Yaldhurst Forest
Yaldhurst Forest is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Yaldhurst Forest is situated nearby to Yaldhurst Cemetery, as well as near The Arena Ltd.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yaldhurst Museum and Christchurch Women’s Prison.
Yaldhurst Museum
Museum
Photo: Gtc2009, Public domain.
The Yaldhurst Museum is located in the suburb of Yaldhurst, Christchurch, New Zealand, close to the Christchurch International Airport, Riccarton Race Course and the Ruapuna Speedway. Yaldhurst Museum is situated 2 km east of Yaldhurst Forest.
Christchurch Women’s Prison
Prison
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There are 18 adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house women, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The remaining fifteen house men; ten in the North Island and five in the South Island. Christchurch Women’s Prison is situated 3½ km southwest of Yaldhurst Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaldhurst and Islington.
Yaldhurst
Suburb
Yaldhurst is a semi-rural suburb on the western outskirts of Christchurch city. Frederick William Delamain, a settler and horse breeder, named a horse Yaldhurst after some stables in England.
Islington
Suburb
Islington is a suburb on the western side of Christchurch city. The suburb is named after the London borough of Islington, perhaps because the borough had a market for cattle, while the Christchurch area had a freezing works opened in 1889. Islington is situated 4 km southeast of Yaldhurst Forest.
Hei Hei
Suburb
Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1. Hei Hei is situated 4 km southeast of Yaldhurst Forest.
Yaldhurst Forest
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-43.51062° or 43° 30′ 38″ southLongitude
172.48337° or 172° 29′ 0″ eastOperator
Christchurch City CouncilOpen location code
4V8JFFQM+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 700628277OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yaldhurst Cemetery and The Arena Ltd.
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