Halswell Quarry Park Tickets
Kennedys Bush Road Halswell, Christchurch, NZ 8025, New Zealand
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Venue Information
Halswell Quarry Park,
Kennedys Bush Road Halswell, Christchurch, NZ 8025, New Zealand
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Parking is available off Kennedys Bush Road.
Box Office Collection Accepted
Tickets on Venue Collection can only be collected from the venue one hour prior to the event.
General Rules
Lighting of fires is not permitted.
Bicycles need to be kept on the marked tracks.
No camping is allowed in the carpark.
Miscellaneous
Halswell Quarry is a unique 60.4 hectare park, with an unusual combination of recreational walks, historic sites and botanical collections. Important historic buildings from the quarrymen’s days are being preserved and the once noisy rock face is now a quiet amphitheatre facing onto a parkland of short walks and wetland ponds.
Halswell Quarry also features six sister city gardens and a Canterbury botanical collection. Tracks, viewing points and three car parking areas have made the park increasingly popular for walking and other recreational activities over the last decade.
Halswell Quarry, which played a major role in the development of Christchurch, ceased production in 1990 after 140 years of quarrying. Its fine blue-grey stone can be seen in many of the city's prominent buildings including the Canterbury Museum and Provincial Council Buildings.