Where To Stay

Camping

NZ’s national camping club, ’All Points Camping NZ’ has camping and caravan sites available from Friday afternoon for all campers, including those with tents, mobile homes and members of the NZ Motor Caravan Association, in the paddock immediately adjacent to the venue. This has easy access toilets and kitchen facilities.

A nominal charge per night applies. Please register online at: https://www.allpointscampingnz.org/event-details/camping-2025-kimbolton-sculpture-festival

Other accommodation

Take a look at the Feilding & District Promotion website https://feilding.co.nz/accommodation.html and Manawatu.NZ website https://manawatunz.co.nz/explore/stay/# for your accommodation needs.

There is country accommodation throughout northern Manawatu.

Search Air bnb, Bookabach, TripAdvisor, Feilding and Palmerston North i-sites for listings.

Kimbolton, Kiwitea, Cheltenham, Rangiwahia & Apiti are close to the event.

Feilding is the nearest market town and Palmerston North the nearest city.

At both the Kimbolton Hotel and the Apiti Tavern there are motor home and caravan sites with food and beverage on tap.

In Kimbolton Village you can rent rooms in a historic bank or stay in a tiny house. Five minutes away Kiwitea offers a modern apartment, a cute cabin and all around there are farm stay B&Bs. Makoura Lodge and Rathmoy Lodge can take large group bookings.

For further information see the Plan Your Trip page

Eat

Manawatū has outstanding places to grab a bite to eat both in the city and in the countryside. In Feilding, some standouts include Amayjen the Restaurant and The Strong Room. In the wider region, Ginger Bird in Colyton is a café not to be missed, along with The Herb Farm Café in Ashhurst. Hansen’s Café and Store and the Kimbolton Hotel & Sculpture Café in Kimbolton and the Apiti Tavern and Eatery are other great spots for lunch. If you are stopping by Palmerston North, you’ll find even more options to satisfy your cravings.