Porirua. Contains a wide range of trees. Great place for walking, running and cycling. In fact, there is a weekly timed run that happens every Saturday. It is a free event. Need to register beforehand though. Look up parkrun.co.nz It's closer to home, so I frequent this place and enjoy my walks here.
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Jess H.
from Google15 Apr 2026
We walk our girls daily here and they absolutely love it and the little swims
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Maxine D.
from Google15 Apr 2026
Love all the walks at Bothamley park. One of the tracks has this cutest collection of painted stones on display halfway. There's also a cute cat that hangs around that area that likes collecting pats.
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Thomasina K.
from Google15 Apr 2026
Beautiful place for a nice walk. Awesome surroundings and fun fairy walk for children 😊 …
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Aroha H.
from Google15 Apr 2026
Its a good walk but it can get smelly on some walks and it's off putting. I'd rather smell the beautiful smell of nature not the sewage smell. Hope it improves over time our nature's walks need to be more natural and sweet for everyone color, age, gender.
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Doug H.
from Google15 Apr 2026
The walkway is very good, not too hard, nice nature walk, with lots of native trees, I even saw some quail, which haven't been around for a while, also the new painted assortment of stones on the Aotea section are really lovely 😀 …
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Linda V.
from Google15 Apr 2026
My kids and I love walking down bothamley Pathway. We enjoy it so much because we enjoy walking through nature and also because it cuts 5mins off our walk to our families house.
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Andrew G.
from Google15 Apr 2026
Area set aside by Council for fruiting plants. There are apple, Pear, plum and Walnut trees in this area. Most are young trees but there are two older apple trees that fruit well. Also large area of blackberries with tracks cut through to make access easier. Normally blackberry fruits can be picked Feb to March
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