# Sumner Surf Life Saving Club, Clifton

Sumner Surf Life Saving Club is a club at 301 Main Road, Clifton, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sumner%20Surf%20Life%20Saving%20Club%2C%20301%20Main%20Road%20Clifton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sumner%20Surf%20Life%20Saving%20Club%2C%20301%20Main%20Road%20Clifton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds a club licence class 3 on the council’s register, to 22 Feb 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Clifton Tce and Main Rd, route 3) is 43 m away; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 55 council reports on file. It holds a club licence class 3 on the council’s register.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 301 Main Road Clifton _(Council licence register)_
- **Kind:** Clubs _(Council licence register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** Club licence class 3, expires 22 Feb 2028, held by Sumner Surf & Life-Saving Club Incorporated _(Council licence register)_

## The ground it stands on

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

- **District Plan zone:** Open Space Coastal _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [301 Main Road](https://www.chch.live/clifton/301-main-road), 55 reports on file


## The reports nearby
524 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9075635), Clifton Tce and Main Rd, Clifton, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/9029999), Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/9011686), 258–296 Main Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8908833), Clifton Tce and Main Rd, Clifton, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8908106), 1–4 Clifton Bay, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8786837), 32–48 Clifton Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8741353), [2 Nayland St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/clifton/2-nayland-street)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8709972), [301 Main Road, Clifton, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/clifton/301-main-road)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8679804), [301 Main Road, Clifton, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/clifton/301-main-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8618792), [53 Clifton Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/clifton/53-clifton-terrace)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8573498), [49 Clifton Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/clifton/49-clifton-terrace)
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8518149), [39 Clifton Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/clifton/39-clifton-terrace)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Clifton Tce and Main Rd, 43 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Main Rd near Marriner St, 111 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Marriner St near Main Rd, 216 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Main Road Clifton](https://www.chch.live/street/clifton/main-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Sumner%20Surf%20Life%20Saving%20Club%2C%20301%20Main%20Road%20Clifton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.56525712838095,172.7551610647483)

## Nearby

- [Sumner Coronation Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-coronation-garden-clifton), Attractions, 62 m
- [Big Bear Breakfast Burritos](https://www.chch.live/business/big-bear-breakfast-burritos-sumner), Fast food, 257 m
- [Sumner Market](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-market-sumner), Markets, 257 m
- [Le Petit Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/le-petit-hotel-sumner), B&Bs, 298 m
- [Beach Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/beach-bar-sumner), Restaurants, 349 m
- [Kiosk 147](https://www.chch.live/business/kiosk-147-sumner), Fast food, 367 m
- [Sumner Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1691-sumner-beach), Regional, 26 m
- [Sumner Coronation Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1763-sumner-coronation-garden), park, 59 m
- [Shag Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/958-shag-rock-reserve), park, 304 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._
- [Matuku Takotako / Sumner Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-53), Library, 527 m

## The nearest other clubs

- [Sumner Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-bowling-club-richmond-hill), Richmond Hill, 444 m
- [Sumner Sports Pavilion](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-sports-pavilion-sumner), Sumner, 1.4 km
- [Sumner Tennis & Squash Club](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-tennis-squash-club-sumner), Sumner, 1.5 km
- [Redcliffs Mt Pleasant Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/redcliffs-mt-pleasant-bowling-club-redcliffs), Redcliffs, 1.5 km
- [Pleasant Point Yacht Club](https://www.chch.live/business/pleasant-point-yacht-club-south-new-brighton), South New Brighton, 4.0 km
- [Heathcote Cricket Club](https://www.chch.live/business/heathcote-cricket-club-heathcote-valley), Heathcote Valley, 4.2 km
- [The Lyttelton Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttelton-club-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 5.0 km
- [South Brighton Surf Life Saving Club](https://www.chch.live/business/south-brighton-surf-life-saving-club-new-brighton), New Brighton, 5.6 km
- [Every one in Clifton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-clifton)

## Also in Clifton

- [Casamassima Italian Fare](https://www.chch.live/business/casamassima-italian-fare-clifton), Bottle stores, 451 m
- [Wine In A Glass New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/business/wine-in-a-glass-new-zealand-clifton), Bottle stores, 613 m
- [Gethsemane Gardens - Venue](https://www.chch.live/business/gethsemane-gardens-venue-clifton), Venues & events, 1.4 km
- [Every kind of business in Clifton](https://www.chch.live/clifton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56525712838095&lon=172.7551610647483)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.56525712838095,172.7551610647483,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Sumner%20Surf%20Life%20Saving%20Club)
- [Clifton](https://www.chch.live/clifton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Sumner Surf Life Saving Club?**

A club in Clifton, Christchurch.

**Where is Sumner Surf Life Saving Club?**

301 Main Road Clifton, on [Main Road Clifton](https://www.chch.live/street/clifton/main-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.56525712838095,172.7551610647483,17)

**Is Sumner Surf Life Saving Club still trading?**

Holds a club licence class 3 on the council’s register, to 22 Feb 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**What other clubs are near Sumner Surf Life Saving Club?**

[Sumner Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-bowling-club-richmond-hill) (444 m), [Sumner Sports Pavilion](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-sports-pavilion-sumner) (1.4 km), [Sumner Tennis & Squash Club](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-tennis-squash-club-sumner) (1.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club).

**What’s near Sumner Surf Life Saving Club?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/clifton/301-main-road) holds 55 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Sumner Coronation Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-coronation-garden-clifton) (62 m); the Clifton Tce and Main Rd bus stop is 43 m away: route 3; a shared path on the Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway route passes the door; nearest park: [Sumner Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1691-sumner-beach) (26 m).

**What stood where Sumner Surf Life Saving Club is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.56525712838095&lon=172.7551610647483)

## Sources

- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (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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