Learn the history before exploring the old coalfields.
Margaret
October 4, 2017
See Denniston how it use to be when Coal was King.
Ingrid
May 8, 2016
The local coal-mining history of the area.
Ellen
November 25, 2019
A comprehensive museum of Westport's mining history, at the back of our information centre.
Paul & Jo
November 2, 2017
Coal was discovered on the west coast of New Zealand in 1846 and mining began in the 1860s. The coal town museum in Westport tells the story of how European settlers established the coal mining industry. Location: Westport. 15-minute drive from Welcome Bay Lodge