Rochester Road Park

Rochester Road Park is a park in City of Cape Town, Western Cape which is located on Rochester Road. Rochester Road Park is situated nearby to Beth Uriel Community Garden, as well as near Salt River Secondary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Groote Schuur Hospital and Salt River Secondary School.

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 570 metres south of Rochester Road Park.

Salt River Secondary School

School

Salt River Secondary School is a school in the Western Cape Address: Rochester Rd, Salt River, Cape Town, 7935…

Heart of Cape Town Museum

Museum

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The Heart of Cape Town Museum is a museum complex in the Observatory suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is in the Groote Schuur Hospital on Main Road. Heart of Cape Town Museum is situated 580 metres south of Rochester Road Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt River and Observatory.

Salt River

Suburb

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Woodstock

Suburb

Photo: Kierano, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Rochester Road Park

Type: Park
Address: Rochester Road, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.93599° or 33° 56′ 10″ south

Longitude

18.4623° or 18° 27′ 44″ east

Open location code

4FRW3F76+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 899146389

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beth Uriel Community Garden and Salt River Fire Station.

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