Driving Creek

Driving Creek Driving Creek is a grassroots pottery that offers immersive tourism activities in lush native forest. (by donation)
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Barry Brickell (artist, engineer and conservationist) took 35 years to build this amazing switch-back railway. Railcars climb the mountain to the 'Eyeful Tower' with magnificent views over Coromandel town, the harbour and across to Auckland in the distance. The one hour return journey incorporates superb engineering and unique art features in a replanted forest setting. Back at the station watch the dvd about Barry and the railway. Enjoy a walk in the sculpture garden followed by a bush walk in the NZ wildlife sanctuary. Pottery, souvenirs, mini-bricks, the dvd and books are available in our craft shop. Peruse the Art Gallery next door exhibiting pieces from Barry Brickell's personal art collection.

07/10/2026

New kauri dieback wash station.

We’ve got a new 200L barrel and grate wash station at Driving Creek, helping us protect the precious kauri and native bush along our tracks.

A huge thank you to Kate and Bex from Waikato Regional Council, alongside Sophie from our conservation team, for getting this new station installed and ready to go.

Before heading out onto the Nature Trail or into the Wildlife Sanctuary, visitors can now scrub and spray their shoes to remove soil and plant material that could carry kauri dieback disease.

05/10/2026

Elephant on the go 🚂

11/09/2026

Guys we are getting there!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the project so far. Every pledge helps us get closer to building the anagama kiln here at Driving Creek.
To all our visitors, resident artists (past, present & future) and friends/community of DCR let’s spread the word and get this kiln built.
Bonus points for sharing any of our anagama project posts 🔥

PledgeMe rewards and info can be found linked in bio (on insta) or in the comments (on FB)

10/09/2026

Jade and Elephant on the track maintenance, hauling rail.

04/09/2026

Jade, Sam and trusty Elephant off to get more wood for the kiln

01/09/2026

Sscnaakk time for this little DCR resident - Xanthochromic (yellow) elegant gecko

31/08/2026

We’re building an anagama kiln at Driving Creek.
And we need your help to make it happen.

An anagama is a traditional Japanese style wood fired kiln that burns continuously for days. It’s a pretty big project, but one we’re incredibly excited about.
With around 65 artists coming through our free residency programme each year, we’re seeing a growing interest in wood firing. This kiln would give resident artists even more opportunities to explore it, while opening the door for visiting potters from Aotearoa and around the world to come and fire, teach and share their knowledge here at Driving Creek.

We’re raising $15,000 through PledgeMe to get the build underway, with a bigger goal of $30,000 to fully fund the project.
There are some very special pottery rewards up for grabs, including pieces from Aaron Scythe, Callum Trudgeon and the DCR pottery team, made for the first firing of the new kiln.

If you love pottery, wood firing or Driving Creek, we’d love to have you behind this one.

Head to the link to check out the project, see the rewards and help us share the word.

https://pledgeme.co.nz/projects/8973

26/08/2026

A wholesome moment 😍

Address

380 Driving Creek Road
Coromandel
3506

Opening Hours

Monday 8:45am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:45am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:45am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:45am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:45am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8:45am - 5:30pm
Sunday 8:45am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+64800327245

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