Protea Recreation Centre

Protea Recreation Centre is an event venue in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Protea Recreation Centre is situated nearby to Extension 8 Park, as well as near Lenasia Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lenasia Stadium and Avalon Cemetery.

Lenasia Stadium

Stadium

The Lenasia Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Lenasia, Johannesburg South, South Africa. The ground was used regularly by Transvaal from 1973 until 1991. Lenasia Stadium is situated 2½ km northwest of Protea Recreation Centre.

Avalon Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people. Avalon Cemetery is situated 3½ km north of Protea Recreation Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenasia and Protea Glen.

Lenasia

Town

Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 3 km west of Protea Recreation Centre.

Protea Glen

Suburb

Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 7 km northwest of Protea Recreation Centre.