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Carlton

Checked 11 Oct 2026

Carlton is a premises filed under Bars & pubs at 1 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, inside the Bealey-Papanui commercial centre. It opens 91 hours a week. The address’s own page keeps 17 council reports on file.

The Carlton Bar & Eatery is the place to go for great food, entertainment & live music. With a rich history that goes back 150 years, the Carlton of today will remind you of the early days of Canterbury; the… more ↓

Has a Wikipedia entry

1 Papanui Road

Street record, Papanui Road →

Open on the city map →

Hours a week
91
Nearest bus stop
31 m
Bars & pubs in the suburb
6

Opening hours

As mapped on OpenStreetMap
Monday, Sunday11 am, midnight

Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 91 hours a week, by the map’s count.

Its own website lists

Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.

Reviews

Getting there

Bus stop, Bealey Ave 31 m · Routes 1, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Park Tce near Bealey Ave 162 m · Route 8 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Bealey Ave 177 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Private 210 m · private · 22 spaces · Council parking data
The street, Papanui Road Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Within a short walk

The nearest other bars & pubs

All 6 bars & pubs in Merivale → · Every one in the city →

Also in Merivale

Every kind of business in Merivale →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Merivale (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 11 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address1 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8014OpenStreetMap
KindBars & pubsOpenStreetMap
Phone03 355 9543Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees
Websitecarltonbar.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees
Emailoffice@carltonbar.co.nzFind Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists info@carltonbar.co.nz
Menucarltonbar.co.nzIts own website
SocialFacebook, InstagramIts own website
EncyclopaediaCarlton Hotel, Christchurch, WikipediaWikidata

Is this your business? Send hours, menu or photos, free and this page updates.

How the council’s directory described it

The Carlton Bar & Eatery is the place to go for great food, entertainment & live music. With a rich history that goes back 150 years, the Carlton of today will remind you of the early days of Canterbury; the farmers, stockmen and characters that were the early pioneers of the area. Free wifi. Open Sunday - Wednesday 11am-12am & Thursday - Saturday 11am-2am

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.

The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneLocal centre zoneDistrict Plan
Commercial centreBealey-Papanui, local centreDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

479 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 343 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 479 reports on file
Road Signage Carlton Mill Rd · 30 September 2026
Dumped Rubbish Unit C/21 Bealey Avenue, Merivale · 27 September 2026
Pothole 21A Bealey Avenue, Merivale · 8 September 2026
Hazard, vehicle 45 Bealey Ave · 31 August 2026
Litter 28 Papanui Road, Merivale · 18 July 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is Carlton?

Bars & pubs in Merivale, Christchurch.

Where is Carlton?

1 Papanui Road, Merivale, on Papanui Road. On the map →

Is Carlton still trading?

On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.

How do you contact Carlton?

phone 03 355 9543 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email office@carltonbar.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).

When is Carlton open?

Monday, Sunday: 11 am, midnight, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

What other bars & pubs are near Carlton?

Carlton Bar & Steakhouse (2 m), Alfred Wine Bar (48 m), Vesuvio (62 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Carlton?

the address’s own record holds 17 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Carlton Bar & Steakhouse (2 m); the Bealey Ave bus stop is 31 m away: routes 1, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Carlton Mill Riverbank (393 m).

What stood where Carlton is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

The record behind this

This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/carlton-merivale.md.