Located in Central Nelson with access from Bridge and Tasman Streets.

In easy walking distance from the Nelson CBD and adjacent to the Suter Art Gallery, Queen’s Gardens provides a peaceful location for all to enjoy.

Features of the gardens include a colourful rose garden that encircles a cupid fountain, a water wheel, memorial structures, sculptures and bridges. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a picnic, relax and listen to the birdsong, or simply take a short stroll amongst the greenery.

Queen’s Gardens opened in 1892 to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria. The Gardens were designed around a detached residual bend of the Maitai River known as the “Eel Pond’.

The Gardens retain many elements of its Victorian-era character including gates, memorials and planting arrangements.

The Gardens were designated as a Category II Historic Place by the Historic Places Trust in 2007.

Queen’s Gardens is administered by the Nelson City Council.