Discover Picton at “The Heart of Natural New Zealand”.  The beautiful picturesque harbour town is located at the head of the Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island of New Zealand.

Picton is an exceptional part of the world – the landscape, natural environment, scenery, conservation in action, heritage and access to a range of recreational pursuits and the best of New Zealand’s food and wine make the area a destination right up there with the very best in New Zealand.

Picton’s Foreshore is rich in landscapes and history and has from early times been noted for its excellent, natural, beautiful harbour.  Polynesian voyagers first settled around 1250 and the Maori Waitohi Pa (village) was on the Picton Foreshore.