# Woolston Park Bowling Club, Woolston Woolston Park Bowling Club is a sports centre at 502 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds a club licence class 3 on the council’s register, to 26 July 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Tilford St, route 3) is 238 m away; a shared path passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 59 council reports on file. It holds a club licence class 3 on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 502 Ferry Road Woolston _(Council licence register)_ - **Kind:** Sports centres _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Alcohol licence:** Club licence class 3, expires 26 July 2027, held by Woolston Park Bowling Club Incorporated _(Council licence register)_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Open Space Community Parks _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [502 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/woolston/502-ferry-road), 59 reports on file ## What stood on Ferry Road [1870, Section of Ferry Road drain](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/city-surveyor-plans/ccl-cs-95683) _From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Claude's Kitchen, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road#s-then) ## The reports nearby 887 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9125803), [103 Wildberry Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/103-wildberry-street) - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9120228), [36 Hopkins Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/36-hopkins-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9113627), [502E Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/502e-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9113617), [543 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/543-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9109393), [545 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/545-ferry-road) - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9109392), [545 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/545-ferry-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9106413), Woolston Park 502 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9101529), [476 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/476-ferry-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9094205), [476B Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/476b-ferry-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074520), [102 Wildberry Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/102-wildberry-street) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069870), Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9058825), [70 Wildberry St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/70-wildberry-street) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Tilford St, 238 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Smith St, 261 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Tilford St, 316 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Shared path, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Ferry Road Woolston](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Woolston%20Park%20Bowling%20Club%2C%20502%20Ferry%20Road%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5472293,172.6724282) ## Nearby - [Woolston Rugby Football League Club](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-rugby-football-league-club-woolston), Clubs, 203 m - [BestStart Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/business/beststart-ferry-road-woolston), Education & tutoring, 209 m - [Woolston Development Project](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-development-project-woolston), Association, 239 m - [Gull Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-woolston), Petrol stations, 240 m - [Animal and Bird Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/animal-and-bird-hospital-woolston), Vets, 270 m - [Krishna Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/krishna-dairy-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 275 m - [Woolston Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1099-woolston-park), Sports ground, 146 m - [Mary Dixon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1202-mary-dixon-park), park, 281 m - [Christchurch Quay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/908-christchurch-quay-reserve), park, 423 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 sports centres - [Chans Martial Arts](https://www.chch.live/business/chans-martial-arts-woolston), Woolston, 753 m - [Whittington Avenue Sports Field](https://www.chch.live/business/whittington-avenue-sports-field-woolston), Woolston, 782 m - [Opawa Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-bowling-club-opawa), Opawa, 989 m - [Linwood Pool: Te Pou Toetoe](https://www.chch.live/business/linwood-pool-te-pou-toetoe-christchurch), Christchurch, 1.2 km - [Opawa Tennis](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-tennis-opawa), Opawa, 1.2 km - [Uprising](https://www.chch.live/business/uprising-waltham), Waltham, 1.7 km - [Waltham Summer Pool](https://www.chch.live/business/waltham-summer-pool-waltham), Waltham, 1.9 km - [AquaGym Swim Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/aquagym-swim-centre-christchurch), Linwood, 2.0 km - [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-woolston) ## Also in Woolston - [Yash Dairy & Lotto](https://www.chch.live/business/yash-dairy-lotto-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 298 m - [New Yesterdays](https://www.chch.live/business/new-yesterdays-woolston), Clothing, 312 m - [Hopkins St Fish and Chips](https://www.chch.live/business/hopkins-st-fish-and-chips-woolston), Fast food, 331 m - [Leaves at Portstone Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/leaves-at-portstone-cafe-woolston), Cafés, 341 m - [Portstone Garden Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/portstone-garden-cafe-woolston), Cafés, 343 m - [Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/dairy-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 345 m - [David Woodings Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/david-woodings-gallery-woolston), Galleries, 362 m - [Portstone Garden Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/portstone-garden-centre-woolston), Garden centres, 365 m - [Treasure Trove Clothing & Alterations](https://www.chch.live/business/treasure-trove-clothing-alterations-woolston), Op shops, 448 m - [Freedom RV](https://www.chch.live/business/freedom-rv-woolston), Caravan, 456 m - [Every kind of business in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5472293&lon=172.6724282) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5472293,172.6724282,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Woolston%20Park%20Bowling%20Club) - [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1047738482), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Woolston Park Bowling Club?** A sports centre in Woolston, Christchurch. **Where is Woolston Park Bowling Club?** 502 Ferry Road Woolston, on [Ferry Road Woolston](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5472293,172.6724282,17) **Is Woolston Park Bowling Club still trading?** Holds a club licence class 3 on the council’s register, to 26 July 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **What other sports centres are near Woolston Park Bowling Club?** [Chans Martial Arts](https://www.chch.live/business/chans-martial-arts-woolston) (753 m), [Whittington Avenue Sports Field](https://www.chch.live/business/whittington-avenue-sports-field-woolston) (782 m), [Opawa Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/opawa-bowling-club-opawa) (989 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre). **What’s near Woolston Park Bowling Club?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/502-ferry-road) holds 59 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Woolston Rugby Football League Club](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-rugby-football-league-club-woolston) (203 m); the Ferry Rd near Tilford St bus stop is 238 m away: route 3; a shared path passes the door; nearest park: [Woolston Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1099-woolston-park) (146 m). **What stood where Woolston Park Bowling Club is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5472293&lon=172.6724282) ## Sources - 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) - 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 2026-10-21 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-park-bowling-club-woolston Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre Suburb: https://www.chch.live/woolston