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The Bog

The Bog is a bar or pub at 50 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City.

Checked 19 Oct 2026

The Bog, Christchurch’s iconic Irish pub. Enjoy hearty food, perfect pints, nightly live music, and great craic with friends… Read full description ↓

One of 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City, 37% of the city’s count

50 Victoria Street

Street record, Victoria Street →

Open on the city map →

Hours a week
98
Nearest bus stop
45 m
Bars & pubs in the suburb
96

Opening hours

As mapped on OpenStreetMap
Monday – Sundaynoon to 2 am

Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 98 hours a week, by the map’s count.

From its website and public pages

Read from the site itself 2 Oct 2026, Its own website.

Getting there

Bus stop, Victoria St near Peterborough St 45 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Salisbury St near Victoria St 117 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Bus stop, Kilmore Street Town Hall 284 m · Routes 1, 29, 95 · ECan bus stops
Cycle lane Passes the door · in service · Council cycleway layer
Car park, Peterborough Street off-street parking 55 m · private · 386 spaces · 10 mobility · 1 EV · Council parking data
The street, Victoria Street Reports, crashes and the rest of the record along it 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

More nearby places 6

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 bars & pubs

More nearby bars & pubs 5

All 96 bars & pubs in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →

Also in Christchurch Central City

More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7

Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City →

What the record holds 10 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Christchurch Central City (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 19 Oct 2026
FactWhat the source saysSource
Address50 Victoria Street, Christchurch 8013OpenStreetMap
KindBars & pubsOpenStreetMap
Phone+64 3 929 0117OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees
Websitethebog.co.nzOpenStreetMap · its own site agrees
Emailadmin@thebog.co.nzIts own website
Menuthebog.co.nzIts own website
SocialFacebook, InstagramIts own website
NZBN9429033509235, NZ Limited Company, removedNZBN register
Registered nameTHE BOG LIMITEDNZBN register
Registered since18 May 2007NZBN register

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What its website says

The Bog, Christchurch’s iconic Irish pub. Enjoy hearty food, perfect pints, nightly live music, and great craic with friends old and new.

— Its own website. Read from its own site, a lead, not checked.

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 zoneCity centre zoneDistrict Plan

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

What stood on Victoria Street

Railing and moulding, Victoria Street bridge
1874, Railing and moulding, Victoria Street bridge

From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside The Bog Irish Bar, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →

The reports nearby

2,221 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,857 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 2,221 reports on file

Questions, answered briefly

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What is The Bog?

A bar or pub in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

Where is The Bog?

50 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central City, on Victoria Street. On the map →

Is The Bog still trading?

On OpenStreetMap.

How do you contact The Bog?

phone 03 929 0117, its website, email admin@thebog.co.nz (its own website).

When is The Bog open?

Monday – Sunday: noon to 2 am, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

What other bars & pubs are near The Bog?

Club Arcadia (36 m), Cruz Nightclub (50 m), Monza Sports Bar - Christchurch Casino (77 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Bog?

the address’s own record holds 6 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Bog Irish Bar (4 m); the Victoria St near Peterborough St bus stop is 45 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Victoria Triangles (50 m).

What stood where The Bog 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:

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register

Read source notes 7

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-bog-christchurch-central-city.md.