Visitor Information
Opening Hours
Open 10 am-4 pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Closed Monday
Last admission 3 pm.
Closed Good Friday, ANZAC Day until 1pm, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, & New Year’s Day.
Homestead Café, open 9 am-3 pm daily. (Kitchen closes at 2 pm)
Ticketing
Adults (15 years+): $16
Children (5-15 years): $8
Under 5’s: free
Students/Seniors (with ID): $13
Family Pass: $40 (2 adults + 2 children)
Group Specials: View Group Information
Schools: View School Information
We offer complimentary admission to accompanying carers. (For general admission only. Not valid on Live Days or for special events)
Live Day Admission Prices
Adult $18
Child $10
Student/Senior (with ID) $14
Family $45.
Annual Passes
An annual pass allows you six visits to the Howick Historical Village. Valid for one year after purchase.
Family Annual Pass: $85
Single Annual Pass: $35
Get yours today at the front desk of the museum!
Services & Facilities
Illustrated Village brochures are available at reception in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, and Korean
Free parking on site
There is accessible access to Howick Historical Village pathways and bathrooms
Wheelchair available
Café on site
Howick Historical Village is part of the Safe Space Initiative
Toilets on site
Various picnic areas
Except for Guide Dogs, dogs are not permitted in the museum grounds and must remain on a leash in the café premises and main entrance.
How to get here
The Museum Shop
The recently refurbished gift shop at Howick Historical Village is a source of beautiful New Zealand-made products.
It features gifts & cards, home-wares, jewellery, books, toys & games and old-fashioned sweets as well as plants and seeds.
All proceeds support us in running the village and in caring for our special heritage buildings.
Free entry to the shop.
The Homestead Café
The Homestead Café next to Howick Historical Village offers spacious indoor ambience or sunny outdoor seating.
Functions by arrangement.
Open daily 9am-3pm (kitchen open until 2pm).
Closed 25th-28th December & 1st-4th January 2022.
09 576 2873
“Heritage fans are in for a treat. Discover a living village, complete with original dwellings and historic buildings recreating the mid-1800s settler village of Howick.”
— NZ Jane
Village Map
