# The Swamp Tavern, Islington The Swamp Tavern is a bar or pub at 1/670 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 21 July 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave, route 5) is 93 m away. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 1/670 Main South Road Islington _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(Council licence register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC003768/2, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 14 Feb 2027 _(MPI food register)_ - **Alcohol licence:** On-licence tavern, expires 21 July 2029, held by The Swamp 2019 Limited _(Council licence register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [670 Main South Road Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington/670-main-south-road), 4 reports on file ## The reports nearby 121 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8794590), [562R Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7676, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/562r-waterloo-road) - [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/8765101), [684 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/684-main-south-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8659057), 550–560 Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 7676, New Zealand - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8590454), [673A Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/673a-main-south-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8566847), [491 Waterloo Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/491-waterloo-road) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8513336), [684 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/684-main-south-road) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8345948), Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8327127), [680 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/680-main-south-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8209448), [670 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/670-main-south-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8065514), [679 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/679-main-south-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7950784), [679 Main South Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/679-main-south-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7436869), [562R Waterloo Road, Islington, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/islington/562r-waterloo-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave, 93 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave, 213 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_ - [Main South Road Islington](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Swamp%20Tavern%2C%201%2F670%20Main%20South%20Road%20Islington%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.548221877643506,172.4918265745965) ## Nearby - [Thirsty Liquor Islington](https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-islington), Bottle stores, 9 m - [Little Sister Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/little-sister-cafe-islington), Cafés, 44 m - [The Islington Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-islington-hotel-islington), Bars & pubs, 51 m - [Giltrap](https://www.chch.live/business/giltrap-islington), Car dealers, 100 m - [NPD](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-islington), Petrol stations, 107 m - [CleanCo Truck Wash](https://www.chch.live/business/cleanco-truck-wash-islington), Car washes, 142 m - [Islington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1359-islington-reserve), park, 129 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._ ## The nearest other bars & pubs - [The Islington Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-islington-hotel-islington), Islington, 51 m - [Golden Mile Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-mile-tavern-templeton), Templeton, 1.6 km - [Temp's Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/temp-s-bar-hornby), Hornby, 2.6 km - [Temps Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/temps-bar-hornby), Hornby, 2.6 km - [The Equestrian Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-equestrian-hotel-hornby), Hornby, 2.8 km - [Yaldy Bottle Store](https://www.chch.live/business/yaldy-bottle-store-yaldhurst), Yaldhurst, 4.1 km - [Carbine Lounge & Bar - The Racecourse Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/carbine-lounge-bar-the-racecourse-hotel-sockburn), Sockburn, 4.9 km - [The Long Knight](https://www.chch.live/business/the-long-knight-halswell), Halswell, 5.5 km - [Every one in Islington](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-islington) ## Also in Islington - [Z Templeton](https://www.chch.live/business/z-templeton-islington), Petrol stations, 322 m - [The Bottle-O Templeton](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bottle-o-templeton-islington), Bottle stores, 413 m - [Fridays Sorted](https://www.chch.live/business/fridays-sorted-islington), Business, 470 m - [Conroy Removals](https://www.chch.live/business/conroy-removals-islington), Moving Company, 591 m - [DARC](https://www.chch.live/business/darc-islington), Business, 613 m - [Caffe 1808](https://www.chch.live/business/caffe-1808-islington), Restaurants, 710 m - [Foley Trucks](https://www.chch.live/business/foley-trucks-islington), Car dealers, 743 m - [Southern Engineering Solutions](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-engineering-solutions-islington), Engineers, 754 m - [UCC Motorhomes and Caravans](https://www.chch.live/business/ucc-motorhomes-and-caravans-islington), Caravan, 772 m - [Harcourt Insulation](https://www.chch.live/business/harcourt-insulation-islington), Insulation, 794 m - [Every kind of business in Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.548221877643506&lon=172.4918265745965) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.548221877643506,172.4918265745965,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Swamp%20Tavern) - [Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Swamp Tavern?** A bar or pub in Islington, Christchurch. **Where is The Swamp Tavern?** 1/670 Main South Road Islington, on [Main South Road Islington](https://www.chch.live/street/islington/main-south-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.548221877643506,172.4918265745965,17) **Is The Swamp Tavern still trading?** Holds an on-licence tavern on the council’s register, to 21 July 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **What other bars & pubs are near The Swamp Tavern?** [The Islington Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-islington-hotel-islington) (51 m), [Golden Mile Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-mile-tavern-templeton) (1.6 km), [Temp's Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/temp-s-bar-hornby) (2.6 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar). **What’s near The Swamp Tavern?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/islington/670-main-south-road) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Thirsty Liquor Islington](https://www.chch.live/business/thirsty-liquor-islington) (9 m); the Temp - Waterloo Rd near Islington Ave bus stop is 93 m away: route 5; nearest park: [Islington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1359-islington-reserve) (129 m). **What stood where The Swamp Tavern is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.548221877643506&lon=172.4918265745965) ## 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 - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-18 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-swamp-tavern-islington Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar Suburb: https://www.chch.live/islington