# Antigua Boat Sheds, Christchurch Central City

Antigua Boat Sheds is a canoe hire business at 2 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City.

[Call 03 366 6768](<tel:+6433666768>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Antigua%20Boat%20Sheds%2C%202%20Cambridge%20Terrace%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Antigua%20Boat%20Sheds%2C%202%20Cambridge%20Terrace%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Christchurch Hospital Main Stop EB, route 3, route 5, route 7) is 156 m away; a shared path passes the door; council off-street parking is 93 m away. The address’s own page keeps 253 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 2 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch 8013 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Canoe Hire _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 366 6768 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://boatsheds.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 29 Sept 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Email:** kitchen@boatsheds.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429031901444, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** ANTIGUA BOAT SHEDS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 1969-10-07 _(NZBN register)_
- **Dates from:** 1883 _(Wikidata)_
- **Encyclopaedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_Boat_Sheds _(Wikidata)_

## In its own listing

Come and experience a slice of Christchurch's history at the 125-year-old Antigua Boat Sheds and Café on the Avon River. Relax in the fully-licensed café which offers breakfast and brunch. This eatery is completely smokefree - this includes their outdoor dining area. Support them in their goal of making Christchurch smokefree! Dog friendly. Open 7 days

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Avon River Precinct (Te Papa Otakaro) _(District Plan)_
- **Heritage item:** Antigua Boatsheds and Setting (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [2 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cambridge-terrace), 253 reports on file

## What stood on Cambridge Terrace

[1900, 275 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/archive892/ccl-cs-11523)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Westend Stories, 2025-03._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace#s-then)


## The reports nearby
3,246 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9140466), [12 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/12-hereford-street)
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9139003), [2 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cambridge-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9133904), Whakatata House 44 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9131694), [2R Tuam St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2r-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9126238), [49 Cambridge Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/49-cambridge-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9125159), [32 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/32-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9125131), [32 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/32-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9125108), [32 Tuam Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/32-tuam-street)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9113896), [7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-rolleston-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9113889), [7 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-cashel-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9113880), [7 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-cashel-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9113873), [4 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-oxford-terrace)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Christchurch Hospital Main Stop EB, 156 m (routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 91, 92) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Christchurch Hospital Main Stop WB, 178 m (routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 91, 92) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hereford St near Montreal St, 313 m (routes 8) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilsons Off-Street, 93 m (12 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Antigua%20Boat%20Sheds%2C%202%20Cambridge%20Terrace%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5338936,172.6279781)

## Nearby

- [Boat Shed Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/boat-shed-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 10 m
- [Punting on the Avon](https://www.chch.live/business/punting-on-the-avon-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 39 m
- [Christchurch Bike & Walking Tours](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-bike-walking-tours-christchurch-central-city), Attractions, 48 m
- [Boatshed Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/boatshed-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 76 m
- [University of Otago, Department of Paediatrics](https://www.chch.live/business/university-of-otago-department-of-paediatrics-christchurch-central-city), University, 87 m
- [University of Otago, Department of Psychological Medicine](https://www.chch.live/business/university-of-otago-department-of-psychological-medicine-christchurch-central-city), University, 97 m
- [Nurses Memorial Chapel](https://www.chch.live/park/1472-nurses-memorial-chapel), Botanic, 310 m
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), park, 377 m
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), Botanic, 429 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), Car park, 243 m

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- [Pegasus Arms](https://www.chch.live/business/pegasus-arms-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 107 m
- [Doctors on Cashel](https://www.chch.live/business/doctors-on-cashel-christchurch-central-city), Doctors & clinics, 109 m
- [Flora](https://www.chch.live/business/flora-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 114 m
- [Christchurch Outpatients](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-outpatients-christchurch-central-city), Hospital, 129 m
- [The Kind Foundation & Numbo Six Bar & Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/the-kind-foundation-numbo-six-bar-bistro-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 129 m
- [Atawhai Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-kind-foundation-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 133 m
- [Manawa](https://www.chch.live/business/manawa-christchurch-central-city), Business, 133 m
- [Curators House](https://www.chch.live/business/curators-house-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 150 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5338936&lon=172.6279781)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5338936,172.6279781,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Antigua%20Boat%20Sheds)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/54035481), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Antigua Boat Sheds?**

A canoe hire business in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Antigua Boat Sheds?**

2 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, on [Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5338936,172.6279781,17)

**Is Antigua Boat Sheds still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

**How do you contact Antigua Boat Sheds?**

phone [03 366 6768](tel:+6433666768), its [website](https://boatsheds.co.nz/), email [kitchen@boatsheds.co.nz](mailto:kitchen@boatsheds.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What’s near Antigua Boat Sheds?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cambridge-terrace) holds 253 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Boat Shed Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/boat-shed-cafe-christchurch-central-city) (10 m); the Christchurch Hospital Main Stop EB bus stop is 156 m away: routes 3, 5, 7, 60, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 91, 92; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Nurses Memorial Chapel](https://www.chch.live/park/1472-nurses-memorial-chapel) (310 m).

**What stood where Antigua Boat Sheds is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5338936&lon=172.6279781)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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
- Record assembled 2026-10-25

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