The unit has 1 bathroom with bath and hand-shower, kitchen
with fridge/freezer, microwave, kettle, toaster, stove with oven and all crockery
and cutlery. A sleeper couch in the lounge is suitable for 1 child. Secure Underground
parking is available for 1 vehicle. SEE
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ACTIVITIES IN NEWLANDS or
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A Brief History of Newlands Newlands stands as one
of Cape Town's more historically rich areas and is said to have been founded as
a fruit- and vegetable-growing hamlet to service sailors with the Dutch East India
Company as far back as the early 1700s. The main arterial from Cape Town into
the southern suburbs, now known as the Eastern Boulevard, was the first road in
the Cape to be opened by the settlers and functioned as a wagon trail used by
woodcutters to gain access to the slopes of the mountain.
One of
its most beloved residents was Lady Anne Barnard who, in 1799, took up residence
in a beautiful purpose-built single-storey residence, Paradijs, the site of the
luxury Vineyard Hotel and Spa. People resided in the area known as Nieuwland (Newlands)
as early as 1700, soon after Adriaan van der Stel, the governor at the time, built
a country house there.
Walk down the narrow residential lanes and
see the cottages with their distinctive, thick, clay brick walls, and doors that
open right on to the street. Now in high demand on the property market, some of
these were originally built as slave or brewers quarters to service the farms,
estates and brewery. The South African Brewery in Boundary Road is South Africa's
oldest commercial brewery, dating back to the mid-1800s.
Other historic
sites of interest include: the Josephine Mill in Boundary Road built by a Swedish
settler in the mid-1800s; and Groote Schuur at the bottom of Newlands Avenue ,
once the residence of Prime Minister Cecil John Rhodes and now the official Cape
Town residence of the President. Newlands is also inextricably linked to a more
contemporary landmark, its stadium. Ground was first broken here in 1888 and over
the years Newlands Stadium has been transformed into the modern monolith that
is now so familiar to sports lovers across the planet. Another modern architectural
addition to the landscape is the Sports Science Institute, a world-class facility
that is the mother ship for South Africa's top athletes.
When it
comes to style, Newlands has something of a unique identity. Perhaps because of
its status as an upmarket suburb populated by the very wealthy and upper middle
classes, it's a cocktail of good-looking people, dignified residential and commercial
architecture, and shops and restaurants that (by and large) share a blueprint
of refinement and sophistication. It's a privileged existence far removed from
the daily struggles of most South Africans. But a stroll down Kildare Road or
Dean Street offers a snapshot of a picture-perfect lifestyle and expresses a quality
of life that makes Newlands a suburban utopia. And who wouldn't want a slice of
that?
Today the suburb still retains an air of charm and tranquility,
and the lovely homes boast spectacular gardens and lovely views of Table Mountain.
Newlands has secured its place in the annals of sporting history, as it has played
host to two major sporting World Cup events: Newlands Rugby Stadium hosted the
opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup in 1995, and Newlands Cricket Stadium
was the venue for the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup in 2003.
