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Dallington

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Worth seeing in and around Dallington

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

    The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, sometimes referred to as the Christchurch Basilica was a Catholic cathedral on Barbadoes Street in central Christchurch, New Zealand. It was the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch and seat of the Bishop of Christchurch.

    3.9 km · New Zealand cathedral · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Cardboard Cathedral

    The Cardboard Cathedral, formally called the Transitional Cathedral, in Christchurch, New Zealand, is the transitional pro-cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, replacing ChristChurch Cathedral, which was significantly damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. It is located on the site of the former St John the Baptist Church on the corner of Hereford and Madras Streets in Latimer Square, several blocks from the permanent location of ChristChurch Cathedral.

    3.5 km · Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Cathedral Square

    Cathedral Square, locally known simply as the Square, is the geographical centre and heart of Christchurch, New Zealand, where the city's Anglican cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral is located. The square stands at the theoretical crossing of the city's two main orthogonal streets, Colombo Street and Worcester Street, though in practice both have been either blocked off or detoured around the square itself.

    3.7 km · square in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Statue of Robert Falcon Scott

    The Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, commonly known as the Scott Statue, is a statue in Christchurch, New Zealand commemorating British Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. The statue was unveiled in 1917 and is located at a small recreational park at the intersection of Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace in Christchurch Central City.

    3.9 km · statue in Christchurch · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Kate Sheppard National Memorial

    The Kate Sheppard National Memorial, located in the city of Christchurch, is New Zealand's first memorial to the women's suffrage campaign, and particularly honours the life of one of the country's leading campaigners for women's suffrage, Kate Sheppard. The idea for the memorial was raised in 1989 as part of plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in New Zealand in 1993.

    3.9 km · memorial to the women's suffrage campaign, located in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    English Park

    English Park is a football stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the home stadium of Canterbury United, which competes in the ASB Premiership, as well as Western AFC which currently compete in the Mainland Premier League.

    2.8 km · park and football stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Christchurch tramway system

    The Christchurch tramway system is a small tramway network serving the inner city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Historically, it was an extensive network, with steam and horse trams from 1882 and then electric trams ran from 1905 to 1954, when the last line from Cashmere to Papanui was replaced by buses.

    3.8 km · tram system · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Christchurch

    The St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, or St Mary's Church, is a Catholic church located on Manchester Street in Christchurch, in the South Island of New Zealand. It serves as the seat of the bishop of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, which was erected in 1887.

    3 km · church in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Cook Statue

    The Cook Statue in Victoria Square, Christchurch, commemorates the three journeys of James Cook to New Zealand. The statue was sculpted by William Trethewey and was unveiled on 10 August 1932 by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe.

    3.5 km · statue in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    One NZ Stadium

    Te Kaha, initially known as the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena and currently known for sponsorship reasons as One New Zealand Stadium, is a multi-use sports arena in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is bordered by Hereford, Madras, Tuam, and Barbadoes streets.

    3.5 km · Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dallington

Airports
Christchurch (CHC), 11 km · Wellington (WLG), 299 km
  • Wellington → Dallington
    302 km · quickest by air, 3h 56m · NZ$140–220
  • Queenstown → Dallington
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • Auckland → Dallington
    762 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · NZ$220–340
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Dallington

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dallington. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThis scenic train journey can be done as a day trip.
  • Get inAt Picton the Coastal Pacific connects with the Cook Strait ferries from Wellington in the North Island.
  • Get inThe train departs Christchurch at 7AM and arrives in Picton at 1:15PM, connecting with the 2PM ferry to Wellington.
  • Get inThe 9AM ferry from Wellington connects with the train departing Picton at 2:15PM and arriving in Christchurch at 8:30PM.
  • Get aroundServices cover the whole city and areas of interest for a visitor that lie outside the central city, such as Sumner and New Brighton beaches, Lyttelton, and the Gondola.

From Wikivoyage: Christchurch, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Milford Sound / PiopiotahiNZ

    8 ways of moving, 32 sources

    400 km
  2. 02
    Bruny IslandAU

    11 ways of moving, 24 sources

    2,043 km
  3. 03
    K'gari (formerly Fraser Island)AU

    8 ways of moving, 31 sources

    2,698 km
  4. 04
    Kangaroo IslandAU

    9 ways of moving, 17 sources

    3,128 km
  5. 05
    AitutakiCK

    8 ways of moving, 30 sources

    3,758 km

If you know how people move in Dallington – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

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Next door to Dallington

Dallington is 4 km from Christchurch, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.