Groenkloof

Worth seeing in and around Groenkloof

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
   Loftus Versfeld Stadium

   Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby stadium situated in the suburb of Arcadia, city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, owned by the Blue Bulls Rugby Union. The stadium can accommodate 51,762 spectators.

   2.5 km · stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Pretoria

   The University of Pretoria is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status.

   2.7 km · university in South Africa · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of South Africa

   The University of South Africa is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa.

   2.1 km · public university in South Africa · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ditsong National Museum of Natural History

   The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa. It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the Pretoria City Hall.

   4 km · museum in Pretoria, South Africa · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Freedom Park

   Freedom Park is a park situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the South African Wars, World War I, World War II as well as during the apartheid era.

   3.1 km · museum in Pretoria, South Africa · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Melrose House

   Melrose House is a stately mansion and museum located opposite Burgers Park in Pretoria, South Africa.

   3.4 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Pretoria City Hall

   Pretoria City Hall is a large building in Pretoria city centre, South Africa, which was built in 1931 and inaugurated in 1935 in order to celebrate the city-status of Pretoria obtained in 1931. It is located on the Paul Kruger Street south of Church Square and across the street from the Transvaal Museum.

   3.9 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Pretoria Art Museum

   The Pretoria Art Museum is an art gallery located in Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa. The museum in Arcadia Park occupies an entire city block bounded by Park, Wessels, Schoeman and Johann Streets.

   3 km · art museum in Pretoria, South Africa · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Statue of Nelson Mandela, Union Buildings

   The Nelson Mandela statue on the Union Buildings grounds, Pretoria, Gauteng, of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, stands 9 metres tall. The statue was unveiled on the Day of Reconciliation 2013, bringing the official mourning period of ten days to a close, after Mandela died on 5 December.

   3.7 km · monument in Pretoria, South Africa · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Lukasrand Tower

    The Lukasrand Tower is located on Muckleneuk Hill in the Lukasrand suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The tower was built in 1978 and its primary purpose is wireless telecommunications.

    1.6 km · Communications tower in Pretoria, South Africa · Wikipedia

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Getting to Groenkloof

Airports

Lanseria (HLA), 34 km · O.R. Tambo (JNB), 41 km · Polokwane (PTG), 248 km

Stations

Pretoria railway station, 3.5 km

• Johannesburg → Groenkloof

  51 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · R50–70
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• Polokwane → Groenkloof

  243 km · quickest by road, 3h 41m · R240–315
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• Mbombela → Groenkloof

  278 km · quickest by road, 4h 30m · R285–380
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