PLACES OF INTEREST
LOCAL PLACES OF INTEREST WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF SHANNON HOUSE
50 m Zip Zap Circus – 6 Shannon Street
100 m Baz Street Art – across Salt River
400 m Devils Peak Brewery
400 m trendy Albert Road, Woodstock
500 m The Old Biscuit Mill
600 m Casa Nostra Bar
900 m Woodstock Brewery
1.2 km The Fat Cactus Mexicn Restaurant
CAPE TOWN'S ICONIC SITES
Bo-Kaap Malay Quarter via N1 – 5.6 km
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens via M3 – 9.2 km
Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island via N1 – 5.3 km
Hop On Hop Off Red Bus Stop Long Street CBD via M57 – 4.4 km
Hop On Hop Off Red Bus Stop via N1 (Two Oceans Aquarium) – 6.0 km
Table Mountain Lower Cable Station via M62 – 10.2 km
The V&A Waterfront via N1 (The Cape Wheel) – 6.4 km
Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront via N1 – 6.0 km
ADDITIONAL PLACES OF INTEREST REQUIRING TRANSPORT FROM SHANNON HOUSE
Boulders Beach via M3 – 40 km Penguin Colony
Cape Point Nature Reserve via M3 – 65 km Most South Western point of Africa
Chapmans Peak via M3 & M63 – 25 km Scenic Drive
Constantia via M3 – 16.6 km Wine farms – tasting & sales
Gansbaai via N2 & R43 – 159 km Shark Cage Diving
Hermanus via N2 118 km Whale Festival – September
Hout Bay via M3 & M63 – 18.5 km Fish & Chips, Boat Trips
Simonstown via M3 – 38 km Naval Town
Stellenbosch via N2 & R310 – 47 km Wine Farms – tasting & sales
MARKETS & SHOPPING
Adderley Street, Cape Town CBD via M57 – 3.8 km
Canal Walk, Century City via N1 – 6.6 km
Cavendish Square via M3 – 9 km
Kenilworth Centre via M5 – 10.5 km
Kirstenbosch Market via M3 – 9 km
Milnerton Market via N1 & R27 – 6 km
Muizenberg Market via M5 – 23 km
Neighbourgoods Market, Old Biscuit Mill via M57 – 500 m
Rondebosch Park Market via M57 – 5.7 km
BEACHES & OUTDOOR
Bloubergstrand Beach Table View – Surfing & Wind Surfing – 17 km
Camps Bay Beach – Sunbathing – 11.5 km
Muizenberg Beach – Surfing – 22 km
Newlands Forest – Hiking & Picnicing – 7 km
Rhodes Memorial – Hiking & Picnicing – 8 km
Sea Point Promenade – Swimming Pool & Bicycle Hire – 10 km
Signal Hill – Home of the Noon Day Gun – 11.5 km
Table Mountain National Park – 1 of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World
ENTERTAINMENT
Artscape Theatre via N2 – 4.5 km – Cape Town CBD
Baxter Theatre via M4 – 3.4 km – Rondebosch
Cape Town Comedy Club via N1 – 6.0 km – V&A Waterfront
Fugard Theatre via R102 – 3.9 km
Open Air Movies
Theatre on the Bay via M62 – 11.8 km
SPORT
Cape Town Stadium – Green Point – 6.4 km
CityROCK – Indoor Climbing – Paarden Island – 6.6 km
Cool Runnings Toboggan Family Park – Tygervalley – 21 km
River Club – Observatory – 2.4 km
Western Province Cricket Stadium – Newlands – 6.8 km
Western Province Rugby Stadium – Newlands – 8 km
MUSEUMS
First Thursdays Museum Night – Free Monthly – Cape Town CBD
Cape Town Science Centre – Observatory via M4 – 1.0 km
Castle of Good Hope – Cape Town CBD – 3.6 km
District Six Museum – Cape Town CBD – 4 km
Heart of Cape Town Museum – Dr Christiaan Barnard World’s First Heart Transplant – GSH via M4 – 1.6 km
Iziko Slave Lodge – Cape Town CBD – 4.3 km
SA Jewish Museum – Cape Town CBD – 4.9 km
South African Astronomical Observatory – Observatory – 2.4 km
Zeitz Mocca Museum via N1 – Silo District, V&A Waterfront – 5.3 km
RESTAURANT / EATERIES
Casa Nostra Bar – Woodstock 600 m
Mzoli’s Place – Gugulethu 14 km
Pahari African Restaurant – Salt River 650 m