Essenwood

Essenwood is a suburb in , . Essenwood is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greyville Racecourse and Durban Botanic Gardens.

Stadium
Hollywoodbets is a Thoroughbred horse race track in , , . The 2,800 metre pear-shaped turf track consists of several gradient features: it is run uphill from the 2,400 metre mark to the 1,800 metre mark, after which it slopes gently downward for approximately the next 800 metres then uphill again into the nearly flat 500 metre homestretch.

Garden
Photo: Michaelwild, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is situated in the city of , , . It is Durban's oldest public institution and 's oldest surviving botanical gardens. The gardens cover an area of 15 hectares in a subtropical climate.

Railway station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the central railway station in the city of , , located between Umgeni Road and NMR Avenue / Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essenwood and Windermere.

Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a central suburb of , , , approximately 3 kilometres north-west of the city centre. It is administered by the , the municipality governing Durban and its surrounding suburbs.

Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb in the heart of , , situated approximately 2 kilometres north of the city centre. The area includes the restaurant district of Florida Road and the factory shop district of Stamford Hill Road.

Suburb
is a hilly residential area in , . The name is commonly used to refer to the suburbs of , , part of Sparks and parts of ; with the part of Sydenham west of Brickfield Road, and north of Sparks Road, usually called Asherville rather than .

Essenwood

Latitude
-29.83687° or 29° 50′ 13″ south
Longitude
31.01315° or 31° 0′ 47″ east
Open location code
5G2H5277+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262706031
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tekweni Backpackers Hostel and Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse.

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