
Wellington Vintage Machinery Tours
Tour vintage machines and test your operating skills at Wellington Vintage Machinery Incorporated.
The tour will feature vintage machinery, tractors, and a hands-on experience getting them operating. Many machines on display are associated with Upper Hutt and are connected to its past.
The tour will also feature a nostalgic trip through the vintage kitchen and other displays of household, and retail items from the past.
The Wellington Vintage Machinery Incorporated is housed in a former cheese factory built in 1925. The factory has had an interesting past being used as a milk bottling plant then a munitions store during the Second World War.
It is one of the few remaining dairy factories designed by architects Duffill & Gibson of Hawera and built by CE Roebuck of New Plymouth.
Most of the display area is wheelchair accessible with disabled toilet facilities available.
There is limited on-site and roadside parking.
Suitable for all ages. Group visits are welcome.
Tea / coffee refreshments are also available.
Booking is required. Email or call Peter on peteblackler64@gmail.com, 04 904 3323 or 027 8200 221
Location: 155a Mangaroa Hill Road, Upper Hutt
Cost: Free
Contact: peteblackler64@gmail.com, 04 904 3323 or 027 8200 221
Accessibility: Most of the display area is wheelchair accessible with disabled toilet facilities available. Please contact Peter if you have any mobility requirements.