Avondale Park is a park at 18 Mervyn Drive in Avondale, Christchurch, with a Google rating of 4.3 from 78 reviews. Visitors mention the open green space beside the Red Zone, a tennis court, a petanque boulodrome, a basic playground, public toilets and views of the Port Hills.
A good city park is judged on its open space, its toilets and how easily families and dog walkers can share it. Sports fields can be busy at weekends, so a weekday visit is often calmer. Dogs should be kept under control near the Red Zone, where fencing is only partial in places. Many people use the walking space and picnic areas on fine evenings, when the light on the hills is at its best.
Its Mervyn Drive setting makes it a handy green space for a walk, a game or a picnic in Avondale.