# Scarborough Park Botanic · 8411 m² https://www.chch.live/park/1729-scarborough-park ## Where it sits Its centre falls inside [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.573351030192626&lon=172.7695302273936) ## More green in Sumner - [Scarborough Hill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1624-scarborough-hill-reserve), Regional · 217 ha - [Sumnervale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1105-sumnervale-reserve), 9 ha - [St Leonards Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1618-st-leonards-park), Sports ground · 2 ha - [Rapanui Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1163-rapanui-bush), Regional · 2 ha - [Wakefield Reserve No. 2](https://www.chch.live/park/1022-wakefield-reserve-no-2), 1 ha - [Jollies Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1368-jollies-bush), Regional · 1 ha - [Cave Rock Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1443-cave-rock-reserve), Regional - [Sumner Croquet Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1189-sumner-croquet-reserve) ## The register on this ground Heritage-register places whose pin falls inside the park’s drawn outline, the pin is a point, not a boundary. - [Sumner Clock Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/439), 147R Esplanade ## What’s built on this ground A playground stands here, the register counts 49 pieces of play equipment (10 panels, 7 handrails, 4 swings, 4 climbing-walls, 4 sound plays, 4 platforms, 2 springs, 2 tunnel slides and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 5 m. Also on the register: 25 seats (13 benches and 12 seats), 20 picnic tables, 1 barbecue (gas), 3 outdoor showers, 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl) and 6 water features. The register’s commission dates run 2011 to 2013. The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground. ## The plaques on this ground Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here. - [Donated by Bronwyn and Stan / in Loving Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310913-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park - [Scarborough Paddling Pool](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310858-paddling-pool-scarborough-pa), Paddling Pool - Scarborough Pa - [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/114134-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park · 2013 - [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/114148-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park · 2013 - [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310910-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park - [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310911-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park - [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310914-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park - [This Pohutukawa Was Planted by / Thos](https://www.chch.live/plaque/114133-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park · 2013 - [This Stone Was Laid by / the Mayoress of Sumner](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310912-scarborough-park), Scarborough Park ## The reports on this ground 382 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9087981), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9084221), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071150), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059946), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9048432), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) - [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9039883), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9033253), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9032669), [147 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9031930), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8990152), [147 Esplanade, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8915922), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8901676), [2 Scarborough Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-scarborough-road) What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.573351030192626&lon=172.7695302273936 ## Questions, answered briefly **How big is Scarborough Park?** 8,411 m² by the layer’s own polygon. **Where is Scarborough Park?** Its centre falls inside Sumner, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline. **What kind of place is Scarborough Park?** Botanic. **Where does this record come from?** Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it. Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1729 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026