Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Reviews
Sophie R
Ranking: 10/10
Extraordinary gardens, went there beginning of February. You can easily spend 2-3 hours just walking around and discovering the local flora. Check out the begonias house. A must see if you are visiting Christchurch!
Wilhelm Wiechel
Ranking: 10/10
It is a wonderful place to relax, enjoy the sun and the flowers. We were here in Spring time.
Bernd Giermann
Ranking: 8/10
Great botanical gardens.
Romana Novotna
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful garden, trees and flowers everywhere, you can also rest and enjoy the day.
Zak Jan
Ranking: 9/10
Large garden with a lot of possibilities to sit down, take a picture or walking with friends. We also tried a boat ride in the river next to the gardens.
Marek
Ranking: 9/10
The most beautiful place in Christchurch. I recommend to visit this place when you are in Christchurch. One of a few untouched places by the big earthquake.
Nienke Best
Ranking: 9/10
Great place with an even better playground. From toddlers to 12 years. Great place. You can visit the gardens even in bad weather. Some are inside and very warm. But still..... you need to love nature. If you don't, spend your time somewhere else.
Lina Kiellamn
Ranking: 8/10
Nice and beautiful garden in Christchurch. Nice to take a relaxing stroll in.
Felix
Ranking: 9/10
A very nice walk in the park. A great variety of plants if you are interested in botanics. Nice old trees.
Sherrie Fox
Ranking: 9/10
Great gardens. Well designed. I always visit botanic gardens whenever I travel to get an overview of the country. This was interesting because they do not seem keen on weeding! Convolvulus, goose grass and other perennial weeds in evidence.
Anna
Ranking: 8/10
Pleasant place for a picnic or a stroll. Nice rose gardens, open greens and some smaller rivers and lakes. Nicely kept.
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Petr Sykora
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful trees.
Tereza Nemeckova
Ranking: 10/10
You can walk there for hours, it is a huge place full of amazing plants, cool place to do yoga/pilates/meditation.
Lærke Hagelskjær
Ranking: 8/10
Nice garden, full of beautiful flowers and a nice atmosphere.
Kristin Pogue
Ranking: 8/10
Open space in a city.
Jonathan Maus
Ranking: 8/10
A huge park filled with numerous varieties of flowers and plants. Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds. You can grown flowers or you can grow weeds.
Anna Guttle
Ranking: 8/10
Amazing plants!
Kathanina Jasik
Ranking: 7/10
Nice flowers and a nice place to walk.
Anais Touri
Ranking: 8/10
Very beautiful, easy carpark, lots of different plants and flowers.
Alexandra Zwiers
Ranking: 8/10
A large variety of native flowers and plants. Large rose garden in the centre. Very well maintained. If you have limited time in Christchurch you should go here.
Madelaine Sirch
Ranking: 9/10
Beautiful flowers! Do not forget your camera!
Greta
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful plants, giant trees, funny ducks and gorgeous water gardens. We sat there for hours and drew the trees.
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Caro G
Ranking: 9/10
Good place to visit. We visited this place at the end of our tour before returning the campervan. It was a beautiful location to have our last camping lunch!
Ahmed Mohsen Aly
Ranking: 7/10
Pretty average botanical garden.
Sandra Frischmann
Ranking: 9/10
Beautiful garden for sure.
Manuela Michelbach
Ranking: 8/10
Beautiful gardens.
Janet Evins
Ranking: 8/10
Lovely situation with Hagley Park by the River Avon. Rose Garden, a wonderful scent and excellent are of New Zealand flora, well labelled.
Colin Evins
Ranking: 8/10
Good botanic gardens, which is accessible and obviously well used by the locals and a superior public park.
Shona MacDonald
Ranking: 8/10
Christchurch was not much to see but spending a day in the lovely park/botanic gardens is highly recommended on a sunny day. Restart mall is also fascinating.
Mirjam Betschart
Ranking: 4/10
Try to go somewhere else, this place is too crowded!
Carolin Kettler
Ranking: 9/10
Peaceful walk through very nice park, great flowers.
F Ballard
Ranking: 10/10
Nice walk.
