Lonehill, Johannesburg
It does not take a genius to work out that Lonehill, which lies just north of Witkoppen Road with excellent access to William Nicol Drive and the N1, must have been named after a solitary hill in the vicinity. Apart from the fact that this is one of the newer suburbs in the city, set as it is on the outskirts of Bryanston and inundated by yuppies during the 1990s, not many Jo'burgers know that Lonehill is home to a nature reserve - a sliver of nature in the midst of the concrete jungle.
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The solitary Lonehill koppie is one of very few hills in this part of Johannesburg, 28 kilometres from the city centre. Solitary it might stand, but it is a very pretty koppie surrounded by rocky veld and little streams and shrubs within the Lonehill nature reserve where there are a few walks enjoyed by hikers and those after a space in which to picnic over weekends, especially the stroll down to a little dam known as Lonehill Loch.
It is also a fairly remarkable site as three Stone Age furnaces lie in the veld just below the koppie, which were excavated in the 1960s. Interestingly, they were covered up again, post excavation as the funds were not available to develop the site.
Whilst we're on the topic of interesting, from Lonehill's koppie you can scan across the eastern horizon for the Kyalami Castle, known by many as Michael Jackson's castle because of the newsworthiness of the star's interest in the castle as a residence a few years ago. The Arthurian style castle is touted as one of the city's 'true oddities', although it changed hands during 2008 and now belongs to the church of Scientology.
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Hotels & other accommodation options
Sunlight Apartment
Sunlight apartment in Linden is a modern unit on a secure property. From here you are within safe walking distance of restaurants, coffee shops, ...
Illovo Mews 219
Illovo Mews 219 is a contemporary studio apartment offering comfortable accommodation in Illovo. The apartment is ideal for a couple or a corpora...
El Ridge A1
Elridge Living offers affordable and luxurious fully furnished apartments. Located in safe proximity to business and retail outlets, the units ar...
North Haven Country Estate
North Haven Country Estate is a retreat to a little piece of bush veld hidden among indigenous trees and plateau that is protected by the wildlif...
Ellipse Waterfall 2008
Ellipse Waterfall 2008 is an executive studio apartment located in Ellipse Waterfall complex, adjacent to the renowned Mall of Africa. It is a lo...
Mount Royal 32
Mount Royal 32 is a self catering apartment located in Morningside, Sandton. The apartment is located in the secure Mount Royal complex and is id...
5th Avenue Guest House
5th Avenue Guest House offers accommodation in Edenvale. The guest house is within easy reach of shopping centers, golf courses and attractions. ...
Things to do in the area
Artyli Gallery
Artyli Gallery, is a contemporary African Art Gallery based in Sandton which showcases various collections of artwork created by artists at vario...
The Steamworks Gastropub
Gastropubs have long been the places to go in Britain, but this approach has hit South Africa with a bang, and is undergoing a constant evolution...
Fourways Mall
Being situated in Sandton means that Fourways Mall is in the heart of the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg, the vibrant City of Gold. It is spac...
Noteworthy attractions
Crown Mines Golf Club
South Africa is famous for its gold, and Crown Mines Golf Club is built in genuine mining country, just a few kilometres southeast of central Joh...
Observatory Golf Club
Observatory Golf Course is one of the less well known Johannesburg courses, but just as good as many of its more famous neighbors. A sophisticate...
Randpark Golf Club
With two very distinct but different golf courses, Randpark offers golfers of varying ability an unforgettable experience on two of the finest an...
Royal Johannesburg Golf Club
The World Atlas of Golf, which lists the great courses and how they are played, features just two South African clubs on its hallowed pages. One ...
OR Tambo International Airport
Formerly officially known as Johannesburg International Airport, the OR Tambo International Airport is a large airport near the city of Johannesb...
East Rand Flea Market
Just outside Johannesburg in Boksburg, the East Rand Flea Market lies right next to the East Rand Mall, and as a result, is open just about all w...
East Rand Mall
The popular East Rand Mall takes full advantage of the prime position of this area and offers a variety of restaurants, boutiques, chain stores a...
Absa Money Museum
Home to the largest collection of money used in South Africa’s past in the world, Absa Money Museum lies in downtown Johannesburg on Troye Street...
Apartheid Museum
The Apartheid Museum is the story of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Beginning in 1948, the white elected National Party governme...
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