# Thirsty Liquor Linwood, Phillipstown

Thirsty Liquor Linwood is a bottle store at 1/21 Aldwins Road Linwood, Phillipstown, Christchurch.

[Call 03 982 1753](<tel:039821753>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Thirsty%20Liquor%20Linwood%2C%201%2F21%20Aldwins%20Road%20Linwood%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Thirsty%20Liquor%20Linwood%2C%201%2F21%20Aldwins%20Road%20Linwood%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register, to 3 Oct 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Aldwins Rd near Matlock St, route 140, the Orbiter (clockwise)) is 43 m away; a cycle lane passes within 51 m. The address’s own page keeps 12 council reports on file. It holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 1/21 Aldwins Road Linwood _(Council licence register)_
- **Kind:** Bottle stores _(Council licence register)_
- **Phone:** 03 982 1753 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.thirstyliquor.co.nz/, unreachable when last read 29 Sept 2026 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Alcohol licence:** Off-licence liquor store, expires 3 Oct 2028, held by Southern Sun Distillery 2012 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:** [21 Aldwins Road](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/21-aldwins-road), 12 reports on file


## The reports nearby
326 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/9009131), [12F Aldwins Road, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/12f-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8898115), [33 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/33-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8898096), [25 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/25-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8889013), [37 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/37-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8866429), Aldwins Rd near Edmond St, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8611491), [25 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/25-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8579343), [36A Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/36a-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8573032), [2 Edmonds Street, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/2-edmonds-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8573012), [30 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/30-aldwins-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8540490), Aldwins Rd near Edmond St, Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8539010), [5 Bass Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/5-bass-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8505893), [33 Ryan St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/33-ryan-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Aldwins Rd near Matlock St, 43 m (routes 140, Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Aldwins Rd near Edmond St, 100 m (routes 140, Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Isabella Pl, 137 m (routes 3, 140) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 51 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Aldwins Road Linwood](https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/aldwins-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Thirsty%20Liquor%20Linwood%2C%201%2F21%20Aldwins%20Road%20Linwood%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.54160283140105,172.66597910351635)

## Nearby

- [St John Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-shop-waltham), Op shops, 42 m
- [Harvest Market](https://www.chch.live/business/harvest-market-waltham), Supermarkets, 64 m
- [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-waltham), Bakeries, 91 m
- [Car clearance centre](https://www.chch.live/business/car-clearance-centre-woolston), Car dealers, 104 m
- [Coupland's Bakeries - Linwood](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-bakeries-linwood-woolston), Business, 109 m
- [Complete Tyre & Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/complete-tyre-auto-woolston), Car repair, 126 m
- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden), Botanic, 82 m
- [Edmonds Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1532-edmonds-park), Sports ground, 133 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 bottle stores

- [Yankee Bourbon](https://www.chch.live/business/yankee-bourbon-waltham), Waltham, 511 m
- [Wilderness Brewing](https://www.chch.live/business/wilderness-brewing-woolston), Woolston, 542 m
- [I've Been Pickled](https://www.chch.live/business/i-ve-been-pickled-phillipstown), Phillipstown, 1.0 km
- [Opawa Liquor Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-liquor-centre-waltham), Waltham, 1.1 km
- [Super Liquor Linwood](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-linwood-christchurch), Linwood, 1.1 km
- [Big Daddy's Liquor - Eastgate](https://www.chch.live/business/big-daddy-s-liquor-eastgate-christchurch), Linwood, 1.2 km
- [MC Imports](https://www.chch.live/business/mc-imports-christchurch), Linwood, 1.3 km
- [Three Boys Brewery](https://www.chch.live/business/three-boys-brewery-woolston), Woolston, 1.5 km
- [Every one in Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-phillipstown)

## Also in Phillipstown

- [Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resources Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-refugee-resettlement-and-resources-centre-phillipstown), Government, 882 m
- [Fitzwilliam Electrical](https://www.chch.live/business/fitzwilliam-electrical-phillipstown), Electricians, 903 m
- [Aldwins Road Vet Clinic](https://www.chch.live/business/aldwins-road-vet-clinic-phillipstown), Vets, 912 m
- [Tuam St Food Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/tuam-st-food-centre-phillipstown), Fast food, 918 m
- [Work and Income, Linwood Branch](https://www.chch.live/business/work-and-income-linwood-branch-phillipstown), Government, 948 m
- [Lillies](https://www.chch.live/business/lillies-phillipstown), Restaurants, 956 m
- [Nippon Direct Auto](https://www.chch.live/business/nippon-direct-auto-phillipstown), Car dealers, 983 m
- [Vivace Espresso Roastery and Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/vivace-espresso-roastery-and-cafe-phillipstown), Cafés, 987 m
- [Table Bloom Patisserie](https://www.chch.live/business/table-bloom-patisserie-phillipstown), Delis, 994 m
- [Butter Pastry](https://www.chch.live/business/butter-pastry-phillipstown), Pastry, 996 m
- [Every kind of business in Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54160283140105&lon=172.66597910351635)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54160283140105,172.66597910351635,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Thirsty%20Liquor%20Linwood)
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Thirsty Liquor Linwood?**

A bottle store in Phillipstown, Christchurch.

**Where is Thirsty Liquor Linwood?**

1/21 Aldwins Road Linwood, Phillipstown, on [Aldwins Road Linwood](https://www.chch.live/street/phillipstown/aldwins-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.54160283140105,172.66597910351635,17)

**Is Thirsty Liquor Linwood still trading?**

Holds an off-licence liquor store on the council’s register, to 3 Oct 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**How do you contact Thirsty Liquor Linwood?**

phone [03 982 1753](tel:039821753) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.thirstyliquor.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other bottle stores are near Thirsty Liquor Linwood?**

[Yankee Bourbon](https://www.chch.live/business/yankee-bourbon-waltham) (511 m), [Wilderness Brewing](https://www.chch.live/business/wilderness-brewing-woolston) (542 m), [I've Been Pickled](https://www.chch.live/business/i-ve-been-pickled-phillipstown) (1.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor).

**What’s near Thirsty Liquor Linwood?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown/21-aldwins-road) holds 12 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [St John Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/st-john-shop-waltham) (42 m); the Aldwins Rd near Matlock St bus stop is 43 m away: routes 140, Oc; a cycle lane passes within 51 m; nearest park: [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden) (82 m).

**What stood where Thirsty Liquor Linwood is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.54160283140105&lon=172.66597910351635)

## Sources

- 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
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-18

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