The Paddocks

The Paddocks is a garden in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. The Paddocks is situated nearby to Gardens Commercial High School, as well as near the synagogue Gardens Shul.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iziko South African Museum and South African Jewish Museum.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.

The South African Jewish Museum is a museum of South African Jewish life, history and identity. The museum is situated in the downtown neighbourhood of Gardens in Cape Town. South African Jewish Museum is situated 130 metres east of The Paddocks.

Cape Town Holocaust Centre

Museum

The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre began as Africa's first Holocaust centre founded in 1999. It has sister Centres in Johannesburg and Durban, and together they form part of the association, the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation. Cape Town Holocaust Centre is situated 120 metres southeast of The Paddocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardens and Tamboerskloof.

Gardens

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, Public domain.

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Tamboerskloof

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill, adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Gardens and Bo-Kaap.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

The Paddocks

Type: Garden
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92962° or 33° 55′ 47″ south

Longitude

18.41562° or 18° 24′ 56″ east

Open location code

4FRW3CC8+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 233192311

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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