Glen Avon Travel Guide
New Plymouth
Popular places to visit
Fitzroy Beach
This beautiful beach is surrounded by recreational facilities, including an 18-hole golf course, a children’s swimming pool and a grassy reserve.
Bowl of Brooklands
Enjoy the great outdoors with a picnic lunch and a bushwalk or watch a live concert at this one-of-a-kind venue set in a beautiful grass amphitheater.
Pukekura Park
Relax in the sun and see a diverse range of native and exotic plant life at one of the country’s premier botanical gardens.
Puke Ariki
Learn about local history in interactive exhibits, eat award-winning food and find useful visitor information at New Plymouth’s ground-breaking cultural center.
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Discover why New Plymouth is one of New Zealand’s cultural capitals. Inspire your own creativity at this award-winning contemporary art gallery.
East End Reserve
Explore the great outdoors at East End Reserve, a lovely green space in New Plymouth. While you're in the area, stroll along the beaches.
Top hotels in Glen Avon
The Devon Hotel A Heritage Hotel
Very nice just a small shelf for the bathroom in where I stayed in would be nice to put my skin care stuff next time but other than that it was pretty good!
Reviewed on 17 May 2026
Plymouth International
Good good
Reviewed on 18 May 2026
Aviator
The perfect place a quiet restful stay outside of New Plymouth.
Reviewed on 31 Jan 2026
Millennium Hotel New Plymouth Waterfront
Spacious rooms. Great location to CBD. Restaurants, shops are within walking distance. Bathrooms were a bit outdated. Facilities are all offsite eg gym, pool etc. Minimal parking.
Reviewed on 17 May 2026
Quest New Plymouth
Great location, city centre. clean and well-appointed room for the money.
Reviewed on 17 May 2026
Auto Lodge Motor Inn
Great helpful staff. Enjoyed our breakfast
Reviewed on 3 May 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Glen Avon
Strandon
While visiting Strandon, you might make a stop by sights like East End Reserve and Fitzroy Beach.
Merrilands
While Merrilands may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Bowl of Brooklands and TSB Stadium.
Fitzroy
If you're spending some time in Fitzroy, East End Reserve and Fitzroy Beach are top sights worth seeing.
Waiwhakaiho
If you're spending some time in Waiwhakaiho, Fitzroy Beach and New Plymouth Golf Club are top sights worth seeing.
Welbourn
If you're spending some time in Welbourn, TSB Stadium and Pukekura Park are top sights worth seeing.
Brooklands
If you're spending some time in Brooklands, Bowl of Brooklands and Pukekura Park are top sights worth seeing.
