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Table Mountain
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Lansdowne
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
About Lansdowne
Lansdowne works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rosebank, 10km from N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger.
Lansdowne is in Western Cape, South Africa, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Rosebank, about 4 km away.
Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. situated 10 kilometres southeast of Cape Town City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of Rondebosch East, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont, Kenwyn and Athlone. Lansdowne is served by a railway station of the same name, on the Cape Flats Line.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lansdowne?
Within an hour or so of Lansdowne: Table Mountain (9 km), N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger (10 km), Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (11 km), Two Oceans Aquarium (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Lansdowne?
The nearest famous roads are N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger, Chapman's Peak Drive and Cape Peninsula Circuit.
Where is Lansdowne?
Lansdowne is in Western Cape, South Africa, about 4 km from Rosebank.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,399
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Western Cape
- Timezone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates
- -33.9873, 18.4975
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Worth the detour from Lansdowne
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
N1/N4 Cape Town to Kruger
South Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
10 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Two Oceans Aquarium
Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
11 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Camps Bay Beach
A glamorous Cape Town beach backed by the Twelve Apostles mountain range with palm-lined promenades and Atlantic waves.
12 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Clifton Beach
A series of four sheltered, boulder-divided coves in Cape Town renowned for their beauty and calm, clear waters.
13 km · about 25 min drive
beach
Muizenberg Beach
A family-friendly Cape Town beach famous for its colourful Victorian bathing boxes and gentle waves perfect for learning to surf.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Chapman's Peak Beach Restaurant
A seaside restaurant at the base of Chapman's Peak Drive near Cape Town, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving roads carved into cliff faces.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Lansdowne
- Right hereN1/N4 Cape Town to KrugerSouth Africa's grand traverse from the Cape Winelands across the Karoo to Kruger National Park and its Big Five wildlife.
- 17 kmChapman's Peak ViewpointA series of pull-offs on one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, hugging the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek near Cape Town.
- 17 kmChapman's Peak DriveA breathtaking 9-kilometer toll road carved into the near-vertical face of Chapman's Peak between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
- 41 kmCape Point ViewpointThe dramatic headland at the southwestern tip of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet, with a historic lighthouse perched on the cliff.
- 41 kmCape Peninsula CircuitA loop around the tip of Africa from Cape Town past Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, and Simons Town penguin colony.
- 41 kmClarence Drive (R44)A cliff-hugging coastal road between Gordon's Bay and Rooi-Els along False Bay, rated among the world's great ocean drives, with whale sightings in season.
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