# Novel Cafe Beckenham, Cashmere Novel Cafe Beckenham is a café at 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Cashmere, Christchurch. [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: 03 332 8200. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Colombo St near Ernlea Tce, route 1) is 81 m away; a cycle lane passes within 78 m. The address’s own page keeps 56 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:** 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Cafés _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Phone:** 03 332 8200 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/Novel-Cafe-South-Library-953625351471173/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Email:** novelkitchennz@gmail.com _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ ## In its own listing Located in the South Library complex, here you can relax with a coffee, good book in a warm sunny environment. Open Monday - Friday 9am-5pm & Saturday - Sunday 10am-4pm _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:** Residential Suburban _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [66 Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/66-colombo-street), 56 reports on file ## The reports nearby 866 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9040583), [58 Colombo Street, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/58-colombo-street) - [Street Light Outage](https://www.chch.live/report/8939578), [3 Ernlea Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/3-ernlea-terrace) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8902300), 64–70 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8859215), [50 Colombo Street, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/50-colombo-street) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8830631), [98 Hunter Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/98-hunter-terrace) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8802035), [94 Hunter Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/94-hunter-terrace) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8796325), 81–93 Waimea Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8747158), [88 Hunter Terrace, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/88-hunter-terrace) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/8685055), [54 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/54-colombo-street) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8675326), [70 Colombo St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/70-colombo-street) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/8596733), [70 Colombo Street, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/70-colombo-street) - [Water Pollution - Sediment](https://www.chch.live/report/8578273), 94–98 Hunter Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand ## Getting there - Bus stop, Colombo St near Ernlea Tce, 81 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Colombo St near Nutfield Ln, 90 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Colombo St near Fisher Ave, 209 m (routes 1) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Cycle lane, 78 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/colombo-street), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Novel%20Cafe%20Beckenham%2C%2066%20Colombo%20Street%2C%20Beckenham%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.561960330830324,172.63798007136555) ## Nearby - [Opawa Farmers' Market](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-farmers-market-cashmere), Markets, 83 m - [The Cashmere Club Inc](https://www.chch.live/business/the-cashmere-club-inc-cashmere), Clubs, 100 m - [South Christchurch Farmers' Market](https://www.chch.live/business/south-christchurch-farmers-market-cashmere), Marketplace, 116 m - [Cashmere Club](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-club-cashmere), Clubs, 135 m - [Christchurch Squash Rackets Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-squash-rackets-club-cashmere), Clubs, 135 m - [She Chocolaterie](https://www.chch.live/business/she-chocolaterie-somerfield), Sweets & snacks, 146 m - [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve), park, 285 m - [Thorrington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1312-thorrington-reserve), park, 446 m - [Colombo Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1447-colombo-reserve), park, 449 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._ - [Beckenham Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-10), Service centre, 63 m ## The nearest other cafés - [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham), Sydenham, 498 m - [Black & White](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-sydenham), Sydenham, 501 m - [The Birdwood Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-eatery-beckenham), Beckenham, 539 m - [Taste @ Twenty](https://www.chch.live/business/taste-twenty-cashmere), Cashmere, 578 m - [I Spy Food and Coffee](https://www.chch.live/business/i-spy-food-and-coffee-somerfield), Somerfield, 961 m - [Xpresso](https://www.chch.live/business/xpresso-sydenham), Sydenham, 1.1 km - [Zeroes](https://www.chch.live/business/zeroes-cashmere), Cashmere, 1.3 km - [Sushi Café](https://www.chch.live/business/sushi-cafe-sydenham), Sydenham, 1.4 km - [Every one in Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-cashmere) ## Also in Cashmere - [OrthodontiX Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/business/orthodontix-cashmere), Dentists, 252 m - [Beckenham Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-cycles-cashmere), Bike shops, 340 m - [Thorrington Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/thorrington-chinese-takeaways-cashmere), Fast food, 342 m - [Thorrington Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/thorrington-dairy-cashmere), Dairies & convenience, 345 m - [Thorrington Takeways](https://www.chch.live/business/thorrington-takeways-cashmere), Fast food, 355 m - [Basic Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/basic-bikes-cashmere), Bike shops, 363 m - [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-cashmere), Petrol stations, 397 m - [Cashmere Dentists](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-dentists-cashmere), Dentists, 505 m - [Cashmere Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-cuisine-cashmere), Butchers, 580 m - [Lavish Clothing Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/lavish-clothing-gallery-cashmere), Clothing, 585 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=-43.561960330830324&lon=172.63798007136555) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.561960330830324,172.63798007136555,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Novel%20Cafe%20Beckenham) - [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Novel Cafe Beckenham?** A café in Cashmere, Christchurch. **Where is Novel Cafe Beckenham?** 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Cashmere, on [Colombo Street](https://www.chch.live/street/cashmere/colombo-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.561960330830324,172.63798007136555,17) **Is Novel Cafe Beckenham 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 Novel Cafe Beckenham?** phone [03 332 8200](tel:033328200) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/Novel-Cafe-South-Library-953625351471173/) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [novelkitchennz@gmail.com](mailto:novelkitchennz@gmail.com) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other cafés are near Novel Cafe Beckenham?** [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-sydenham) (498 m), [Black & White](https://www.chch.live/business/black-white-sydenham) (501 m), [The Birdwood Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-birdwood-eatery-beckenham) (539 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe). **What’s near Novel Cafe Beckenham?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/cashmere/66-colombo-street) holds 56 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Opawa Farmers' Market](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-farmers-market-cashmere) (83 m); the Colombo St near Ernlea Tce bus stop is 81 m away: route 1; a cycle lane passes within 78 m; nearest park: [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve) (285 m). **What stood where Novel Cafe Beckenham is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.561960330830324&lon=172.63798007136555) ## 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 2026-10-19 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/novel-cafe-beckenham-cashmere Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe Suburb: https://www.chch.live/cashmere