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Cashmere, Christchurch — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Cashmere rises on the north side of the Port Hills, above the southern end of Christchurch.
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Where to stay in Cashmere
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Cashmere is hill ground. Rooms are scattered rather than clustered, and what brings people up here is the slope itself, the outlook back over Christchurch from the streets below Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church rather than any concentration of beds. Ngaio Marsh House stands on this side of the city.
Anyone wanting shops and transport takes the flat ground north instead and treats the Port Hills as a day out.
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Cashmere Hills
The streets around Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church hold the highest of the built ground and face out over the city. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Cashmere Hillsheritage walks from the old Cracroft groundsCracroft
The former servants' quarters of Cracroft House mark this shoulder of the hill and set it apart from the streets below. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Cracrofta quiet stay among the hillside housesNgaio Marsh House surrounds
Ngaio Marsh House sits among the older dwellings on the lower slope, within reach of the flat city to the north. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Ngaio Marsh House surroundsHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Christchurch
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Churches & Religious Sites
1- Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
4- Ngaio Marsh House Heritage
- Cracroft House Servants Quarters (Former) Heritage
- House Heritage
- Holbury Heritage
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About Cashmere
What are the main landmarks in Cashmere?
Heritage here is domestic. Ngaio Marsh House and Holbury are hillside houses, while the former servants' quarters of Cracroft House survive from the estate they once served on this shoulder of the Port Hills. Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church is the one public building on the list, and it gives the slope its parish name.
What is the history of Cashmere?
Cracroft House left its servants' quarters. The former block survives from the estate it served, and the houses recorded around it, Ngaio Marsh House and Holbury among them, stand on the slope above the southern edge of Christchurch. Cashmere Hills Presbyterian Church served the households that settled this rising ground.
The suburb has stayed residential, held apart from the flat city by the shoulder of the Port Hills it sits on.
Where is Cashmere?
The suburb takes the rising ground on the north side of the Port Hills, at the southern edge of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.
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What is the best area to stay in Cashmere?
Cashmere Hills: slope-side nights under the Port Hills. Cracroft: heritage walks from the old Cracroft grounds. Ngaio Marsh House surrounds: a quiet stay among the hillside houses.
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Updated October 2026