Things to see and do

Press, 10 January 1987, Page 23

Things to see and do

Christchurch Town Hall — Kllmore Street. Phone 68899. Open dally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Boating on the Avon — Antigua Boatsheds, Cambridge Terrace. Daily, 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament — southern end of Barbadoes Street. Ten minutes walk from Cathedral Square or take (3) bus. Colonnades, galleries, Italian mosaic floor, tapestries and bronzes. Open dally 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Christchurch Cathedral — Cathedral Square. 133 steps up the spire for a view of the city and mountains. Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Provincial Council Chambers — comer Durham and Armagh Streets. Tours 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays, or by arrangement. Stone chamber open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone 69-667 or 326-184.

Sight of the Takahe — upper Cashmere Hill. Phone 324-052. Takahe (2d) bus. Gothic-style stone building with view of Canterbury Plains and Southern Alps. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dally. University of Canterbury — between Ham and Clyde Roads. Airport (24) or Woodbury Street (21) buses.

Arts Centre — old university site, Worcester Street. The nineteenth century neogothic buildings house community and cultural organisations including the Court Theatre, the Southern Ballet Theatre, Free Theatre, Academy Cinema, Gingko Gallery and print workshops, rug making, Maori carving centre, Youth Hostels Association, Outdoor Information . Recreation Centre, Information Centre, Rutherford Den, bookshop, pottery and craft workshops as well as restaurants,

tavern and coffee shop. Arts and craft market every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours by appointment. Phone 60-989. Timeball Station, Lyttelton — a fortress-like building dating from 1876, in Lyttelton township. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Replica ship’s radio room in operation. Orana Park — McLeans Island Road. Bus departs Cathedral Square at 12 noon daily during school holidays. Wildlife park and only drivethrough lion enclosure in New Zealand. Lions fed 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Giraffes fed 11 a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 1.45 p.m. .feeding of all animals 2.30 p.m. to 4.10 p.m. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve — 60 Hussey Road, off Gardiners Road, 15 minutes drive from Cathedral Square. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Animal feed bags available. North New Brighton Zoo — 155 Beach Road, Effingham St (19m), Parklands (29m) or New Brighton (lOn) buses. Features include aquarium, crocodile, black panther, lion, tiger, monkeys and otters. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road. Ph. 886-079. Effingham St (19m) bus. Swimming pools, squash courts, Hydroslide. Leisure Centre including Driveworld, bumper boats, mini-golf, maze, rollercoaster, grand prix racing cars, superslide, railcar jiggers, replica motorised vintage cars. Centre and Hydroslide open daily from 10 a.m.

Recreation Plus Fun Park — The Groynes Domain, Johns Road. You-fly aircraft, buzz boats, pedal boats, aqua bikes, vintage car run. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Belfast (1) bus.

MUSEUMS Canterbury Museum

Rolleston Avenue at entrance . to Botanic Gardens and adjacent to Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Displays include New Zealand birds, Christchurch street of last century, Hall of Antarctic Discovery, Hall of Oriental Art, Moa-hunter era of Maori culture. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Planetarium open for public on Sundays at 3 p.m. Phone 68-379. Ferrymead Historic Park — 269 Bridle Path Road, first turn after Heathcote Bridge. Sumner (3j, 3k), Mt Pleasant (3g) or Redcliffs (3h) buses. Special bus trips direct to Ferrymead until end of February, departing from Cathedral Square, Monday to Friday at 9.40 a.m. and 12.40 p.m. Returning from Ferrymead at 1.10 p.m. and 3.42 p.m. On Saturdays and public holidays the bus departs the square at 9.50 p.m. and 12.50 p.m., returning from Ferrymead at 12.54 p.m. and 4.04 p.m. No direct service on Sundays. Historic park, transport and technological museum. Restored vintage motor vehicles and fire engines, naval museum, working Edwardian township, printing, telegraphic and military displays, working railway and tramway. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Phone 841-970.

Yaldhurst Transport Museum — near Yaldhurst Hotel, Main West Road, 12km from Christchurch. Vintage cars and motorcycles, old machinery, horse-drawn vehicles, merry-go-round, fire engine rides and waggon rides. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Phone 427-914.

