Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa
Alpine thermal pools in North Canterbury, in use as a public bathing resort since the 1880s.
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- Bathing temperature
- 40°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
Hanmer Springs lies in a mountain basin in North Canterbury, on New Zealand's South Island, where thermal water was recorded by European settlers in 1859 and a government bathhouse followed in 1883. The pools have been developed continuously since.
Balnevia view
Why visit
A dozen open-air pools at graded temperatures, sulphur pools, and a view straight up to the Southern Alps make this the most complete thermal complex on the South Island, and it stays open year-round.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Hanmer springs
- Character
- Sulphur-bearing alpine thermal water, distributed across graded pools.
Location
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