# Ngaio Marsh House, Cashmere

Ngaio Marsh House is a museum in Cashmere, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ngaio%20Marsh%20House%2C%20Cashmere%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.ngaiomarsh.org/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ngaio%20Marsh%20House%2C%20Cashmere%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=ngaio-marsh-house-cashmere.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Ngaio Marsh House in Christchurch is where Dame Ngaio Marsh wrote her acclaimed crime novels. We welcome tours to this heritage property, book online”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hackthorne Rd near Cashmere Rd, route 1) is 197 m away; a shared path passes within 423 m.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- As mapped: `Tu,Sa-Su "by appointment"`

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Museums _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.ngaiomarsh.org/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/NgaioMarshHouse _(Its own website)_
- **Encyclopaedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngaio_Marsh_House _(Wikidata)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Residential Hills _(District Plan)_
- **Heritage item:** Former Dwelling and Setting, Ngaio Marsh House (Heritage NZ category 1), highly significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
363 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9090417), [1 Heaton Rhodes Place, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-heaton-rhodes-place)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9032255), [33E Hackthorne Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/33e-hackthorne-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9014424), 3–13 Garth Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9008723), [1 Garth Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-garth-terrace)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9006788), [1 Garth Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-garth-terrace)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8971653), [51 Valley Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/51-valley-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8804308), [22A Valley Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/22a-valley-road)
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8783902), [1 Garth Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/1-garth-terrace)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8718124), [48 Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/48-dyers-pass-road)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8685177), [74 Valley Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/74-valley-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8664389), 4–6 Garth Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8647553), [10 Karitane Drive, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/10-karitane-drive)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Hackthorne Rd near Cashmere Rd, 197 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hackthorne Rd near Cashmere Rd, 229 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Hackthorne Rd near Gwynfa Ave, 298 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 423 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Ngaio%20Marsh%20House%2C%20Cashmere%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5719764,172.6268123)

## Nearby

- [Dame Ngaio Marsh's House](https://www.chch.live/business/dame-ngaio-marsh-s-house-cashmere), Attractions, 36 m
- [Cashmere Tennis Club](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-tennis-club-cashmere), Sports centres, 226 m
- [Cashmere Croquet Club](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-croquet-club-cashmere), Sports centres, 270 m
- [Cashmere Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-bowling-club-cashmere), Clubs, 308 m
- [NV Wines](https://www.chch.live/business/nv-wines-cashmere), Bottle stores, 365 m
- [Zeroes](https://www.chch.live/business/zeroes-cashmere), Cafés, 381 m
- [Cashmere Valley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/981-cashmere-valley-reserve), park, 270 m
- [Cashmere Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1402-cashmere-village-green), park, 405 m
- [Cashmere Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1085-cashmere-riverbank-reserve), park, 438 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 museums

- [Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities](https://www.chch.live/business/teece-museum-of-classical-antiquities-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 4.5 km
- [The Central Art Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-central-art-gallery-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 4.5 km
- [Rutherford's Den](https://www.chch.live/business/rutherford-s-den-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 4.5 km
- [Canterbury Museum Pop-Up](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-museum-pop-up-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 4.7 km
- [Quake City](https://www.chch.live/business/quake-city-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 4.9 km
- [The Whare](https://www.chch.live/business/the-whare-kennedys-bush), Kennedys Bush, 5.1 km
- [Te Whakairinga Mutu / Air Force Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/te-whakairinga-mutu-air-force-museum-wigram), Wigram, 7.0 km
- [Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/thornycroft-torpedo-boat-museum-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 7.5 km
- [Every one in Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum#in-cashmere)

## Also in Cashmere

- [Fuse Real Fruit Ice Cream](https://www.chch.live/business/fuse-real-fruit-ice-cream-cashmere), Ice cream, 435 m
- [Princess Margaret Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/princess-margaret-hospital-cashmere), Hospital, 456 m
- [Courtyard Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/courtyard-cafe-cashmere), Cafés, 483 m
- [Arlo](https://www.chch.live/business/arlo-ex-dusk-bar-cashmere), Restaurants, 617 m
- [The Cup](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cup-cashmere), Cafés, 622 m
- [Cashmere Hair Company](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-hair-company-cashmere), Hairdressers, 627 m
- [Plane Tree](https://www.chch.live/business/plane-tree-cashmere), Antiques, 648 m
- [Emperor's New Clothes](https://www.chch.live/business/emperor-s-new-clothes-cashmere), Cafés, 656 m
- [New Zealand Fine Prints](https://www.chch.live/business/new-zealand-fine-prints-cashmere), Galleries, 702 m
- [Cashmere Fish Supply](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-fish-supply-cashmere), Fast food, 802 m
- [Every kind of business in Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5719764&lon=172.6268123)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5719764,172.6268123,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Ngaio%20Marsh%20House)
- [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/753599783), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Ngaio Marsh House?**

A museum in Cashmere, Christchurch.

**Where is Ngaio Marsh House?**

Somewhere in Cashmere, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5719764,172.6268123,17)

**Is Ngaio Marsh House still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Ngaio Marsh House?**

its [website](https://www.ngaiomarsh.org/).

**When is Ngaio Marsh House open?**

Tu,Sa-Su "by appointment", as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other museums are near Ngaio Marsh House?**

[Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities](https://www.chch.live/business/teece-museum-of-classical-antiquities-christchurch-central-city) (4.5 km), [The Central Art Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-central-art-gallery-christchurch-central-city) (4.5 km), [Rutherford's Den](https://www.chch.live/business/rutherford-s-den-christchurch-central-city) (4.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/museum).

**What’s near Ngaio Marsh House?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Dame Ngaio Marsh's House](https://www.chch.live/business/dame-ngaio-marsh-s-house-cashmere) (36 m); the Hackthorne Rd near Cashmere Rd bus stop is 197 m away: route 1; a shared path passes within 423 m; nearest park: [Cashmere Valley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/981-cashmere-valley-reserve) (270 m).

**What stood where Ngaio Marsh House is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5719764&lon=172.6268123)

## 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)
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Record assembled 2026-10-17

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