Lyttelton Historical Museum — Gladstone Quay, Lyttelton, Maritime gallery, Antarctic gallery and colonial Lyttelton. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sundays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Phone 8972 (Lyttelton). .

ART GALLERIES Robert McDougall Art Gallery — behind the Canterbury Museum in the Botanic Gardens. Open 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. C.S.A., Gloucester Street, Open Daily. Hours 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. until January 18. Phone 67-261. CITY LIBRARY Main Library — corner Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Open for lending and reading: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. WALKS Hill walks — from Sign of Takahe, upper Cashmere Hill to Scott Reserve. Slightly uphill but not too strenuous. Takahe (2d) bus. Bridle Path walk starts at Lyttelton near the road tunnel entrance, and goes over the Port Hills to Heathcote Valley. Includes a steep climb. Lyttelton (28g, or 28h) buses. Other walkways include Godley Head, from Kaiapoi to Pegasus Bay, and from Methven.

PARKS AND GARDENS Botanic Gardens — Covers 30 hectares. Entrance Rolleston Avenue by Canterbury Museum. Open 7 a.m. to sunset daily. Hagley Park — 148 hectares. Many lovely river walks.

Deans Bush and homestead — only big area of native bush in the city. Entrance Kauri Street. Historic early homestead. Woodbury St (21) to Kahu Road entrance, Airport (24) buses, or No. 8 bus to Kauri Street entrance.

Millbrook Reserve — displays of azaleas and rhodendrons. Adjoins Hagley Park, off Helmores Lane. Burnside Crescent or Merrin Street (9) bus, to Fendalton Road.

Victoria Park — Cashmere Hills. A Ikm walk

from the Sign of the Takahe. Takahe (2d) bus. Various nature walks. > BEACHES Christchurch has many easily accessible beaches which are safe for swimming — North Beach, 10km east, Effingham Street (19m) bus; South Brighton 10km east, South Shore (ss) bus; New Brighton, Bkm east, South Shore (5s sn), New Brighton (lOn, 29n) buses; Sumner, 11 km south-east, Sumner (3j, 3k) buses; Waimairi, 11km north-east, Effingham Street (19m) bus. Lyttelton Harbour, Lyttelton (28g, 28h) buses. Beaches near harbour include Corsair Bay, 15 minute walk from Lyttelton, Governors Bay, (No. 28k) bus (infrequent services), Charteris Bay, Diamond Harbour. Taylor’s Mistake beach is over Scarborough Hill (Sumner). SWIMMING POOLS Centennial — entrance, from Armagh Street. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7.45 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., 12 noon to 1.45 p.m. (adults only). Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 12 noon to 12.45 p.m. (adults only). Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Halswell Swimming Centre — Halswell Road, near Halswell Tavern. Halswell (7L) bus. Grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and public holidays noon to ■ 5.30 p.m. Sundays 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 228-198. Jellie Park Aqualand — liam Road, Burnside, Bumside Crescent (9) bus. five pools, waterslides, trampolines, grassed area, barbecue facilities and two spa pools. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday and public holidays,

12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. After January 1, twilight swimming from 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road, North New Brighton. Effingham Street (19m) bus. Main pool hours: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 8.45 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. Hydroslide 10 a.m. to 8.45 a.m. Phone 886079.

Sockburn Pool and Recreation Centre — Main South Road, Sockburn. Hornby (8) bus. Three pools - with grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment, spa pools, suntan solarium, sauna, and squash courts. Pool hours: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and public holidays 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Phone 485-092. Templeton Pool — Kirk Road. Templeton (8 or 25). bus. Pool has grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment. Hours: Monday to Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 12 noon to 5 p.m.

Waltham Park Lido — corner of Wilsons Road and Waltham Road. St Martins or Huntsbury (12) bus. Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (adults only), Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Phone 60-725. Wharenui Pool — Elizabeth Street, Riccarton. No. 25 bus. Hours: Daily, including week-ends, 10 a.m to 4 p.m.; Monday to Friday, 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. (adults only). Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. (adults only). e Summef w