Thornton Beach

Best Holiday Park

We stayed for 4 nights in the last week of January 2021 for the 1st here.The best weather so that was a plus. Our welcome at reception was equal to 5 star hotel, thank you. We we treated as if we had ...

Nice beach for relax contemplating

Easy to get to beach, between Edgecumbe and Whakatane, nice for doggies to run. Enjoyed the peace and calm day with the sea rolling in, there by myself.

Scruffy but fascinating

First of all we went to the rough side of the river which becomes a dirt track and full of drift wood. Lots of local fishermen were there early in the morning(I guess for the best spot). On the other ...

Not again

Being from Tauranga, I visited Whakatane and popped in with my dog on the way back to this beach. Upon arrival, motorbikes and quad bikes zooming everywhere. Shame for the people relaxing. Parked up a...

Ever changing dunes

Such a nice beach that is forever changing. With the Rangitaiki River entrance right there the dunes are forever getting pushed around so no walk is ever the same. Lots of driftwood, little ponds, ste...