The Port Marlborough Pavilion is a community and recreation hub at Endeavour Park, 181 Waikawa Road, Picton, in the Marlborough Sounds. It opened on 6 July 2013, and Port Marlborough is its naming-rights sponsor. The building is a modern venue for weddings, community meetings, conferences and sporting fixtures, and the website says it is 25 minutes from Blenheim airport. Its recreation programmes include Pasifika Beats dance and fitness, table tennis, tai chi, indoor bowls, yoga and hip hop. The outdoor courts are for netball and casual tennis, and there are rugby, football and cricket fields. Waitohi Rugby, Picton Football, Waitohi Softball and Picton Bridge Club all use the pavilion. Indoor bowls and Pasifika Beats are low-cost classes supported by the Marlborough Community Hubs project. The facility assistant is usually at the pavilion from 9am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, and can open at other times by arrangement. Phone 03 57 35400 or 027 573 5400, or use the enquiry form on the website.
Our pick in Picton for a community sports or classes day, with the pavilion as the hub for local clubs.