#findyour

franklin

Micro-adventures

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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Coastlines
& Slow Afternoons

— Beachlands to Maraetai

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The Coast With The Most

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