Thistle Guest House
Thistle Guest House is a B&B at 21 Main South Rd, Upper Riccarton, the map pin sits in Sockburn, Christchurch.
Checked 17 Oct 2026
The Thistle is a small friendly hotel providing quality homestyle accommodation to travellers on a budget. You can choose… Read full description ↓
21 Main South Rd, Upper Riccarton
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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 b&bs
More nearby b&bs 5
Also in Sockburn
More businesses in Sockburn 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 21 Main South Rd, Upper Riccarton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | B&Bs | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 348 1499 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | thistleguesthouse.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
The Thistle is a small friendly hotel providing quality homestyle accommodation to travellers on a budget. You can choose between bed and breakfast or room only rates.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Medium density residential zone | District Plan |
The reports nearby
465 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Graffiti & vandalism, 342 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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A B&B in Sockburn, Christchurch.
21 Main South Rd, Upper Riccarton, the map pin sits in Sockburn, on Main South Rd. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 348 1499 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Sunrise Bed and Breakfast (157 m), Alumni House (1.1 km), The Est@blishment Boutique Accommodation (1.7 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 8 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Amiable Legal (100 m); the Main South Rd near Curletts Rd bus stop is 155 m away: routes 5, 100, 130; a separated cycleway on the South Express route passes the door; nearest park: Glebe Reserve (219 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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