Haig Road Park
Haig Road Park is a park in City of Cape Town, Western Cape which is located on Haig Road. Haig Road Park is situated nearby to Queens Park Football Club, as well as near Queens Park Sports Ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Groote Schuur Hospital and Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
Groote Schuur Hospital is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky. Groote Schuur Hospital is situated 1 km east of Haig Road Park.
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George
Church
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The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George is the Greek Orthodox church of Cape Town, South Africa, located in the district of Woodstock, and the seat of the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Good Hope, under the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George is situated 710 metres north of Haig Road Park.
Ruth Prowse School of Art
College
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Ruth Prowse School of Art is a college, which is situated 700 metres north of Haig Road Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodstock and Salt River.
Woodstock
Suburb
Woodstock is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the city's oldest suburbs, Woodstock is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.
Salt River
Suburb
Salt River is a suburb of Cape Town, located near Table Bay, to the east of Cape Town CBD. The area is noted for its association with the clothing and textiles industry. The name Salt River is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier".
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by Mowbray to the south and Salt River to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Haig Road Park
- Type: Park
- Address: Haig Road, University Estate, Cape Town, 8000
- Category: recreation area
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.93839° or 33° 56′ 18″ southLongitude
18.45235° or 18° 27′ 9″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3F62+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 765219839OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Queens Park Football Club and Queens Park Sports Ground.
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