# Ancestral, Ilam Ancestral is a café in Ilam, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers outdoor seating. It opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, typically 9 am to 4 pm. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (University - Creyke Rd, route 100, route 130) is 188 m away; a cycle lane passes within 188 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday, Friday: 9 am, 4 pm - Saturday, Sunday: Closed _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Cafés _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **NZBN:** 9429034906507, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** ANCESTRAL LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2005-03-03 _(NZBN register)_ - **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Services:** Outdoor seating _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Payment:** Credit cards, Debit cards _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC000938/2, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 12 Apr 2027 _(MPI food register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Specific Purpose (Tertiary Education) _(District Plan)_ - **Consent CRC154987:** Cooling Water, held by University of Canterbury, to 31 Aug 2035, 7 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_ - **Consent CRC940596:** Cooling Water, held by University of Canterbury, to 15 Dec 2028, 15 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_ - **Consent CRC961874:** Cooling Water, held by University of Canterbury, to 22 May 2031, 15 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_ - **Consent CRC154984:** Water Take/Use, held by University of Canterbury, to 30 Aug 2035, 17 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_ - [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll ## The reports nearby 141 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8955070), [60 Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/60-creyke-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8895262), [60 Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/60-creyke-road) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8775772), [45 Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/45-creyke-road) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8756679), [51A Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/51a-creyke-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8729816), [51A Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/51a-creyke-road) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8681654), [57 Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/57-creyke-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8601867), [42 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/42-creyke-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8410003), [51A Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/51a-creyke-road) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8366206), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8347257), [55 Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/55-creyke-road) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8316016), Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8312432), [42A Creyke Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/ilam/42a-creyke-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, University - Creyke Rd, 188 m (routes 100, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, University - Creyke Rd, 202 m (routes 100, 130) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ilam Rd near Montana Ave, 337 m (routes 3, 100) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 188 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ancestral%2C%20Ilam%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5223651,172.5831962) ## Nearby - [Gateway Antarctica](https://www.chch.live/business/gateway-antarctica-ilam), Research, 96 m - [Nuts & Bolts](https://www.chch.live/business/nuts-bolts-ilam), Cafés, 108 m - [UC Aerospace](https://www.chch.live/business/uc-aerospace-ilam), University, 114 m - [Oishii](https://www.chch.live/business/oishii-ilam), Restaurants, 131 m - [The Shilling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-shilling-club-ilam), Restaurants, 133 m - [Burgatory](https://www.chch.live/business/burgatory-ilam), Restaurants, 135 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Nuts & Bolts](https://www.chch.live/business/nuts-bolts-ilam), Ilam, 108 m - [Otto](https://www.chch.live/business/otto-ilam), Ilam, 138 m - [Therapy Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/therapy-cafe-ilam), Ilam, 143 m - [Cafe 1894](https://www.chch.live/business/cafe-1894-ilam), Ilam, 161 m - [Mix Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/mix-cafe-ilam), Ilam, 325 m - [LB & Co Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/lb-co-espresso-ilam), Ilam, 452 m - [Bakermans](https://www.chch.live/business/bakermans-ilam), Ilam, 584 m - [Wild Bean Cafe - BP Fendalton](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-bean-cafe-bp-fendalton-ilam), Ilam, 673 m - [Every one in Ilam](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-ilam) ## Also in Ilam - [Umami Spice](https://www.chch.live/business/umami-spice-ilam), Restaurants, 139 m - [Chilton's](https://www.chch.live/business/chilton-s-ilam), Dairies & convenience, 142 m - [El Kiosco](https://www.chch.live/business/el-kiosco-ilam), Restaurants, 144 m - [Ilam Campus Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-campus-gallery-ilam), Galleries, 154 m - [Uni Pharmacy](https://www.chch.live/business/uni-pharmacy-ilam), Pharmacies, 161 m - [Oncampus - Catering & Events](https://www.chch.live/business/oncampus-catering-events-ilam), Caterers, 163 m - [Otto Pizza & Chicken Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/otto-pizza-chicken-bar-ilam), Bars & pubs, 163 m - [Kool Zone - Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/business/kool-zone-canterbury-ilam), Electronics Repair, 164 m - [ANZ](https://www.chch.live/business/anz-ilam), ATMs, 171 m - [University Book Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/university-book-shop-ilam), Bookshops, 224 m - [Every kind of business in Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5223651&lon=172.5831962) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5223651,172.5831962,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ancestral) - [Ilam](https://www.chch.live/ilam), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5793355993), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Ancestral?** A café in Ilam, Christchurch. **Where is Ancestral?** Somewhere in Ilam, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5223651,172.5831962,17) **Is Ancestral still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **When is Ancestral open?** Monday, Friday: 9 am, 4 pm; Saturday, Sunday: Closed, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other cafés are near Ancestral?** [Nuts & Bolts](https://www.chch.live/business/nuts-bolts-ilam) (108 m), [Otto](https://www.chch.live/business/otto-ilam) (138 m), [Therapy Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/therapy-cafe-ilam) (143 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Ancestral?** 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Gateway Antarctica](https://www.chch.live/business/gateway-antarctica-ilam) (96 m); the University - Creyke Rd bus stop is 188 m away: routes 100, 130; a cycle lane passes within 188 m. **What stood where Ancestral is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5223651&lon=172.5831962) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-16 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/ancestral-ilam Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/ilam