Mathieu Brias
Ranking: 9/10
Perfect to relax.
Claire Lieval
Ranking: 9/10
Nice place for short walks, lots of beautiful flowers.
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Alan Blackburn
Ranking: 10/10
Great visit and spent several hours wandering through this world-class garden. Different features from Native New Zealand trees and bushes, through to a superb rose garden and an equally impressive Heritage Rose Garden on the other side of the Avon. Sadly the glass housese were damaged in the earthquake so no admittance but a new visitor center and tropical display is under construction.
Christin Woelk
Ranking: 9/10
Good place to stay the afternoon with the kids.
Dupont
Ranking: 7/10
Nice walk in the park.
Ingrid
Ranking: 9/10
Great variety of old trees, natives and non-natives.
Mark and Eefie
Ranking: 8/10
Probably the only thing in Christchurch not affected by the quakes. Beautiful rose garden!
Sue Kieseker
Ranking: 9/10
Beautifully landscaped with a gorgeous array of roses in bloom. Pleasant way to pass an afternoon rambling through the gardens.
M Booty
Ranking: 8/10
Very helpful.
Anne and John
Ranking: 9/10
Fabulous gardens, hard to find some tree identification tags. Helpful staff.
Jill Boruff
Ranking: 10/10
A beautiful place to wander around on a sunny afternoon (especially when jet lagged), a map would have been nice when exploring.
Ron White
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful display of wide variety of flowers and native plants.
David & Sue Lokkerbol
Ranking: 10/10
Some of the best gardens I have ever seen. The glasshouse display of begonias was amazing (pre-quake), but what is left is still well worth a visit - lovely dahlias.
Des & Ann Bidwell
Ranking: 10/10
Did about a 2 hour walk in gardens - very good.
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Jon Winter
Ranking: 10/10
Heaps of native flora, as well as introduced species of plant. Very well taken care of and VERY big. Don't miss the greenhouses and cactai.
Erik Poirer
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful botanic gardens for free!!! Rose gardens are quite impressive.
Lyn Deavin
Ranking: 7/10
Large botanic garden with some very good areas and some magnificent trees.
Jaap & Susanne
Ranking: 9/10
Pretty gardens.
Sally Rawson
Ranking: 8/10
Lovely gardens, good childrens playground.
David & Audrey
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful gardens and well maintained.
Derek Puplett
Ranking: 10/10
A lazy stroll through the gardens, rewarded by a stunning rose garden and dahlia beds. Good way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Steve Pearce
Ranking: 8/10
Pleasant amble of pleasant surroundings.
Forestal Youri
Ranking: 10/10
A beautiful garden close to the city centre.
Andy
Ranking: 8/10
Fantastic cafe, flowers and walks.
Gerry Nichols
Ranking: 10/10
Spent over two hours walking round and enjoying the planting, especially the rose garden.
Belony
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful city, lovely garden, very good for tourists (toilets, showers, cybercafe).
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Johan
Ranking: 8/10
Lovely garden, there is a little train driving around at the back there is a cafe where you can sit down to have a drink.
Mary Van
Ranking: 10/10
We spent a stunning spring day in these glorious gardens and loved every minute. They are diverse and well designed and a must when in christchurch.
Conny
Ranking: 9/10
Impressive garden and the wonderful Avon River. For a little walk, jogging and relaxing.
OMPA
Ranking: 10/10
Wonderful, great.
Jesper Sch
Ranking: 10/10
Running in the park is world class taking the kids to the playground & swimming pool is the best.
Bob Kusesia
Ranking: 9/10
The trees are magnificent.
Peter Brown
Ranking: 10/10
Immaculate landscape, flowers, fountains, peaceful. Nice haven in centre of city.
Jeanne Singuefreld
Ranking: 8/10
The begonia exhibit was great.
AndyEngland
Ranking: 8/10
Well kept, interesting specimens, loads of walking options.
Andy Baker
Ranking: 10/10
Fabulous - lovely afternoon wandering round, especially rose garden.
Dermot Bryne
Ranking: 9/10
Well maintained and extremely diverse
andyge
Ranking: 9/10
A lovely place to relax near the city.