Devonport village is on the southeast end of the prominent peninsula on the east side of the North Shore. You can take a ferry from Downtown Auckland across the Waitematā Harbour to the Devonport Ferry Terminal. There are coastal promenades and adjacent small beaches from the ferry terminal, but the village is the immediate attraction. Devonport is one of the older Auckland suburbs and has retained much of its early Victorian and Edwardian character. In addition, it has one of the largest Moreton Bay fig trees you will see in Auckland, in the park on the right just before you get to the shops.
The village has a range of cafes, restaurants, and other shops, an art deco-era cinema, a war memorial, and a couple of outdoor sculptures. It is the perfect place to start and end your visit to the peninsula. Nearby walks include Takarunga Mount Victoria and Maungauika North Head. For a longer walk, include Cheltenham Beach, historic Takapuna Head and Narrow Neck Beach on the Hauraki Gulf side of the peninsula.
The village is also the start or end point of the North Shore Coastal Walk that goes to Long Bay and is a section of Te Araroa.
The Devonport Ferry terminal is at the south end of
