Saxonwold, Johannesburg
This part of Johannesburg that lies around the zoo and includes Parkview, Westcliff and Houghton is of the most beautiful in the city. It’s also one of the oldest parts of Johannesburg, and Saxonwold in particular invites one to drive along its broad, winding roads lined with large, old trees.
Saxonwold is a sedate dignified neighbourhood, round the corner from the Johannesburg zoo. Saxonwold is convenient to say the least. You have easy access from the suburb to the M1 and to Jan Smuts Avenue, one of the major arteries from the city through the northern suburbs. The CBD of Johannesburg is minutes’ drive from Saxonwold, particularly Braamfontein and the cultural arc, which includes the Constitutional Court, the Civic theatre, the famous Mandela Bridge that takes one into Newtown and the Market theatre and Museum Africa, make a stay in Saxonwold worthwhile.
You’re close to the shopping centres of Rosebank, Hyde Park and Killarney, and the trendy villages of Parkhurst, Greenside and Melville are within easy reach. With their distinctive pavement culture, popular restaurants and cafés and celebrated nightlife, they’re an obvious choice for evening and lunch time entertainment. There is a pretty mix of antique shops and boutiques along the high streets too.
The Johannesburg Zoo, a sprawling 54 hectare park filled with trees and green spaces in central Parktown, is an added attraction. The beautiful walks and impressive collection of animals that include lions, tigers, gorillas, bat-eared foxes and polar bears, day and night safaris and a behind-the-scenes tour, make the zoo a popular choice, even without children.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Ekuthuleni Guest House Soweto
Ekuthuleni Guest House offers accommodation in a double-storey mansion, with a Soweto influenced interior that's inviting and has a 'home away fr...
Motel Mi Pi CHi
Motel Mi Pi CHi offers guests a choice of accommodation in guest rooms or self catering in six comfortable rooms with modern furniture and humoro...
The Savoy Guest House
Situated in a beautiful, quiet and tranquil suburb, with beautiful gardens, The Savoy Guest House offers accommodation to the business executive ...
Bedfordview B&B
Bedfordview entire one bedroom cluster, B&B and self catering - Just lovely! The accommodation is located in the friendly city of Bedfordview and...
Foxwood House
Foxwood House offers accommodation in luxurious garden suites, a theatre and a private restaurant are only a few features that sets Foxwood House...
The Lazy Grape Guest Lodge & Spa
The Lazy Grape is just 15 km from OR Tambo International airport in Benoni. The Lodge offers accommodation in spacious rooms which range from del...
Georgian Guesthouse
Georgian Guesthouse offers accommodation in a luxury apartment and four double rooms. Edenvale is situated roughly halfway between the OR Tambo I...
Sunninghill Guest Lodge
Sunninghill Guest Lodge offers accommodation in Sunninghill, only a few minutes away from the heart of Sandton city centre. Choose from a selecti...
Dunvegan Execu Lodge
Dunvegan Execu Lodge is proudly a four star luxury guesthouse, conveniently situated in the tranquil residential area of Dunvegan in Edenvale. We...
Things to do in the area
Explore the Museum of Military History
If you are staying in Sandton, visit the Museum of Military History in Saxonwold. Although relics of war are not everyone’s cup of tea, this muse...
Row Boats on Zoo Lake
Set on the corner of Jan Smuts Avenue and West World Street, virtually across from the Johannesburg Zoo, Zoo Lake is usually a hive of activity -...
Killarney Mall
Johannesburg is the retail and commercial hub of South Africa and the Killarney Mall is one of its most established shopping centres. This mall, ...
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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