Long drive over a fairly rugged metal road to get out there, but it is certainly worth the trek. Suggest you take a picnic and spend some time exploring the area as there are many tracks, some leading down to beautiful little bays. But best of all take the time to explore the WWII tunnels and gun batteries etc. Don't... More

was worth a look,bit of a walk to get there along a unpaved driveway, take a torch if you don't want to pay to hire one, otherwise we got two for the price of one since there weren't many people, got a sheet that had info on the tunnels at each stop, can get a guide if you want, they... More

We parked in the lot and walked half an hour towards the sign indicating where Stony Batter was. This was a walk on an unpaved road through farm fields. By the time we got to the tunnels and the museum, no one was there. There was a car parked there but no one to be found. So after our walk... More

There are lots of stairs, (especially when the door we thought we would exit from was locked and had to go back) but it was worth it. The museum is very crowed but has heaps of information. I would love to go in and do a major tidy and clean... :-) The lady volunteer was nice and gave me an... More

Very interesting and great fun to explore the tunnels. Volunteers on site lend you torches. Not for the claustrophobic. Make sure you have good footwear. Views are spectacular from the surrounding hills. More

Great views and interesting history. We didn't pay to do the tour (seemed like a rip off and we didn't have cash) but instead we climbed up the hill (a short climb) and got to see it all for free. Highly recommended and off the beaten path. More

My husband proposed to me and we had the most gorgeous picnic overlooking Stony Batter - MEMORIES More

A confusing experience. Walking into the museum with an older lady and young fella sitting on couches, faded photos on the walls, flies all around and the look of people living there wasn't pleasant and I didn't like being in there. Walking out to join my friends we all decided to give the tunnels a miss and started up the... More

Read about this place in a book at the hairdressers in Whangarei and immediately wanted to go there. Took us a couple of years down the track - but we made it and it was just as good as the report had been. Fab wines, and food and what a view!! I'll be back More