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Ferrymead Heritage Park

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Ferrymead Heritage Park

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Ferrymead Heritage Park
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#38 of 228 things to do in Christchurch
Historic Sites • History Museums
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10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
About
Ferrymead Park features an early 1900s (Edwardian) township and the park has a variety of restored cottages plus a school house, church and businesses which reflect the period and allow visitors to experience life for the early residents of Christchurch including the smell of a coal range and the sounds of a tram rattling past the door.
Suggested duration
1-2 hours
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mogman5139
Christchurch, New Zealand67 contributions
Very disappointed
Jan 2022
Visited this park today. Such a disappointment. With such a large site offering potentially many visitor attractions i had quite high expectations. Sadly this followed the pattern i have experienced in other attractions in this country.
The simple unexplainable fact is that New Zealand is really poor at hospitality and delivering decent visitor attractions. I can only assume that it is due to poor levels of expectation from the home market.
This site is massive but offers no refreshment facilities at all within the site. The site lacks spark and vitality, it looks in desperate need of attention and smartening up.
Come on you people shake yourselves up and start offering decent attractions worthy of your paying public. I would strongly recommend that the paying public avoid this attraction until they can offer a far better experience.
Written 20 January 2022
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Dunedin traveller
3 contributions
Fun family day out
Sep 2021 • Family
What a great place to spend a couple of hours with your kids. The tram ride was fun and there was plenty to see and do,including feeding the chickens, exploring old houses and shops, a fire station, fun fair, post office etc etc. The staff are really friendly and take great pride in ferrymead. Would thoroughly recommend a visit.
Written 13 September 2021
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Chris B
Nelson, New Zealand5 contributions
Interesting place to visit
Apr 2021
Visited during school holidays. Weather was a bit cold so it was very quiet! The park is interesting and gives a good idea of a settler town. There were a couple of activities in offer for children. We lost interest fairly fast though. Price was ok and seemed fair.
Written 21 April 2021
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shane p
20 contributions
Step back in time
Oct 2020
Well worth the drive and visit. The people who work there an d those in character of the era were knowledgeable and interactive. Was great to see ride the steam locomotive.
Parking was the biggest issue, but enjoyed the walk to the entry.

Well worth visiting if you are in Christchurch
Written 25 October 2020
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Craigie
Christchurch, New Zealand17 contributions
Step back in time
Sep 2020 • Friends
Haven’t been to ferrymead for a few years, always a great afternoon exploring the park, be sure to visit curragh House!.
Written 18 September 2020
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Haterudepeople666
Auckland, New Zealand12 contributions
A great afternoon out
Jul 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed walking around this historic village. It's huge! It has one of everything. The tram ride was fun and informative too.
Written 25 July 2020
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Otupaka
New Zealand47 contributions
Well-kept, attractive park
Jun 2020
We went with three young children on a bleak winter's day, and we and the children had an enjoyable couple of hours. The cosy restored house had fires burning and a resident guide who welcomed us warmly, showed us around, told us the history, and engaged well with the children. The tram ride was another big hit with the children (and interesting to us adults too). The driver was another excellent guide, and again great with the kids. There were many interesting exhibits. We were impressed with how well-kept the facility is and with how attractive the park is generally (the backdrop of the Port Hills is lovely). We could have spent longer there, and we hope to return.
Written 20 June 2020
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Gray's Reviews
Timaru, New Zealand1,395 contributions
Interesting
Jun 2020 • Couples
We went on a fairly quiet Sunday during the latter stages of lockdown but were happy to see what we did see. We'd have loved to have seen rail action of any kind but the model trains that were running were the nearest to that wish.
A lot of the museum settings across a whole range of our pioneering history were interesting and recalled a lot of our own personal history as well.
The tram ride was great but, at $5.50 each, seemed a tad expensive.
All up, it was a pleasant way to spend an hour or two on a sunny Sunday.
Written 9 June 2020
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Steve_Vince
Wolverhampton, UK62 contributions
Wonderful heritage museum
Nov 2019
The best place of its kind that I've ever visited, and I can't understand why it wasn't a lot more crowded (though it's not too easy to get to by public transport). We visited on one of the days when the steam train was running, and with that, the tramway, the buildings, the village and everything, I just can't speak too highly of it.
Written 17 April 2020
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waiake1
Auckland, New Zealand1,414 contributions
Well done re-creation.
Mar 2020
I have visited a number of such exhibitions: Mt Vernon in Virginia, the old village in Denmark. Ferrymead is run by volunteers and therefore is not fully manned all the time. What they lack in numbers, however, the volunteers make up for in spirit. They are truly devoted to their role and quite knowledgable. There is a lot of walking and self touring, but it is all interesting.
Written 30 March 2020
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Ferrymead Heritage Park is open:
  • Sun - Sat 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM