Somewhere between a plan and a wander,
you’ll find something better.
#FindYourFranklin Micro-Adventures are simple, curated ways to explore the region. A couple of hours. Maybe a day. Sometimes a weekend if you don’t feel like heading back just yet.
Three or four stops. Nothing complicated.
Just good places, good people, and a reason to go.
Because the best parts of Franklin aren’t always the big destinations.
They’re the ones you piece together yourself.
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Coastlines
& Slow Afternoons
— Beachlands to Maraetai
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Out to the Edge
— Awhitu Peninsula
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Country Roads
& Crisp Air
— Clevedon
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Wandering West
— Waiuku
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