Akaroa Museum

Akaroa Museum is a museum in Christchurch City, Canterbury, which is located on Rue Lavaud. Akaroa Museum is situated near the building Courthouse (Former), as well as near the historic building BNZ Bank.

Opening hours: 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
Type: Museum
Address: 71 Rue Lavaud

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Peter’s Church and Courthouse (Former).

St Peter’s Church

Church

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Courthouse (Former)

Building

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Courthouse (Former) is a building.

Akaroa War Memorial

Memorial

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Akaroa War Memorial is situated 110 metres southwest of Akaroa Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akaroa and Takamatua.

Akaroa

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Akaroa is a charming harbourside town on the eastern side of Akaroa harbour, in southern Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its early settlers were French and British.

Takamatua

Hamlet

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Takamatua, formerly known as German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand. The main road to Akaroa passes through this locality. It is 3 kilometres north of Akaroa township. Takamatua is situated 2½ km north of Akaroa Museum.

Robinsons Bay

Hamlet

Robinsons Bay is a settlement and bay in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. Robinsons Bay was first settled in 1850 and was exploited for milling, and once the timber had run out it was converted into farming pasture. Robinsons Bay is situated 4 km north of Akaroa Museum.

Akaroa Museum

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.80514° or 43° 48′ 19″ south

Longitude

172.96759° or 172° 58′ 3″ east

Open location code

4V8J5XV9+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4582063514

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: BNZ Bank and Banksia Cottage.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Langlois-Eteveneux cottage and A la Baguette.

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