Directions: to Top of the Town, 30, Wairau Road, Picton

(Entrance on Canterbury Street)

• By Train: Christchurch to Picton ­ Coastal Pacific
• By Ferry: Wellington to Picton ­ Interislander or Bluebridge
• By Air: Blenheim Airport
• By Air: Picton ­ Sounds Air

From the South

Follow State Highway 1 into Picton. You are driving on Wairau Road. Before​ Nelson Square turn right into Canterbury Street.

From the West

As you exit the Queen Charlotte Drive you will come to a roundabout. Take the Kent Street exit. Drive straight until you come to the main Wairau Road (you will see Top of the Town directly in front of you). Turn right onto Wairau Road and the next left on Canterbury Street. The driveway entrance is on your immediate left.

From the Bluebridge Ferry Terminal

Take the Kent Street exit at the first roundabout. Drive to the T-junction with the main Wairau Road. Turn right onto Wairau Road, take the first left onto Canterbury Street. The driveway entrance is on your immediate left.

From the Interislander Ferry Terminal

After exiting the ferry turn right into Dublin Street across the railway line. Drive straight until you come to the roundabout at the bottom. Turn left onto Kent Street. At the T-junction with the main Wairau Road turn right onto Wairau Road, take the first left onto Canterbury Street. The driveway entrance is on your immediate left.

Driving times from Picton

• Nelson ­ 2 hours
• Christchurch ­ 4.5 hours
• Kaikoura ­ 2 hours (Following the earthquake in 2016 SH1 is under construction and alternate route is SH63 via Murchison.  Highway New Zealand hope that SH1 from Kaikoura to Blenheim will be re-opened by December 2017. Travel time via SH63 is 6-8 hours.)
• Blenheim ­ 30 minutes