"Lyttleton by the harbour" Top 5 Page for this destination Lyttelton by Kate-Me

Lyttelton Travel Guide: 116 reviews and 320 photos

Littleton is just a short drive from Christchurch. We stayed one night there before continuing on down to Akaroa.
Quite a hilly little town, with great views towards the Banks Peninsula, as you can see.

Part of the main street

Pros and Cons

Pros:Nice historic little town.
In a nutshell:When it's sunny, the harbour is spectacular!

Last visit to Lyttelton: Feb 2004
Intro Updated Oct 5, 2006
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Reviews (6)

Lyttleton Harbour Favorites (2)

Lyttleton Harbour is quite large and I would have liked to have had time (and better weather) for a closer look, since... more travel advice

Lyttleton Timeball Station Things to Do (1)

Unfortunately it was closed when we were there, but I still enjoyed looking at the castle-like building, set high on a... more travel advice

View from our backpacker room window! - Lyttelton

View from our backpacker room window! Favorites (2)

As we say in Australia "the things you see when you haven't got a gun" Over here, if a cop saw that, you'd be off the... more travel advice

Pub Nightlife (1)

The Rat and Roach was almost right outside our window, and I loved the way it lit up on nights it was open. I think... more travel advice

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frankiethe Oct 3, 2006 at 3:03 AM

The Rat & Roach has now closed, and has reopened as an italian restaurant,
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pepples46 May 24, 2006 at 11:51 PM

fantastic intro pic Kate, the Tunnel Vison, LOL great name.
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belgianchocolate May 30, 2004 at 7:12 PM

'Rat N Roach' weren't you curious. ;-). Stunning opening picture...that should make everybody curious about this place. (newsflash - I just saw and heard that perroquets can survive belgian winters at some places...strange)