Inglewood

INGLEWOOD ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL | Inglewood Information

Inglewood is a charming, rural town in the Taranaki Region of the North Island, New Zealand. The town is located 16 kilometres southeast of New Plymouth and is close to Mount Taranaki.

Inglewood lies amongst the Taranaki pastureland, just below the forested fringe of Egmont National Park. Mount Taranaki emerges regally over the town and surrounding district.

Great parts of the town for visitors to see is the TET stadium with its world-class, all-weather athletics track and Fun Ho!, a National Toy Museum with over 3,000 toys and hay barn style theatrette.

Inglewood is a great base for trips into the Egmont National Park. As well as a range of necessary shops, the town has a wildlife park where you can touch possums, llama, rabbits, pigs and animals. Everett Park Scenic Reserve is a great spot to relax or have a picnic; it has swimming holes and a glow worm cave in a native forest setting.

Inglewood History

Inglewood was named after Inglewood Forest in Cumberland, UK by Philip Colin Threkeld. The settlement was founded in 1873, and its name quickly changed from Moatown to Milton before being renamed in 1875 to avoid confusion with Milton in the South Island.

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