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Scarborough Fare

Scarborough Fare is a restaurant at 147R Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch.

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Licensed to L&V Sheppard Limited, to 24 Sept 2029

147R Esplanade Sumner

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Nearest bus stop
208 m
Restaurants in the suburb
17

Getting there

Bus stop, Marriner St near Wakefield Ave 208 m · Route 3 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Nayland St near Stoke St 216 m · Route 3 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Nayland St near Stoke St 227 m · Route 3 · ECan bus stops
Shared path, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Directions → Walking, cycling and driving routes, on Google Maps Street View → The kerb as Google photographed it: worth a look before a first visit

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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.

Nearby

Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.

The nearest other restaurants

All 17 restaurants in Sumner → · Every one in the city →

Also in Sumner

Every kind of business in Sumner →

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Sumner (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 16 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address147R Esplanade SumnerCouncil licence register
KindRestaurantsCouncil licence register
Alcohol licenceOn-licence restaurant class 3, expires 24 Sept 2029, held by L&V Sheppard LimitedCouncil licence register

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The ground it stands on

Facts about the spot the pin marks, the land, not the business. A consent may belong to the building, the landlord or a neighbour
FactWhat the source saysSource
District Plan zoneOpen Space CoastalDistrict Plan

What stood on this ground → · Documents that name it →

The reports nearby

846 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 651 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 846 reports on file
Pavement - General 78–90 Esplanade · 30 September 2026
Damaged Street Sign Marriner St near Wakefield Ave, Sumner · 3 September 2026
Trees - General 52 Esplanade · 23 August 2026
Litter 64–76 Esplanade · 22 August 2026
Hazard, vehicle 48 Nayland St · 14 August 2026
Fallen Tree 52 Esplanade · 11 August 2026

Questions, answered briefly

What is Scarborough Fare?

A restaurant in Sumner, Christchurch.

Where is Scarborough Fare?

147R Esplanade Sumner. On the map →

Is Scarborough Fare still trading?

Holds an on-licence restaurant class 3 on the council’s register, to 24 Sept 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

What other restaurants are near Scarborough Fare?

Fire and Slice (201 m), Own Masala (201 m), The Headless Mexican (209 m), every one in the city.

What’s near Scarborough Fare?

6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Dot Com Cafe (120 m); the Marriner St near Wakefield Ave bus stop is 208 m away: route 3; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door; nearest park: Cave Rock Reserve (279 m).

What stood where Scarborough Fare is, before?

The heritage-register places nearest the pin →

The record behind this

This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:

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