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Foxton Flax Stripper Museum

Te rohe - Location
Harbour Street Foxton

Ngā haora mahi - Opening hours
1 to 3pm daily.
Other times can be arranged.

Te utu - Admission
Adults $3.00
Children $1.00

A museum which preserves the flax(phormium tenax) industry, once the "backbone of the town. The buildings house the only working stripper and scutching machines in the country which are both availible for viewing. A video of woolpacks and carpet manufacturing from flax can be viewed along with supplemenatry photograph displays.

Ngā wāhi -
Facilities

  • Guided tours

  • Wheelchair access

  • Shop

  • Other facilities

    Fibre and flax soap sales

Whakapā mai -
Contact

Kei te mahere -
On the map