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Ocean Park Hong Kong
Marine mammal park and theme park on the southern side of Hong Kong Island with aquarium exhibits and thrill rides.
3 km · about 5 min drive
AsiaHong KongWan Chai
Leighton Hill
Wan Chai, Hong Kong · Asia
About Leighton Hill
Leighton Hill works well as a base: 3km from Monster Building.
Leighton Hill is in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, with about 29,000 people.
Leighton Hill (Chinese: 禮頓山) is a hill between Causeway Bay and Happy Valley, and the south of Leighton Road, Hong Kong.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Leighton Hill?
Within an hour or so of Leighton Hill: Ocean Park Hong Kong (3 km), Monster Building (3 km), Australia Dairy Company (3 km), Lin Heung Tea House (3 km).
Are there any good drives near Leighton Hill?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is Leighton Hill?
Leighton Hill is in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,160
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Region
- Wan Chai
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.2761, 114.1840
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Worth the detour from Leighton Hill
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Monster Building
Five interlocking 1960s housing blocks in Quarry Bay whose courtyard walls of stacked flats close overhead, Hong Kong's most photographed piece of density.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Driving roads near Leighton Hill
- 66 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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