The Lyttelton Arms

The Lyttelton Arms is a bar or pub at 17 London Street, Lyttelton, Banks Peninsula, inside the Lyttelton commercial centre.

Call 03 328 8085 Directions Website Google Maps

Checked 18 Oct 2026

While in Lyttelton, head along to this traditional Kiwi bar and enjoy a cold drink and a meal. Sit down and relax either… Read full description ↓

Licensed to Quinn Construction Limited, to 25 Apr 2028

17 London Street

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Nearest bus stop

109 m

Bars & pubs in the suburb

Getting there

Bus stop, Norwich Quay near Canterbury St 109 m · Routes 8, 155 · ECan bus stops

Bus stop, Oxford Street near Winchester Street 123 m · Routes 8, 155 · ECan bus stops

Bus stop, Norwich Qy near Dublin St 230 m · Routes 8, 155 · ECan bus stops

The street, London 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

SuperValue Lyttelton Supermarkets · 4 m · directory lead

The Lyttel Kiwi Gift shops · 10 m

FreshChoice Supermarkets · 15 m

More nearby places 6

Bomba Restaurants · 18 m

Sammy's Gelato Cafés · 18 m Sumner Road Gardens Park · 109 m Baden Norris Reserve Park · 130 m Albion Square Botanic · 152 m Lyttelton Service Centre Service centre · 61 m

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

Wunderbar 22 m · Lyttelton

Civil & Naval 40 m · Lyttelton

Eruption Brewing 51 m · Lyttelton

More nearby bars & pubs 5

Forty Two 98 m · Lyttelton

The Commoners 121 m · Lyttelton

The Commoners Bar 127 m · Lyttelton

Hell Fire Club 130 m · Lyttelton · directory lead

Armadillo's Lyttelton 344 m · Lyttelton

All 9 bars & pubs in Lyttelton → · Every one in the city →

Also in Lyttelton

Lyttelton Pharmacy Pharmacies · 30 m

Coffee Culture Cafés · 38 m

Lyttelton Coffee Company Cafés · 40 m

More businesses in Lyttelton 7

Lyttleton Farmers Market Supermarkets · 40 m

Leslie's Bookshop Bookshops · 41 m

Nama Restaurants · 41 m

Harbour Co-op General · 43 m

Mapu Test kitchen Restaurants · 47 m

Node Florists · 49 m

Eruption Brewery Delis · 50 m · directory lead

Every kind of business in Lyttelton →

What the record holds 7 sourced facts

What the record holds

Every fact with the source that states it, Lyttelton (the suburb’s page) · record assembled 18 Oct 2026
Fact	What the source says	Source
Address	17 London Street	OpenStreetMap
Kind	Bars & pubs	OpenStreetMap
Phone	03 328 8085	Find Christchurch, 2024
Website	facebook.com	Find Christchurch, 2024
Email	caroline@lytteltonarms.co.nz	Find Christchurch, 2024
Food registration	reg CCC002281/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 28 June 2027	MPI food register
Alcohol licence	On-licence tavern, expires 25 Apr 2028, held by Quinn Construction Limited	Council licence register

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How the council’s directory described it

While in Lyttelton, head along to this traditional Kiwi bar and enjoy a cold drink and a meal. Sit down and relax either inside the cosy bar or out on the deck overlooking the busy Port. Dog friendly. Previously Fat Tony's Bar & Swill.

— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as 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
Fact	What the source says	Source
District Plan zone	Commercial Banks Peninsula	District Plan
Commercial centre	Lyttelton, small neighbourhood centre	District Plan

17 London Street, the address’s own page 8 council reports on file, with the indicative rating valuation and school zones, hazards and what stood there before

J. C. Grubb Mayor S. R. Webb Ex-Mayor Chairman Fire A plaque stands 100 m away · 2008

Sled Dog / New Zealand Antarctic Society A plaque stands 102 m away · 2016

Erected to Commemorate Coronation of King Edward VII August A plaque stands 103 m away · 2008

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

The reports nearby

1,780 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 1,524 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.

The 1,780 reports on file

Pothole 8 St Davids St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 13 October 2026

Playground Equipment 54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 12 October 2026

Playground Equipment 54 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 9 October 2026

Facility - General Request 44–78 London St, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082 · 9 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 8 October 2026

Public Toilet 17 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 8 October 2026

Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge 5C Norwich Quay, Banks Peninsula, Lyttelton · 5 October 2026

Overgrown Vegetation 26E Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 5 October 2026

Road Signage 26 Oxford St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 2 October 2026

Graffiti on a fence, building or structure 2 London Street, Lyttelton · 30 September 2026

Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art 14 Canterbury St, Canterbury, Lyttelton · 29 September 2026

Facility - General Request 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton · 24 September 2026

Questions, answered briefly

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What is The Lyttelton Arms?

A bar or pub in Lyttelton, Christchurch.

Where is The Lyttelton Arms?

17 London Street, Lyttelton, on London Street. On the map →

Is The Lyttelton Arms still trading?

Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 25 Apr 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

How do you contact The Lyttelton Arms?

phone 03 328 8085 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email caroline@lytteltonarms.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).

What other bars & pubs are near The Lyttelton Arms?

Wunderbar (22 m), Civil & Naval (40 m), Eruption Brewing (51 m), every one in the city.

What’s near The Lyttelton Arms?

the address’s own record holds 8 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest SuperValue Lyttelton (4 m); the Norwich Quay near Canterbury St bus stop is 109 m away: routes 8, 155; nearest park: Sumner Road Gardens (109 m).

What stood where The Lyttelton Arms 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 City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register

Read source notes 6

OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
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
Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address

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