The Company's Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
S 33° 55.503 E 018° 25.192
34H E 261490 N 6243155
These are the original gardens of the Dutch East India Company which settled in the Cape Town area in 1652, to supply ships that traveled the spice trade route between Europe and the East Indies, via The Cape of Good Hope.
Waymark Code: WMJ73M
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Date Posted: 10/04/2013
Views: 9
Locally referred to as "The Company's Gardens", this location is advertised as a Provincial Heritage Site and also as a South African National Heritage Site.
Address: 19 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Opening hours: Daily from 07:30 to 20:30 in summer (Dec - Feb)
Daily from 07:00 to 19:00 in winter
Size: 8 hectares
Entrance: Free
The Dutch East India Company originally created the garden in 1652 for the purpose of producing fresh fruit and vegetables to supply their ships that were sailing the spice trade route between the East Indies and Europe, via the Cape of Good Hope. While no longer used as a food plot, the garden contains important botanical specimens (with a printable walking tour guide available on the website below), as well as numerous statues, static artillery, fountains, heritage trees, museums and art galleries, a 1781 sundial, the oldest cultivated pear tree in South Africa, a 1842 well with hand pump, a memorial slave bell dating to 1855, a rose garden dating to 1929, a Japanese garden with a stone Japanese lantern donated by the Japanese ambassador in 1932, and more.
Park Name: The Company's Gardens
Historic/Cultural Park: yes
Natural Park: yes
Recreation Area: yes
Wildlife Refuge: yes
Park Website: [Web Link]
Type of Listing: Entrance
Fees in Local Currency: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Dates of Access: From: 01/01/2013 To: 12/31/2013
Hiking: yes
Camping: no
Bicycling: yes
Horseback Riding: no
Off-Roading: no
Swimming: no
Snorkling/Scuba: no
Boating: no
Rock Climbing: no
Fishing: no
Other Activities:
Bird watching, botanical garden, history, statues, museums.
Other Park Type not listed above: Not listed
Other Type Detail: Not listed
Hours available: Not listed
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