Ferrymead Park Drive in the suburb of Ferrymead, Christchurch

Ferrymead Park Drive – Named in 1999.

A tiny amount of information from library website.

The Council are constructing a new road which will provide improved access to Ferrymead Historic Park from Bridle Path Road. The new road runs from Bridle Path Road in to the existing Truscotts Road. Parts of Truscott Road are to be stopped. Truscotts Road will remain as that part following the railway line from Martindales Road, while that part of Truscotts Road near Ferrymead Park will have a change of name to that of the new road being constructed. Various names with an historical connection with the area have been discussed with the management of Ferrymead Historic Park. The name FERRYMEAD PARK DRIVE has been suggested by the Park Management. The name is suitable, and while there is an existing Ferrymead Terrace nearby, there should be no confusion with either emergency services or postal delivery, as there will be no property addresses using the new name apart from Ferrymead Park, and their postal address is a Postal Box. There is ample room on the street map to display the name

I was so pleased to find a link to this information on the council website as it explains everything. Papers Past had nothing for Ferrymead Park Drive but in 1969 and 1972 there were a few entries for Ferrymead Drive where there was discussion about forming a new road with that name to link Bridle Path Road to Truscotts Road.

Google maps and Apple maps also show a road called North Ferrymead Park Drive which is a continuation of Ferrymead Park Drive.

I started at the Bridle Path Road end where there is grounds for Ferrymead Bays Football Club. There isn’t a footpath but the grass verge is fairly wide. The reserve is on one side of the road and the railway line for Ferrymead Heritage Park is on the other side. At the entrance to the Heritage Park there is a bend and it becomes North Ferrymead Park Drive. This takes you to a car park and a mini golf business. There is also access to a walkway here but I didn’t walk it this time but I have previously walked this walkway. I walked back to my car via the reserve.