Camp Wainui is attractively set in a sheltered valley, and offers an ideal base for activities, adventures, learning and 'time-out'.

Only 23 kilometres from Wellington city center, the trip to Te Papa or Parliament takes only about 30 minutes by road - except during "rush hour". The journey provides fine views of the harbour and of the Hutt Valley. Located at 203 Coast Road, Wainuiomata, the camp is less than 4 km South of the town's shopping centre (with supermarket). And we are only 10km from Lower Hutt city center and hospital.

Camp Wainui provides for all types of groups requiring accommodation - from small groups to larger numbers. There are three accommodation areas - the Peter Burgess Lodge Complex; the Grattan Bushline Hut plus tent and caravan sites. more

Frequent users of the camp include schools, sports clubs, and church groups. We are also pleased to host regular community events and celebrations of all kinds.

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Grounds: The larger part of the Camp's 240 hectares is clad in mixed native bush. There are several tracks through the bush for easy or more challenging hikes. Some tracks lead to the adjacent Rimutaka Forest Park. more details

There are also:

• grassed fields for sporting activities and/or tenting
• a lagoon for swimming or canoeing
• a confidence course

Management: The camp is managed for the BB Camp Wainui Trust Board by our part-time management staff, Miria and John, who live on site with their family.  The trustees are volunteers with experience working with youth e.g. through serving as leaders in The Boys' Brigade.

We hope that when you come you will enjoy your stay at Camp Wainui.

A low-cost community facility owned and operated by The Boys' Brigade Camp Wainui Trust, a registered Charitable Trust.

The Peter Burgess Lodge Complex
Opened new in 1989, the lodge complex consists of four accommodation units, each of which can be hired separately, and a hall. Each of the units has four bunkrooms sleeping 4 or 5, giving a total of 18 bunks per unit and 72 bunks in the whole complex. All units have their own toilets and showers.
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Other facilities available for users of the lodge complex and day users include a large meeting/recreation room in the Old Dorm Block about 70m from Unit 1. A smaller teaching/meeting place is the nearby Stedfast Pavilion, which can seat up to 30 people.
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The majority of the property is in mixed native bush with several tracks, some leading to the Rimutaka Forest Park.
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The Grattan Bushline Hut
This solidly built spacious hut (pictured here) is in a bushline setting some distance away from other parts of the Camp. Sleeping platforms on two levels accommodate about 20 people.
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Several tent sites are available near the Skip Turley Amenities Block, and there are powered caravan sites nearby.
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For those not wanting to stay over-night, there are a number of outdoor facilities available for group activities on site. Groups wanting to use these facilities will also have access to the Skip Turley Amenities Block (pictured here).

Day users may also use the Stedfast Pavilion (pictured here) if groups staying in the Lodge Complex are not using it.

Among the other attractions at or near Camp Wainui are:

Wainui Challenge Ropes Course
(pictured here) is on-site.

Wainuiomata Golf Course is nearby.

Rimutaka Forest Park: the Visitor Centre (8 kilometres South) gives details of tracks, whose walking times range between 30 minutes and 4 hours.

Wainuiomata Swimming Pool (2 kilometres North) has an 80 metre hydroslide. The pool complex is usually open from beginning of November until mid-March.

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