# Liquor King Bush Inn, Upper Riccarton

Liquor King Bush Inn is a bottle store at 340 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, inside the Bush Inn-Church Corner commercial centre.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Liquor%20King%20Bush%20Inn%2C%20340%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.lk.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Liquor%20King%20Bush%20Inn%2C%20340%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**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: 03 341 6093.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Riccarton Rd near Newnham Tce, route 5, route 86, route 100) is 46 m away; a shared path passes within 74 m. The address’s own page keeps 2 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:** 340 Riccarton Road, Riccarton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Bottle stores _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 341 6093 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.lk.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_

## In its own listing

At LK (Lion owned) they sell a variety of beer, wine, spirits and RTDs. Their friendly and knowledgable staff will be happy to help you pick something out. Open Monday - Tuesday 10am to 9pm, Wednesday - Thursday 10am to 10pm, Friday - Saturday 9am to 11pm and Sunday 11am to 7pm

_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:** Bush Inn-Church Corner, large neighbourhood centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [340 Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/340-riccarton-road), 2 reports on file

## What stood on Riccarton Road

[1900, Bush Inn, Riccarton Road, Christchurch](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/photohunt/2014/ccl-cs-7786)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fresco Fisheries, 2017-11._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
1,109 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/9101034), [30 Newnham Terrace, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/30-newnham-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9095684), [30 Newnham Terrace, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/30-newnham-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9095663), [1 Newnham Terrace, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/1-newnham-terrace)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9095479), [41 Auburn Avenue, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/41-auburn-avenue)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9077785), [55 Auburn Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/55-auburn-avenue)
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9069228), [9 Rudleigh Avenue, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/9-rudleigh-avenue)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9051235), [16 Rudleigh Avenue, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/16-rudleigh-avenue)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9014615), [327 Riccarton Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/327-riccarton-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9008268), [42 Newnham Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/42-newnham-terrace)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8956755), Q4/364 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8946784), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8912326), [374 Riccarton Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/374-riccarton-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Newnham Tce, 46 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Newnham Tce, 138 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Riccarton Rd near Middleton Rd, 204 m (routes 5, 86, 100, 130, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 74 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Liquor%20King%20Bush%20Inn%2C%20340%20Riccarton%20Road%2C%20Riccarton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.53122986396437,172.57637356658435)

## Nearby

- [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 13 m
- [BP Connect](https://www.chch.live/business/bp-connect-upper-riccarton), Petrol stations, 21 m
- [9Round](https://www.chch.live/business/9round-upper-riccarton), Gyms & fitness, 22 m
- [Liquorland Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Bottle stores, 29 m
- [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-upper-riccarton), Bottle stores, 31 m
- [Snap Fitness](https://www.chch.live/business/snap-fitness-upper-riccarton), Gyms & fitness, 32 m
- [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve), park, 134 m
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), park, 376 m
- [Siska Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1191-siska-reserve), park, 546 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 bottle stores

- [Liquorland Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 29 m
- [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 31 m
- [Ben Gong Queen's Tea](https://www.chch.live/business/ben-gong-queen-s-tea-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 267 m
- [Undisturbed Meadery](https://www.chch.live/business/undisturbed-meadery-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 655 m
- [Super Liquor Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-blenheim-road-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.0 km
- [Super Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [Black Bull Liquor](https://www.chch.live/business/black-bull-liquor-ex-big-daddys-liquor-blenheim-road-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 1.1 km
- [Liquorland Blenheim Road](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-blenheim-road-riccarton), Riccarton, 1.3 km
- [Every one in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-upper-riccarton)

## Also in Upper Riccarton

- [Wild Bean Cafe - BP Bush Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/wild-bean-cafe-bp-bush-inn-upper-riccarton), Cafés, 36 m
- [Superwash](https://www.chch.live/business/superwash-upper-riccarton), Car washes, 38 m
- [Briscoes](https://www.chch.live/business/briscoes-upper-riccarton), Houseware, 58 m
- [The Bush Inn Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bush-inn-cafe-upper-riccarton), Cafés, 61 m
- [Pizza Hut Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-church-corner-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 62 m
- [Hobby Lords](https://www.chch.live/business/hobby-lords-upper-riccarton), Collector, 73 m
- [Cameron & Co. Lawyers](https://www.chch.live/business/cameron-co-lawyers-upper-riccarton), Lawyers, 81 m
- [BurgerFuel](https://www.chch.live/business/burgerfuel-upper-riccarton), Fast food, 93 m
- [Bush Inn Mall](https://www.chch.live/business/bush-inn-mall-upper-riccarton), Malls, 96 m
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-upper-riccarton), Cafés, 102 m
- [Every kind of business in Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53122986396437&lon=172.57637356658435)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53122986396437,172.57637356658435,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Liquor%20King%20Bush%20Inn)
- [Upper Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Liquor King Bush Inn?**

A bottle store in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.

**Where is Liquor King Bush Inn?**

340 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on [Riccarton Road](https://www.chch.live/street/upper-riccarton/riccarton-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.53122986396437,172.57637356658435,17)

**Is Liquor King Bush Inn 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 Liquor King Bush Inn?**

phone [03 341 6093](tel:033416093) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.lk.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other bottle stores are near Liquor King Bush Inn?**

[Liquorland Church Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-church-corner-upper-riccarton) (29 m), [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-upper-riccarton) (31 m), [Ben Gong Queen's Tea](https://www.chch.live/business/ben-gong-queen-s-tea-upper-riccarton) (267 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor).

**What’s near Liquor King Bush Inn?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/upper-riccarton/340-riccarton-road) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Subway](https://www.chch.live/business/subway-upper-riccarton) (13 m); the Riccarton Rd near Newnham Tce bus stop is 46 m away: routes 5, 86, 100, 130, Oc; a shared path passes within 74 m; nearest park: [Auburn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1771-auburn-reserve) (134 m).

**What stood where Liquor King Bush Inn is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.53122986396437&lon=172.57637356658435)

## 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)
- Record assembled 2026-10-21

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