Bloemfontein Central

Worth seeing in and around Bloemfontein Central

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Free State Stadium

   The Free State Stadium, currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein in the Free State of South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and also sometimes for association football. It was originally built for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and was one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

   700 m · stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of the Free State

   The University of the Free State is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary section of Grey College.

   4 km · multi-campus public university in South Africa · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Women's Monument

   The National Women's Monument in Bloemfontein, South Africa, is a monument commemorating the roughly 27,000 Boer women and children who died in British concentration camps during the Second Boer War. The Monument is a Provincial Heritage Site in the Free State.

   3.2 km · monument in Bloemfontein, South Africa · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Central University of Technology, Free State

   The Central University of Technology, Free State is a public technology university with campuses in Bloemfontein and Welkom, Free State province, South Africa. It was established in 1981 as "Technikon Free State." As part of the South African government's restructuring of tertiary education for the new millennium it was promoted to university of technology status.

   900 m · university in Bloemfontein, South Africa · Wikipedia
5. 05
   National Museum, Bloemfontein

   The National Museum in Bloemfontein dates back to the 1870s, when its collections and displays comprised mainly rarities from around the world. It was established on 20 July 1877 and opened to the public on 20 May 1878.

   400 m · museum in South Africa · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Anglo-Boer War Museum

   The Anglo-Boer War Museum is also known officially as the War Museum of the Boer Republics in Bloemfontein. It is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the Anglo-Boer Wars of 1899 to 1902.

   3.1 km · military museum in Bloemfontein, South Africa · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Old Presidency

   The Old Presidency or Ou Presidensie is a museum, art gallery and theatre in the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa, located on President Brand Street in the heart of the city. The former residence of the President of the Republic of the Orange Free State from 1886 until 1899 when the city fell to the British Empire during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

   700 m · military museum in Bloemfontein, South Africa · Wikipedia
8. 08
   National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre

   The National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre is a central archive for material and information on the history, development, and scope of literature, music, and drama in the Afrikaans language. The NALN was founded on 24 March 1973 by the Free State provincial government and is based in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

   400 m · museum and research center in South Africa · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Government House, Orange Free State

   A Neo-Dutch style mansion in Bloemfontein was designed in 1935. Completed in 1941, this mansion located on Grant's Hill served as residence for the Governor General of the Union of South Africa from 1942.

   1.7 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Fourth Raadsaal

    The Fourth Raadsaal is a historic building in Bloemfontein, South Africa, which serves as the meeting place of the Free State Provincial Legislature, the legislature of the Free State. It is located opposite the Supreme Court of Appeal in President Brand Street.

    400 m · parliamentary building in Bloemfontein, South Africa · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bloemfontein Central

Airports

Bram Fischer (BFN), 9 km · Moshoeshoe I (MSU), 135 km · Kimberley (KIM), 145 km

Stations

Bloemfontein railway station, 1.3 km

• Kimberley → Bloemfontein Central

  148 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · R145–195
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• Johannesburg → Bloemfontein Central

  370 km · quickest by road, 5h 23m · R350–470
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• East London → Bloemfontein Central

  462 km · quickest by road, 8h 14m · R495–660
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