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Bird watching
Boating
Farm Animals - Viewing
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Farm Animals - Viewing

Scandrett is a working farm, you may meet sheep and cattle during your stroll.

7 out of 10

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Fishing
Kayaking
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Kayaking

Kayaking is very pleasant and it is possible to paddle out to Kawau Island. Launch from Scandrett Bay or the boat ramp at Martins Bay.

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Mountain biking
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Mountain biking

Permitted on open farmland and all tracks unless otherwise indicated.

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Picnics
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Picnics

You can find your own favourite spot to picnic, feel free to bring your own gas barbecue. Groups of 50 people or more require a permit.

8 out of 10

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Pram walks
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Pram walks

Scandrett is suitable for pram access especially if remaining at beach level. Some steep tracks would make pram access challenging but still possible.

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Sightseeing
Swimming
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Swimming

The beach is shallow at low tide therefore suitable for children but is more attractive at high tide.

6 out of 10

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Walks (less than 1 hour)
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Walks (less than 1 hour)

Take a walk at Scandrett and you will find a Maori pa site at Mullet Point and great views to Kawau Island. Also explore the farm precinct and former orchard by foot.

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Wedding / civil union
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Wedding / civil union

Weddings and civil unions require a consent to be obtained prior to commencement. Some locations are very popular over the summer months and early booking is recommended. Please contact parks on 09 366 2000 to discuss your requirements.

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No dogs
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No dogs

Dogs are prohibited at this park

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Tracks

Martins Bay Track
 ¼ hour / 0 km
Mullet Point Loop
1 hour / 2 km
Scandrett Bay Loop
 ¾ hour / 1 km
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Scandrett

Located at the south eastern edge of Kawau Bay, Scandrett Regional Park encompasses Mullet Point and includes regenerating coastal forest, rocky headlands, an attractive beach and a historic farm precinct.

It is one of the most recently opened of Auckland's 26 regional parks and remains under development. From the cliff tops at the end of Mullet Point there are outstanding views in all directions including views of Kawau Island (Te kawau-tu-maro), the numerous smaller islands in Kawau Bay and the Hauraki Gulf.

The park provides an ideal setting for walking, swimming, kayaking, mountain biking, fishing and picnicking.

Scandrett Regional Park takes its name from the Scandrett family, who farmed the land for more than 130 years.

Park facilities

Bach - view details
Beaches
Scandrett Bay.
Campervan access
Historic homesteads
Interpretation
Long drop / vault toilet
Notice board
Parking
Picnic tables
You can find your own favourite spot to picnic. Feel free to bring your own gas BBQ. Groups of 50 people or more require a permit.
Security gates
Toilet block
Unsealed access road

History

The Mullet Point area was known to Maori as Purahurawai "the expansive, sparkling waters". In those days Maori came from throughout the Hauraki Gulf to Kawau Bay (off Mullet Point) to catch and dry sharks for a winter food source. There are a number of sites of past Maori settlement within Scandrett Regional Park, including two headland pa. The land was the site of early shipbuilding during the 1850s and 1860s. When George Scandrett arrived from Ireland in 1863, its long farming history began. The historic Scandrett homestead, built in 1884, differs from many other early farmhouses in that it is made of an early type of concrete instead of the usual kauri timber. The associated farm buildings - a barn, milking shed (formerly a hen house), implement shed, dairy and cream sheds - are relics of a bygone era when access to the property was by sea. They are being restored and remain a central feature of the park. The Scandrett family continued to farm the land until it was sold to the Auckland Regional Council in 1998.

Wildlife

The trees harbour native birds, and in spring you can expect to see - and hear - flocks of noisy tui feasting on nectar from the flowering kowhai.

Native bush

A significant remnant of coastal forest containing pohutukawa, taraire, kohekohe, tawapou, mahoe and kowhai clothes the park's cliffbound southern coastline. The grazed farmland on the sheltered northern slopes has pockets of coastal pohutukawa, pine and other introduced trees. A magnificent grove of mature pohutukawa grows on the spine of the peninsula above the old homestead. Near the historic farm precinct are a number of exotic trees including an enormous, old Norfolk Pine. They were given to the Scandrett family by Sir George Grey, a former Governor of New Zealand and owner of nearby Kawau Island.
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A walk to the end of the peninsula will reward you with outstanding sea views and a close look at Kawau Island.
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Park opening hours:

Summer:
6:00am - 9:00pm
Winter:
6:00am - 7:00pm

Weekend opening hours:

Summer:
6:00am - 9:00pm
Winter:
6:00am - 7:00pm

Public holiday opening hours:

Summer:
6:00am - 9:00pm
Winter:
6:00am - 7:00pm

How to get to Scandrett

Take State Highway 1 to Warkworth. Follow the signs to Snells Beach. Approximately 3km beyond Algies Bay turn left into Scandrett Road and follow the road to the end.

Distance from Auckland CBD: 82 km

  
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