(all within 15 min drive of Hyecroft Lodge)
- Kiwi North - Museum, Kiwi House, Heritage Park
- Botanica Whangarei
- Whangarei Quarry Gardens
- Claphams Clocks
- Town Basin Marina
- Reyburn House
- Whangarei Art Museum
- Hundertwasser Art Centre
- Packard Museum
- The Medical Museum
- Whangarei Growers Market
- The Artisans Market
- Whangarei Camera Obscura
- Whangarei City Walks
- Raumanga Waterfall and Scenic Walk (6min Drive)
- A. H. Reed Memorial Park and Falls
- Hatea River Walkway From the Town to Whangarei Falls
- Coronation Scenic Reserve
- Mount Parihaka Scenic Reserve
- Otaika Valley Walk
- Abbey Caves
- Waimahanga Walkway
- Whangarei District Walks
- Waipu Caves (30min Drive)
- Te Whara Bream Head Track (50min Drive)
- Mount Manaia Track (40min Drive)
- Whangarei Heads Walking Tracks
- Whangarei Head Beaches
- Tamaterau (20min Drive)
- Parua Bay/Solomon Point (26min Drive)
- McLeods Bay (41min Drive)
- McGregors Bay (38min Drive)
- McKenzie Bay (41min Drive)
- Urquarts Bay (45min Drive)
- Ocean Beach (50min Drive)
- Pataua (40min Drive)
- Tutukaka Coast Walks and Tracks