# J Books, Woolston J Books is a bookshop at 374a Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. ## About, in one paragraph It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Aldwins Rd, route 3) is 63 m away; a cycle lane passes within 46 m. The address’s own page keeps 1 council report on file. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday, Tuesday: 10 am, 6 pm - Wednesday, Sunday: 9 am, 6 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 374a Ferry Road _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Bookshops _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083056014707 _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083056014707 _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_ - **Consent CRC970824.1:** Wood Waste, held by Timber Tru Limited, to 20 Nov 2031, 4 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_ - [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll - **Address record:** [374a Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/woolston/374a-ferry-road), 1 report 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 459 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9059139), [20 Manning Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/20-manning-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046196), [439 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/439-ferry-road) - [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/9042912), [11 Wildberry St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/11-wildberry-street) - [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/9041371), [22 Hart St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/22-hart-street) - [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/9041187), [392 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/392-ferry-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9010275), [433 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/433-ferry-road) - [Damaged Asset – CCC contractor](https://www.chch.live/report/8982071), [16 Dampier St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/16-dampier-street) - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8959932), [30 Manning Place, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/30-manning-place) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8940498), [20 Manning Pl, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/20-manning-place) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8898871), [18 Randolph Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/18-randolph-street) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8885884), [398 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/398-ferry-road) - [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8875349), [22 Hart St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/22-hart-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Aldwins Rd, 63 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Isabella Pl, 105 m (routes 3, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Manning Pl, 180 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 46 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Ferry Road](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=J%20Books%2C%20374a%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5433284,172.6657804) ## Nearby - [Kapa Tucka Food & Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/kapa-tucka-food-coffee-woolston), Fast food, 26 m - [Book Barn on Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/book-barn-on-ferry-woolston), Bookshops, 33 m - [Chef Astig Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/chef-astig-cuisine-woolston), Fast food, 38 m - [Peppermint Twist](https://www.chch.live/business/peppermint-twist-woolston), Clothing, 39 m - [Chef Astig EuroAsian Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/chef-astig-euroasian-cuisine-woolston), Restaurants, 44 m - [El Haven Op Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/el-haven-op-shop-woolston), Op shops, 47 m - [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden), Botanic, 198 m - [Edmonds Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1532-edmonds-park), Sports ground, 321 m - [Mary Dixon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1202-mary-dixon-park), park, 535 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 bookshops - [Book Barn on Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/book-barn-on-ferry-woolston), Woolston, 33 m - [Paper Tree](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-tree-saint-martins), Saint Martins, 1.9 km - [Smiths Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-bookshop-woolston), Woolston, 1.9 km - [Christian Superstore](https://www.chch.live/business/christian-superstore-sydenham), Sydenham, 2.4 km - [Whitcoulls](https://www.chch.live/business/whitcoulls-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.5 km - [Telling Tales: Scorpio Books' Children's Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/telling-tales-scorpio-books-children-s-bookshop-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.7 km - [Scorpio Books](https://www.chch.live/business/scorpio-books-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.7 km - [Scorpio Books Next Door](https://www.chch.live/business/scorpio-books-next-door-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 2.7 km - [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-woolston) ## Also in Woolston - [The Chook Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/the-chook-hut-woolston), Fast food, 54 m - [Hell](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-woolston), Fast food, 68 m - [Powerboat Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/powerboat-centre-woolston), Boat, 86 m - [The ToolShed](https://www.chch.live/business/the-toolshed-woolston), Hardware, 87 m - [Coupland's Bakeries - Linwood](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-bakeries-linwood-woolston), Business, 91 m - [Complete Tyre & Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/complete-tyre-auto-woolston), Car repair, 92 m - [Car clearance centre](https://www.chch.live/business/car-clearance-centre-woolston), Car dealers, 106 m - [Claude's Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/claude-s-kitchen-woolston), Cafés, 113 m - [Wings Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/wings-takeaway-woolston), Fast food, 119 m - [Shear Magic Hair Design](https://www.chch.live/business/shear-magic-hair-design-woolston), Hairdressers, 126 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=-43.5433284&lon=172.6657804) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5433284,172.6657804,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=J%20Books) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11749400966), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is J Books?** A bookshop in Woolston, Christchurch. **Where is J Books?** 374a Ferry Road, Woolston, on [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5433284,172.6657804,17) **Is J Books still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact J Books?** its [website](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083056014707). **When is J Books open?** Monday, Tuesday: 10 am, 6 pm; Wednesday, Sunday: 9 am, 6 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other bookshops are near J Books?** [Book Barn on Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/book-barn-on-ferry-woolston) (33 m), [Paper Tree](https://www.chch.live/business/paper-tree-saint-martins) (1.9 km), [Smiths Bookshop](https://www.chch.live/business/smiths-bookshop-woolston) (1.9 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop). **What’s near J Books?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/374a-ferry-road) holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Kapa Tucka Food & Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/kapa-tucka-food-coffee-woolston) (26 m); the Ferry Rd near Aldwins Rd bus stop is 63 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 46 m; nearest park: [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden) (198 m). **What stood where J Books is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5433284&lon=172.6657804) ## 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) - Record assembled 2026-10-16 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/j-books-woolston Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop Suburb: https://www.chch.live/woolston