Forbes Hut (Previously Seymour Hut)
Standard hutKa Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence, MarlboroughDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 10 bunk hut in the South Marlborough Area.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BT26
- Grid reference
- E1633015, N5325529
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Elliot Bivvy
2 bunks • Marlborough • 3.8 km
Black Spur Slab Hut
Canterbury • 6.4 km
Warden Hut
Standard • 12 bunks • Marlborough • 7.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Lake Mcrae Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 8.1 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Old Willows Hut
Canterbury • 8.2 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 10
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.42.22172° S, 173.40004° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).