The Whare
The Whare is a museum in Christchurch City, Canterbury. The Whare is situated nearby to the nature reserve Wildlife Refuge, as well as near Halswell Quarry Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halswell Quarry Park and St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch.
Halswell Quarry Park
Quarry
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 250 metres southeast of The Whare.
St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch
Church
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary’s Church, Halswell, Christchurch is situated 2½ km north of The Whare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kennedys Bush and Halswell.
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. Oaklands is situated 3 km northwest of The Whare.
The Whare
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.59975° or 43° 35′ 59″ southLongitude
172.5758° or 172° 34′ 33″ eastOpen location code
4V8JCH2G+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 27127579OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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