Common Ground

Common Ground is a park in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Common Ground is situated nearby to the pitch Star School Football Field, as well as near Keert de Koe Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Athlone Stadium.

Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

Hospital

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Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa was opened in 1956 through public subscription as a memorial to soldiers lost in the Second World War. Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital is situated 1 km northwest of Common Ground.

Athlone Stadium

Stadium

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The Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 34,000 people and it was built in 1972. Athlone Stadium is situated 2 km east of Common Ground.

Rondebosch Common

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Rondebosch Common is an open common of about 40 hectares in Rondebosch, Cape Town in South Africa. A common is defined as "a piece of open land for public use, esp. in a village or town". Rondebosch Common is situated 1¼ km west of Common Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athlone and Rondebosch.

Athlone

Suburb

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Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats, south of the N2 highway. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned coal-burning Athlone Power Station.

Rondebosch

Suburb

Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.