Overview
Feilding is a rural servicing town on the Manawatu plain that offers a genuine taste of New Zealand farm country. The town is most famous for its saleyards—the biggest sheep and cattle sales in the Southern Hemisphere—held twice weekly just 100 meters from the shopping center.
Before you go
Accommodation
Motels start from around $160 per night at Manfeild Park motel and South Street West Motel. Farmstay and homestay options offer rural New Zealand experiences.
Shopping
Shopping centers on Manchester Square and Kimbolton Road with no parking meters or traffic lights. Friday market in the square sells local produce. The famous saleyards are 100m from the shopping center.
Transport
Feilding is a 2-hour drive from Wellington. Getting around is easiest by car, though biking takes about 10 minutes to the center. Taxi: 06-323 7117. Bus to Palmerston North available via Horizon Regional Council.
