Muir Park

Muir Park is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Muir Park is situated nearby to Halswell School, as well as near the community center Halswell Community Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch and Halswell Quarry Park.

St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch

Church

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St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch is situated 1 km north of Muir Park.

Halswell Quarry Park

Quarry

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Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens. Halswell Quarry Park is situated 1½ km southeast of Muir Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halswell and Oaklands.

Halswell

Suburb

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Originally a separate village, Halswell is now a residential suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located 9 kilometres southwest of Cathedral Square on State Highway 75.

Oaklands

Quarter

Oaklands is a southern suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The area is predominantly residential. When Halswell House was purchased by Peter Watson, he renamed it Oaklands after the trees lining the driveway.