Sumnervale Reserve

Sumnervale Reserve is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Sumnervale Reserve is situated near the park Finnsarby Reserve, as well as near the grassland Residential Red Zone.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Jollies Bush and Van Asch College.

Jollies Bush

Forest

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Jollies Bush Scenic Reserve, usually known simply as Jollies Bush, is a public scenic reserve in the Port Hills southeast of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Van Asch College

School

Photo: Archives New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Van Asch Deaf Education Centre was located in Truro Street, Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was a special school for deaf children, accepting both day and residential pupils, as well being as a resource centre providing services and support for parents, mainstream students and their teachers in the South Island and the Lower North Island. Van Asch College is situated 790 metres northeast of Sumnervale Reserve.

Tauhinukorokio/Mount Pleasant

Peak

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant, also known just as either Mount Pleasant or Tauhinukorokio individually, is the highest elevation in the eastern Port Hills in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond Hill and Clifton.

Richmond Hill

Quarter

Richmond Hill is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Richmond Hill is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant.

Clifton

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Clifton is a hillside suburb above Sumner in Christchurch, New Zealand. Clifton is a volcanic spur extending from Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant. Most of Clifton was originally purchased by Dr Alfred Barker, who had applied for a 50 acres land grant from the Christchurch land office.

Sumner

Suburb

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sumner is a coastal seaside suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, and was surveyed and named in 1849 in honour of John Bird Sumner, the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and president of the Canterbury Association.

Sumnervale Reserve

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-43.58434° or 43° 35′ 4″ south

Longitude

172.75059° or 172° 45′ 2″ east

Open location code

4V8JCQ82+76

OpenStreetMap ID

way 486695535

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Finnsarby Reserve and Residential Red Zone.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sumner and Wakefield Ave near Paisley St.

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