Houghton Estate
Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre.
Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre. The area was designated for white residents as part of the Group Areas Act during the apartheid era and became known as one of the city's upper-class neighbourhoods.
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Worth seeing in and around Houghton Estate
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.
- 01Satyagraha House
Satyagraha House, commonly known as Gandhi House, is a museum and guest house located in Johannesburg. The house belonged to Mahatma Gandhi: he lived and worked there between 1908 and 1909.
3.4 km · historical house in Johannesburg - previous residence of Mahatma Gandhi · Wikipedia - 02Johannesburg Zoo
The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment, husbandry, and medical care of wild animals, and houses about 2000 individuals of 320 species.
2.2 km · zoo · Wikipedia - 03Anglo-Boer War Memorial
The Anglo-Boer War Memorial was originally called the Rand Regiments Memorial and dedicated to the men of the Witwatersrand who joined as British soldiers in the Rand Regiments and who had lost their lives during the Second Boer War. The memorial is now next door to the South African National Museum of Military History.
1.8 km · memorial in Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 04Johannesburg South Africa Temple
The Johannesburg South Africa Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Spencer W. Kimball in April 1981.
3.3 km · temple of the LDS church · Wikipedia - 05South African National Museum of Military History
The South African National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg was officially opened by Prime Minister Jan Smuts on 29 August 1947 to preserve the history of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War. In 1975, the museum was renamed from the South African National War Museum and its function changed to include all conflicts that South Africa has been involved in.
1.7 km · military museum in Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 06Zoo Lake
Zoo Lake is a popular lake and public park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is part of the Hermann Eckstein Park and is opposite the Johannesburg Zoo.
2.3 km · lake in Gauteng, South Africa · Wikipedia - 07Goodman Gallery
Goodman Gallery is an art gallery founded in Johannesburg, South Africa by Linda Givon in 1966. The gallery operates spaces in Johannesburg, Cape Town, London and New York.
1.6 km · art gallery, Johannesburg · Wikipedia - 08Villa Arcadia, Parktown
Villa Arcadia is a mansion at 22 Oxford Road, Parktown, Johannesburg. It was built for Sir Lionel Phillips, one of the influential Randlords that dominated the early history of the city.
3 km · Mansion in Johannesburg, South Africa · Wikipedia - 09Gallery MOMO
Gallery MOMO is a South African contemporary art gallery, which represents South African and international artists at its exhibition spaces in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
2 km · art Gallery in Avenue Parktown North, Johannesburg · Wikipedia - 10Oxford Shul
The Oxford Shul is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Riviera, near the suburbs of Saxonwold, Houghton and Killarney, in Johannesburg, in the region of Gauteng, South Africa. The congregation was established in 1943 and moved into its current building in 1962.
1.5 km · building in South Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to Houghton Estate
- Airports
- O.R. Tambo (JNB), 20 km · Lanseria (HLA), 27 km · Sir Seretse Khama (GBE), 278 km
- Polokwane → Houghton Estate288 km · quickest by road, 4h 16m · R280–370
- Mbombela → Houghton Estate301 km · quickest by road, 4h 52m · R305–405
- Bloemfontein → Houghton Estate376 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · R360–480
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Houghton Estate
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Houghton Estate. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in}} The airport is mainly for smaller charter, cargo and classic airline flights; it is in fact busier than Johannesburg International and sees more air traffic.
- Get aroundGenerally, it is a bad idea to make use of minibus taxis unless accompanied by locals.
- Get aroundTraffic can be aggressive, and minibus taxis in particular often defy the rules of the road.
- Get aroundPublic transport in Johannesburg is provided by city buses and informal minibus services.
- Get aroundForeigners are advised to use only normal sedan taxis (metered or fixed-price taxes that transport only you and your travel partners), as minibus taxis have a reputation for being rather unsafe.
From Wikivoyage: Johannesburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Houghton Estate
Houghton Estate is 6 km from Johannesburg, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Parktownsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa3.8 km
- Bereasuburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South African3.9 km
- RosebankSuburb in Gauteng, South Africa1.1 km
- Dunkeldsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa1.9 km
- North Parkwoodsuburb of Johannesburg, South Africa2.5 km
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