Places of Interest

Places of Interest

Petal Faire Cottage is the ideal base for exploring Pretoria.

Shopping malls

  • Hatfield Plaza (2km): Pick n Pay, shopping and restaurants
  • The Fields (2km): Restaurants and Virgin Active
  • Queens Corner (0.5km): Superspar, shopping and restaurants
  • Brooklyn Mall (6.7km): Shopping, restaurants and cinemas
  • Menlyn Shopping Centre (8km): Shopping, restaurants and cinemas

Museums

  • Pretoria Art Museum: 012 344 1807 or 012 344 1808
  • Transvaal Museum: 012 322 7632
  • Paul Kruger House Museum: 012 326 9172
  • Voortrekker Monument: 012 326 6770
  • Melrose House: 012 322 2805
  • Sammy Marks Museum: 012 755 9541

Entertainment

  • The Performer Theatre: 012 346 0801
  • Brooklyn Theatre: 012 460 6033
  • Spoornet State Theatre: 012 392 4000
  • Barnyard Theatre: 012 368 1555
  • State Theatre: 012 392 4000
  • Atterbury Theatre: 012 471 1700
  • Sun City

Outdoor Activities

  • Pretoria Zoological Gardens (9km)
  • Pretoria Botanical Gardens (4km)
  • Rietvlei Nature Reserve: 012 345 5103
  • Lion Park: 011 691 9905
  • Pilanesberg National Park: 087 820 0020

Sport

  • Loftus Versveld sport stadium (4km)
  • Pretoria University sport grounds (2km)

Educational Institutions

  • University of Pretoria (3km)
  • University of Pretoria High Performance Centre (3km)
  • UNISA (10km)
  • Afrikaans Hoer Meisieskool (5km)
  • Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool (5km)
  • Pretoria High School for Girls
  • Pretoria Boys High
  • St Mary’s DSG (5km)

Hospitals

  • Femina Woman’s Hospital (6.7km): 012 304 1700
  • Heart Hospital (4.9km): 012 440 0200
  • Jacaranda Hospital (6.1km): 012 421 6700
  • Little Company of Mary (6.3km): 012 424 3600
  • Muelmed Mediclinic (4.6km): 012 440 0600
  • Pretoria Eye Institute (3.3km) : 012 343 5873
  • Pretoria Urology Hospital (0.7km) : 012 3227632
  • Steve Biko Academic Hospital (4km) : 012 354 1000
  • Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital (6.1km): 012 343 0300

Other

  • Oliver Tambo International Airport (50km)
  • Gautrain Hatfield Station (2km) (Colbyn is on the Gautrain shuttle route)
  • Foreign Affairs O.R. Tambo Building, Rietondale (3km)
  • Union Buildings (5km)
  • CSIR (5km)
  • Close to the major highways

Information Links

  • South African National Parks: 012 428 9111
  • Tshwane Tourist Information Centre: 012 337 4337
  • Computicket: 011 340 8000