About Us

Coach House Museum
40 Bowen Street, Feilding

About Us

The Coach House is the home of Feilding's Horse-Drawn Era Museum which opened in 2002. The display includes a selection of horse-drawn vehicles collected since 1964 through the efforts of The Manawatu Society for the preservation of Horse Drawn Vehicles. The Society eventually enlisted the help of the Feilding & Districts Historical Society, and their combined efforts, coupled with considerable community support, resulted in the purchase of a building and the setting up of the museum. The three founding organisations then set up the Manawatu Historic Vehicle Collection Trust (MHVC) which now operates The Coach House Museum, providing an important educational resource and unique visitor attraction for the district.

The museum display also includes an extensive illustrated history of the Manchester Block during the horse-drawn era from 1874 to 1914. The museum is able to maintain and develop the display and offer a number of related activities through the efforts of a large team of volunteers and continuing financial support from the community.

The Coach House is located in Bowen Street, just one block from the centre of Feilding's Manchester Square. Just a short walk west on Manchester Street, turn right into Bowen Street and the museum is 50 metre down on the left hand side

The Coach House Museum
121 South Street
Feilding 4702

Phone: (06) 323 6401

For details of the trust board and its members, click here ...

Would you like to become a Friend of the Coach House?

Following the huge effort and extensive community support to establish the museum, we still need continuing income and manpower support to maintain our operations and to develop new displays and other activities to broaden the appeal of the Coach House Museum to visitors.

We are always seeking support from individuals by asking them to become Friends of the Coach House, who enjoy a number of benefits including:

	Free entry to the Coach House Museum
	Receive the Coach House Chronicle on a regular basis
	The opportunity to participate in the weekly Thursday morning smoko at the Coach House
	Invitations to special events
	The opportunity to become actively involved in the operation and ongoing development of the Coach House Museum

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