The Old Countryhouse
The Old Countryhouse is a hostel at 431 Gloucester Street, Linwood, Christchurch.
Checked 21 Oct 2026
Hostel at 431 Gloucester Street, reception hours 9 am to 8 pm, with wifi: read from the public record
431 Gloucester Street
Opening hours
| Monday – Sunday | 9 am to 8 pm |
|---|
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 77 hours a week, by the map’s count.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 5
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 hostels
More nearby hostels 5
Also in Linwood
More businesses in Linwood 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 431 Gloucester Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Hostels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | +64 3 381 5504 | OpenStreetMap |
| Website | oldcountryhousenz.com | OpenStreetMap |
| Services | Wi-Fi | OpenStreetMap |
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The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Medium density residential zone | District Plan |
What stood on Gloucester Street
From Canterbury Museum. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Long Tail Thai Takeaways, 2025-02. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
2,107 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 1,715 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,107 reports on file
Questions, answered briefly
Read answers 8
A hostel in Linwood, Christchurch.
431 Gloucester Street, Linwood, on Gloucester Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap.
phone 03 381 5504, its website.
Monday – Sunday: 9 am to 8 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Old Country House (25 m), Kiwi House (290 m), Small Kiwi House (395 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Old Country House (25 m); the Gloucester St near Stanmore Rd bus stop is 30 m away: route 5; a cycle lane passes within 51 m; nearest park: Doris Lusk Corner (197 m).
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 · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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)
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-old-countryhouse-christchurch.md.
Doris Lusk Corner plaque
Facility - General Request
Overgrown Vegetation
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Water General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish