Orton Bradley Park

Dr Thomas Richard Moore bought 50 acres of land in 1852 on which he built a substantial cottage.

[2] Rev Reginald Robert Bradley, who had arrived from Kirkby Stephen in England bought the Moore estate and added further land so by 1866 he possessed some 1600 acres.

[2] Many of the trees remain, including some specimens of Eucalyptus lining the entrance drive, some of which are reputed to be amongst the largest in New Zealand.

Bradley died in 1943 when the whole area, which at that time amounted to 1612 acres 2 roods 29 perches,[3] was passed to a trust for the land to be used for the benefit of the people of New Zealand, but which also allowed two cousins, Alec and Roy Anderson, to retain a financial interest until their deaths.

[3] The park is open to the public throughout the year and it provides a wide range of walks including a substantial part of one of the ascents of Mount Herbert / Te Ahu Pātiki.