Lyttelton Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Lyttelton
Lyttelton provides a safe, sheltered deepwater harbour, as it lies in the caldera of an extinct volcano. The town's steep streets are a novelty for many Christchurch drivers, who rarely encounter a hill (unless they deliberately drive to the hill suburbs on the edge of the city). Lyttelton was established as a seaport in the late 1840s. The early settlers had to walk over theBridle Path- so named because the path was so steep that horses had to be led by the bridle as they could not be ridden. In the early years, Lyttelton provided a trans-shipment point for cargo bound for Christchurch. Passengers and light cargo would travel over the Bridle Path on foot or horseback. Heavier cargo was shipped in shallow draught coastal vessels back around the coast, across the treacherous Sumner bar and
Top Attractions in Lyttelton
Explore the best things to see and do in Lyttelton:
- ★Godley Head
- ★Ripapa Island
- ★Sail
- ★SwimatCorsair Bay
- ★Timeball Station
Where to Stay in Lyttelton
- 🏨Dockside
Lyttelton Travel Guide Sections
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