Van Riebeeck Park

Van Riebeeck Park is a park in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Van Riebeeck Park is situated nearby to United Herzlia Schools, as well as near the suburb Oranjezicht.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Molteno Dam and De Waal Park.

Molteno Dam

Reservoir

Photo: AerialcamSA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town.

De Waal Park

Park

Photo: Magemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular with dog walkers. De Waal Park is situated 1 km northwest of Van Riebeeck Park.

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. Iziko South African Museum is situated 1½ km north of Van Riebeeck Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjezicht and Vredehoek.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

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Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce.

Vredehoek

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Vredehoek is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located at the foot of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak. It is sandwiched between the two neighbouring suburbs of Oranjezicht and Devil's Peak Estate, the latter of which is often considered a sub-suburb of Vredehoek as they both fall under the neighbourhood watch community called DPV - Devil's Peak & Vredehoek.

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.

Van Riebeeck Park

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

-33.9441° or 33° 56′ 39″ south

Longitude

18.4182° or 18° 25′ 6″ east

Operator

City of Cape Town

Open location code

4FRW3C49+97

OpenStreetMap ID

way 42125407

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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