Peacock Fountain

We visited very early when there was no water flowing an when it was, very lovely fountain even if there are no peacocks.

Beautiful restful sound of the fountain. Lovely and amazing botanical garden that surrounds it. Well maintained lawn iivites you to basque in its beauty. To top it all. The Punting experience that highlights my visit. Sitting in the very comfortable boat. Listening to the chatter of the cicadas as well as the bustle of Christchurch metropolis. I also love Listening to the boatman reminisce the history of the place and people of Christchurch with the local passengers.

One of the many interesting things to see at the Christchurch Botanic Garden is the Peacock Fountain, an ornate Edwardian style fountain purchased with the bequeathed sums of pioneer and honourable John Peacock in 1911.After nearly a half a century being left in storage due to deterioration, the fountain was refurbished and installed at its present location near the Rolleston Avenue entrance to the garden in 1996. This is how you see the Peacock Fountain today.The fountain spouts water upward, spilling into two levels of decorative basins and finally into a large pool. Additional smaller spouts send water outward from the from the levelled basins into the pool below. Amongst other ornamentation, there are white cranes decorating the fountain and four dolphins holding up the base.In the end, the Peacock Fountain a colourful and attractive fountain worth spending a few minutes to enjoy while taking in the various sights within the Christchurch Botanic Garden.

lovely as always, this is a very old fountain and we always visit when we are in Christchurch and have done for many years, the fountain is always meticulously maintained and is a credit to those who look after it.

Very nice fountain at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens

After walking round the broken city, it was a nice happy colourful place to come and rest and enjoy the sunshine and birds singing. It was nice and relaxing sitting by the Peacock Fountain. We were tempted to take the little tractor train around, but just enjoyed our surroundings.

Peaceful and tranquil walk in the park. Nice weather and breezy in winter time.

We love a fountain and this one didn’t disappoint.

Beautiful iconic and historic water fountain that looks like a sculpture in Christchurchs Hagley Park Botanical garden