# Big Ed's Takeaways, Woolston Big Ed's Takeaways is a takeaway at 628 Ferry Rd, Woolston, Christchurch, inside the Woolston commercial centre. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 384 8238. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Portman St, route 3) is 88 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 7 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 628 Ferry Rd, Woolston _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Fast food _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Phone:** 03 384 8238 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Eds-Takeaway/1681291588766941 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **NZBN:** 9429034351772, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** BIG EDS TAKEAWAYS LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2006-01-18 _(NZBN register)_ ## In its own listing A takeaway shop offering burgers as well as fish and chips, located in the heart of the Woolston shops on Ferry Road. _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:** Local centre zone _(District Plan)_ - **Commercial centre:** Woolston, small neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [628 Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/woolston/628-ferry-road), 7 reports on file ## What stood on Ferry Road [1870, Section of Ferry Road drain](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/city-surveyor-plans/ccl-cs-95683) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Claude's Kitchen, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road#s-then) ## The reports nearby 1,633 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092641), Ferry Rd near Catherine St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092615), Ferry Rd near Oak St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092605), [612 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/612-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092589), [614 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/614-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092581), [628 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/628-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092564), [630 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/630-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092555), [630a Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/630a-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092542), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092543), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092533), [711 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/711-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092517), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092505), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Portman St, 88 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Oak St, 93 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Catherine St, 113 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Big%20Ed's%20Takeaways%2C%20628%20Ferry%20Rd%2C%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.54980570211742,172.68345807820836) ## Nearby - [Techno Fix](https://www.chch.live/business/techno-fix-woolston), Electronics Repair, 7 m - [Burger Bonanza](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-bonanza-woolston), Fast food, 8 m - [Noodle Union - Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-union-woolston), Fast food, 16 m - [Woolston Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-bakery-woolston), Bakeries, 27 m - [The Salvation Army Family Store](https://www.chch.live/business/the-salvation-army-family-store-woolston), Op shops, 33 m - [Around Again Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/around-again-cycles-woolston), Bike shops, 37 m - [Glenroy Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1573-glenroy-reserve), park, 163 m - [Connal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1178-connal-reserve), park, 221 m - [Laura Kent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1731-laura-kent-reserve), park, 251 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._ ## The nearest other fast food - [Burger Bonanza](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-bonanza-woolston), Woolston, 8 m - [Noodle Union - Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-union-woolston), Woolston, 16 m - [Ferry Road Fisheries](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-road-fisheries-woolston), Woolston, 40 m - [Sushi Kim](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-kim-woolston), Woolston, 61 m - [T-House Souvlaki Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/t-house-souvlaki-takeaway-woolston), Woolston, 72 m - [Ayutthaya Thai Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/ayutthaya-thai-takeaway-woolston), Woolston, 94 m - [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-woolston), Woolston, 130 m - [Fish & Chips on Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/fish-chips-on-ferry-woolston), Woolston, 158 m - [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-woolston) ## Also in Woolston - [Ferry Rd Discount](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-rd-discount-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 37 m - [Ferry Road Discount](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-road-discount-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 42 m - [The Twisted Hop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-twisted-hop-woolston), Bars & pubs, 48 m - [Wool Street Bar & Grill](https://www.chch.live/business/wool-street-bar-grill-woolston), Restaurants, 50 m - [Smoke 'n' Barrel](https://www.chch.live/business/smoke-n-barrel-woolston), Restaurants, 54 m - [Liquid Self Service Laundromat](https://www.chch.live/business/liquid-self-service-laundromat-woolston), Laundromats, 55 m - [Discount Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/discount-dairy-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 61 m - [NZ Post](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-post-woolston), Post offices, 70 m - [Woolston Auto Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-auto-surgery-woolston), Car repair, 70 m - [Stuff Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/stuff-woolston), Op shops, 80 m - [Every kind of business in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54980570211742&lon=172.68345807820836) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54980570211742,172.68345807820836,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Big%20Ed's%20Takeaways) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Big Ed's Takeaways?** A takeaway in Woolston, Christchurch. **Where is Big Ed's Takeaways?** 628 Ferry Rd, Woolston, on [Ferry Rd](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54980570211742,172.68345807820836,17) **Is Big Ed's Takeaways still trading?** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. **How do you contact Big Ed's Takeaways?** phone [03 384 8238](tel:033848238) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Eds-Takeaway/1681291588766941) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other fast food are near Big Ed's Takeaways?** [Burger Bonanza](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-bonanza-woolston) (8 m), [Noodle Union - Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/noodle-union-woolston) (16 m), [Ferry Road Fisheries](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-road-fisheries-woolston) (40 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food). **What’s near Big Ed's Takeaways?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/628-ferry-road) holds 7 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Techno Fix](https://www.chch.live/business/techno-fix-woolston) (7 m); the Ferry Rd near Portman St bus stop is 88 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Glenroy Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1573-glenroy-reserve) (163 m). **What stood where Big Ed's Takeaways is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54980570211742&lon=172.68345807820836) ## Sources - 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) - 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 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/big-ed-s-takeaways-woolston Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food Suburb: https://www.chch.live/woolston