Buchan Playground

Buchan Playground is a park in Christchurch City, Canterbury. Buchan Playground is situated nearby to the church The Well, as well as near the library Book Discussion Scheme.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sydenham Heritage Church and Christ Church Cathedral.

Sydenham Heritage Church

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sydenham Heritage Church, originally known as the Colombo Street Methodist Church or Colombo Street Wesleyan Church or Colombo Road Wesleyan Church was a heritage-listed stone church building located in Sydenham, an inner suburb Christchurch, New Zealand. Sydenham Heritage Church is situated 270 metres southwest of Buchan Playground.

Christ Church Cathedral

Cathedral

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Christ Church Cathedral, previously spelled ChristChurch Cathedral and called Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Christ Church Cathedral is situated 1½ km north of Buchan Playground.

Christchurch Public Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Christchurch Hospital is the largest tertiary hospital in the South Island of New Zealand. The public hospital is in the centre of Christchurch city, on the edge of Hagley Park, and serves the wider Canterbury region. Christchurch Public Hospital is situated 1½ km northwest of Buchan Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waltham and Christchurch.

Waltham

Suburb

Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the city centre. State Highway 76, part of Christchurch's ring road system, and known there as Brougham Street, runs through the suburb, as does the Lyttelton Line rail corridor.

Christchurch

Photo: koennz, CC BY 2.0.

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the second most-populous urban area in the country. As well as having the most attractions of any place in the South Island, it's the major international entry point for visiting the rest of the island.

St Martins

Suburb

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Martins is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located two kilometres south of the city centre. Amenities include the Centaurus and Saint Martins Parks.

Buchan Playground

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

-43.5451° or 43° 32′ 42″ south

Longitude

172.63777° or 172° 38′ 16″ east

Operator

Christchurch City Council

Open location code

4V8JFJ3Q+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 72843397

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Well and Book Discussion Scheme.

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