# Woolston Tavern, Woolston

Woolston Tavern is a bar or pub at 604 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Woolston%20Tavern%2C%20604%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.getfrank.co.nz/bars-and-nightclubs/christchurch-bars-and-nightclubs/club-604-woolston-tavern>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Woolston%20Tavern%2C%20604%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** 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. The directory’s number for it: 03 384 1500.

## About, in one paragraph

Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Oak St, route 3) is 43 m away; a cycle lane passes the door. The address’s own page keeps 13 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

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

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 604 Ferry Road, Woolston _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 384 1500 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Website:** http://www.getfrank.co.nz/bars-and-nightclubs/christchurch-bars-and-nightclubs/club-604-woolston-tavern, declines automated reads _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **NZBN:** 9429036352821, NZ Limited Company, Removed _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered name:** WOOLSTON TAVERN LIMITED _(NZBN register)_
- **Registered since:** 2002-08-27 _(NZBN 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)_
- **Consent CRC204450:** Water Take/Use, held by NPD Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 7 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- **Consent CRC204451:** Discharge Point, held by NPD Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 7 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- **Consent CRC204452:** Disturb or Excavate Land, held by NPD Limited, to 31 Dec 2027, 9 m from the pin _(ECan consents)_
- [Every consent ECan grants](https://www.chch.live/consents), the whole roll
- **Address record:** [604 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/woolston/604-ferry-road), 13 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
1,462 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9092615), Ferry Rd near Oak St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092605), [612 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/612-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092589), [614 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/614-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092581), [628 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/628-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092564), [630 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/630-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092555), [630a Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/630a-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092542), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092543), [713 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/713-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092533), [711 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/711-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092517), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092505), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092506), [693 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/693-ferry-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Oak St, 43 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Portman St, 53 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Hargood St, 226 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Ferry Road](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%20Tavern%2C%20604%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Woolston%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.549053392628245,172.68216141841944)

## Nearby

- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-woolston), Petrol stations, 14 m
- [Night 'n Day](https://www.chch.live/business/night-n-day-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 31 m
- [Green Chilli](https://www.chch.live/business/green-chilli-woolston), Restaurants, 39 m
- [Ayutthaya Thai Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/ayutthaya-thai-takeaway-woolston), Fast food, 40 m
- [Lee's Barber Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/lee-s-barber-shop-woolston), Hairdressers, 42 m
- [Woolston Sports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-sports-bar-woolston), Bars & pubs, 43 m
- [Connal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1178-connal-reserve), park, 123 m
- [Laura Kent Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1731-laura-kent-reserve), park, 201 m
- [Glenroy Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1573-glenroy-reserve), park, 236 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

- [Woolston Sports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-sports-bar-woolston), Woolston, 43 m
- [Oak N Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/oak-n-ferry-woolston), Woolston, 59 m
- [The Twisted Hop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-twisted-hop-woolston), Woolston, 86 m
- [The Brewery](https://www.chch.live/business/the-brewery-woolston), Woolston, 875 m
- [Blue Smoke](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-smoke-woolston), Woolston, 892 m
- [Glenbyre Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/glenbyre-tavern-bromley), Bromley, 1.0 km
- [Nuggets](https://www.chch.live/business/nuggets-christchurch), Linwood, 1.9 km
- [Nuggets Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/nuggets-bar-christchurch), Linwood, 2.0 km
- [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-woolston)

## Also in Woolston

- [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-woolston), Fast food, 47 m
- [Ferry Indians](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-indians-woolston), Restaurants, 47 m
- [Everest Indian Restaurant Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-woolston), Restaurants, 49 m
- [Ferry Indians Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-indians-restaurant-woolston), Restaurants, 51 m
- [Green Chilli Thai Restaurant & Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/green-chilli-thai-restaurant-takeaway-woolston), Restaurants, 51 m
- [Wake n Bake Bakery & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/wake-n-bake-bakery-cafe-woolston), Business, 52 m
- [Everest Indian Restaurant And Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-and-takeaway-woolston), Restaurants, 59 m
- [Super Liquor Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/super-liquor-woolston), Bottle stores, 59 m
- [Fish & Chips on Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/fish-chips-on-ferry-woolston), Fast food, 63 m
- [T-House Souvlaki Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/t-house-souvlaki-takeaway-woolston), Fast food, 63 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=-43.549053392628245&lon=172.68216141841944)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.549053392628245,172.68216141841944,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Woolston%20Tavern)
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Woolston Tavern?**

A bar or pub in Woolston, Christchurch.

**Where is Woolston Tavern?**

604 Ferry Road, Woolston, on [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.549053392628245,172.68216141841944,17)

**Is Woolston Tavern still trading?**

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.

**How do you contact Woolston Tavern?**

phone [03 384 1500](tel:033841500) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.getfrank.co.nz/bars-and-nightclubs/christchurch-bars-and-nightclubs/club-604-woolston-tavern) (Find Christchurch, 2024).

**What other bars & pubs are near Woolston Tavern?**

[Woolston Sports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-sports-bar-woolston) (43 m), [Oak N Ferry](https://www.chch.live/business/oak-n-ferry-woolston) (59 m), [The Twisted Hop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-twisted-hop-woolston) (86 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar).

**What’s near Woolston Tavern?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/604-ferry-road) holds 13 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-woolston) (14 m); the Ferry Rd near Oak St bus stop is 43 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Connal Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1178-connal-reserve) (123 m).

**What stood where Woolston Tavern is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.549053392628245&lon=172.68216141841944)

## Sources

- 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 active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-16

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