# Racecourse Dairy, Sockburn

Racecourse Dairy is a dairy in Sockburn, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Racecourse%20Dairy%2C%20Sockburn%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Racecourse%20Dairy%2C%20Sockburn%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

It opens six or more days a week. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Epsom Rd near Carbine Pl, route 130) is 36 m away; a shared path on the South Express route passes within 132 m.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## Opening hours

- Monday – Friday: 7 am, 7.30 pm
- Saturday – Sunday: 7.30 am, 7.30 pm

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Dairies & convenience _(OpenStreetMap)_

## 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)_


## The reports nearby
212 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8996549), [79 Epsom Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/79-epsom-road)
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8787861), [87 Epsom Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/87-epsom-road)
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8699239), [63 Epsom Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/63-epsom-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8447114), [8 Gloaming Place, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/8-gloaming-place)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8440111), [87 Epsom Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/87-epsom-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8188496), Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8080732), [118 Racecourse Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/118-racecourse-road)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8079023), [118 Racecourse Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/118-racecourse-road)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8026343), [8A Cheyenne Street, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/8a-cheyenne-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7885023), [64 Epsom Road, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/64-epsom-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7734877), [150 Racecourse Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/150-racecourse-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7714421), [16 Carbine Place, Sockburn, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/16-carbine-place)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Epsom Rd near Carbine Pl, 36 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Epsom Rd near Carbine Pl, 116 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Racecourse Rd near O'briens Rd, 178 m (routes 130) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, South Express route, 132 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Racecourse%20Dairy%2C%20Sockburn%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5329613,172.5492305)

## Nearby

- [Avonhead Automotive](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-automotive-sockburn), Car repair, 29 m
- [Carbine Lounge & Bar - The Racecourse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/carbine-lounge-bar-the-racecourse-hotel-sockburn), Bars & pubs, 87 m
- [Hoofbeats Bar and Bistro - The Racecourse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/hoofbeats-bar-and-bistro-the-racecourse-hotel-sockburn), Restaurants, 110 m
- [The Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/the-racecourse-hotel-motor-lodge-sockburn), Hotels, 114 m
- [Racecourse Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/business/racecourse-riccarton-sockburn), Venues & events, 144 m
- [Grand Prix Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/grand-prix-cafe-sockburn), Cafés, 244 m
- [Paparua Stream Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1477-paparua-stream-reserve), park, 145 m
- [Chokebore Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1446-chokebore-reserve), Botanic, 237 m
- [Gloaming Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1841-gloaming-reserve), park, 249 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 dairies & convenience

- [Coach Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-dairy-sockburn), Sockburn, 807 m
- [Sockburn Food Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/sockburn-food-mart-sockburn), Sockburn, 840 m
- [Yaldhurst Mini Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldhurst-mini-mart-sockburn), Sockburn, 865 m
- [Cutts Mini Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/cutts-mini-mart-russley), Russley, 1.3 km
- [Curletts Road Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/curletts-road-dairy-sockburn), Sockburn, 1.5 km
- [Staveley Street Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/staveley-street-dairy-avonhead), Avonhead, 1.6 km
- [Wigram Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/wigram-dairy-wigram), Wigram, 1.9 km
- [MetroMart](https://www.chch.live/business/metromart-upper-riccarton), Upper Riccarton, 2.1 km
- [Every one in Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-sockburn)

## Also in Sockburn

- [Georgio’s Café](https://www.chch.live/business/georgio-s-cafe-sockburn), Cafés, 250 m
- [Blackwells](https://www.chch.live/business/blackwells-sockburn), Car dealers, 576 m
- [South Island Filter Cleaning Specialists](https://www.chch.live/business/south-island-filter-cleaning-specialists-sockburn), Car repair, 586 m
- [Sockburn Recreational Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/sockburn-recreational-centre-sockburn), Sports centres, 587 m
- [Transgear](https://www.chch.live/business/transgear-sockburn), Car repair, 620 m
- [Wanda Motor Repair](https://www.chch.live/business/wanda-motor-repair-sockburn), Car repair, 628 m
- [Tech Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/tech-auto-sockburn), Car repair, 653 m
- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-sockburn), Petrol stations, 661 m
- [Flemings Cylinder Head Repairs](https://www.chch.live/business/flemings-cylinder-head-repairs-sockburn), Car repair, 664 m
- [Whitehouse Builders](https://www.chch.live/business/whitehouse-builders-sockburn), Company, 688 m
- [Every kind of business in Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5329613&lon=172.5492305)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5329613,172.5492305,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Racecourse%20Dairy)
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4547348762), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Racecourse Dairy?**

A dairy in Sockburn, Christchurch.

**Where is Racecourse Dairy?**

Somewhere in Sockburn, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5329613,172.5492305,17)

**Is Racecourse Dairy still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**When is Racecourse Dairy open?**

Monday – Friday: 7 am, 7.30 pm; Saturday – Sunday: 7.30 am, 7.30 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other dairies & convenience are near Racecourse Dairy?**

[Coach Corner Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/coach-corner-dairy-sockburn) (807 m), [Sockburn Food Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/sockburn-food-mart-sockburn) (840 m), [Yaldhurst Mini Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldhurst-mini-mart-sockburn) (865 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy).

**What’s near Racecourse Dairy?**

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Avonhead Automotive](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-automotive-sockburn) (29 m); the Epsom Rd near Carbine Pl bus stop is 36 m away: route 130; a shared path on the South Express route passes within 132 m; nearest park: [Paparua Stream Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1477-paparua-stream-reserve) (145 m).

**What stood where Racecourse Dairy is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5329613&lon=172.5492305)

## 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 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 2026-10-17

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