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Walking heritage tours of the city

<div class="ExternalClass1D41A268C21D417EA6B7AFE57312F7BE"><p>The story of the expansion of the Cape settlement and the development of the small local municipalities, which now make up the City of Cape Town Metropolitan area, can be experienced through close-up encounters of buildings, public open spaces and memorials.</p></div>

<h2 class="sectHeading">Walking tour resources</h2><p> We have produced a number of brochures and pamphlets which you can download or read from your phone or tablet as you take yourself on a self-guided walk around the city. </p><h4>Heritage Walks</h4><ul><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/Slave%20Heritage%20Walks%20complete%20pamphlet%2017%20HAP%20readable.pdf" target="_blank">Slave Heritage Walks</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Procedures%2c%20guidelines%20and%20regulations/Company%27s%20Garden%20Self%20Guided%20Walk.pdf" target="_blank">Company’s Garden and Precinct self-guided walk</a><br></li><li><a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Procedures%2c%20guidelines%20and%20regulations/City_Hall_and_Precinct_guide.pdf" target="_blank">City Hall and Precinct Guide</a><br></li></ul> <span> <div class="notification with-heading dark-copy pink bg-light-grey"><div class="graphic with-border"> <i class="info toptip"></i> </div><div class="desc"><h4>Top tip</h4><p> <b></b>Aside from what you can discover by walking, we have an abundance of heritage sites across the city waiting to be explored. See <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Local%20and%20communities/Heritage-and-the-community/Heritage-sites-and-buildings/Museums-landmarks-and-heritage-sites">Museums, landmarks and heritage sites</a> for ideas about where to go.</p></div></div></span> <h2 class="sectHeading">Visual displays around the city</h2><p>To view the location of all of our heritage displays around the central city, please see the two maps below:</p><h4> Heritage maps</h4><ul><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Maps%20and%20statistics/CCT_map_of_heritage_interpretation_displays_Green_Point_2016-08-05.pdf" target="_blank">Green Point heritage display map</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Maps%20and%20statistics/CCT_map_of_heritage_interpretation_displays_CT_CBD.pdf" target="_blank">Cape Town CBD heritage display map</a></li></ul><p>As you traverse the city, you will find carefully placed visual interpretation displays that tell you all about the site you are visiting or looking at.</p><h4> Green Point Common information pamphlets</h4><ul><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Green_Point_Common.pdf" target="_blank">Green Point Common </a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Water_to_the_Common.pdf" target="_blank">Water to the Common</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Lion_Mountain.pdf" target="_blank">Lion Mountain</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Sport_on_the_Common.pdf" target="_blank">Sports on the Common</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-A_day_at_the_races.pdf" target="_blank">A Day at the Races</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Fort_Wynyard.pdf" target="_blank">Fort Wynyard</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Guiding_lights.pdf" target="_blank">Guiding Lights - The Green Point Lighthouse</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Public_transport.pdf" target="_blank">A History of Public Transport in Green Point and the Atlantic Seaboard</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Gateway_to_Africa.pdf" target="_blank">Gateway To Africa – Docks, Construction and Municipal Services</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Harbour_to_hinterland.pdf" target="_blank">Harbour to Hinterland – Water Supply and Sewage Disposal</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Services_delivered.pdf" target="_blank">Green Point Services Delivered </a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-The_Grand_Vlei.pdf" target="_blank">The Grand Vlei – Boating and Sailing</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Green_Point_Track.pdf" target="_blank">Green Point Track</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Green_Point-Prisoners_of_war.pdf" target="_blank">Prisoners of War </a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Greenmarket_Square.pdf" target="_blank">Greenmarket Square</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Krotoa_Place.pdf" target="_blank">Krotoa Place</a></li></ul><h4> Shipwrecks</h4><ul><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Shipwreck_of_De_Visch.pdf" target="_blank">Shipwreck of De Visch (1740)</a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Shipwreck_of_RMS_Athens.pdf" target="_blank">Shipwreck of RMS Athens (1865)</a></li></ul><h4>Historic Observatory posters</h4><ul><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Historic_Observatory_01a_Varschedrift.pdf" target="_blank">Varschedrift - a contested landscape </a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Historic_Observatory_01b_Battle_of_Varshedrift.pdf" target="_blank">Battle of Varschedrift (1510) </a></li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Historic_Observatory_02.pdf" target="_blank">Historic Observatory</a> </li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Historic_Observatory_03_Apartheid%20Resistance.pdf" target="_blank">Apartheid resistance and student activism</a> </li><li> <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/HID_Historic_Observatory_04_Observa-stories.pdf" target="_blank">Observa-stories</a> </li></ul><h2 class="sectHeading">Visitor resource centres</h2><p>We have visitor's centres across Cape Town with more resources, brochures and maps for those interested in discovering our city.</p><h4> Mamre Visitor's Centre</h4><p> Mamre is situated about an hour’s drive outside Cape Town. It was established in 1807 as one of the Moravian Mission settlements at the Cape. Prior to the establishment of the mission settlement, Mamre was a VOC outpost known as Groenekloof. Places of interest in Mamre include the Mamre School, the Long House (a stone house formerly used as a barracks by the Dutch East India Company), the Water Mill, the Old Shop and the Old Mamre Moravian Church.</p><h4> Langa Visitor's Centre</h4><p> You can find the visitor's centre situated in the Old Post Office, opposite the Gugu S’Theba Cultural Centre in Washington Street, Langa. Langa is the oldest formally laid out (designed) township and is one of three suburbs (also Pinelands and Maitland Garden Village) built in Cape Town as part of the Gardens City initiatives.</p><h4> Prestwich Memorial</h4><p> The Memorial is dedicated to the memory of Cape Town’s 18th century slaves and marginalized people, who died and were buried in the informal cemetery between Somerset Road and the historical shoreline. The Memorial is situated on the site of the 18th century Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery. See the <a href="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Graphics%20and%20educational%20material/Heritage_The_Prestwich_Memorial_2015-12.pdf" target="_blank">Prestwich Memorial brochure</a>.</p><h4> Company’s Garden Visitor's Centre</h4><p> Originally the home of the Manager of the Company’s Garden, the Visitor's Centre now houses the offices of the Cape Town Heritage Trust. Interpretation pamphlets and brochures are for sale. Find out more about <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family%20and%20home/see-all-city-facilities/our-recreational-facilities/District%20parks/The%20Company%27s%20Garden">The Company's Garden</a>. </p>

Tips and resources for you to walk and explore our beautiful city and its unique natural and cultural heritage.

Company's Gardens Self Guided Walk How-to Guide	Company's Gardens Self Guided Walk How-to Guide	12646269	GP0\|#f749725d-ab14-406b-b48c-cc026b5c49b1;L0\|#0f749725d-ab14-406b-b48c-cc026b5c49b1\|How-to guide;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#d8892104-ce90-493e-b813-93c488f4b1d3;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2023-07-27T22:00:00Z
Heritage Advice Pamphlet 17: Slave Heritage Walks	Heritage Advice Pamphlet 17: Slave Heritage Walks	5753038	GP0\|#367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033;L0\|#0367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033\|Pamphlet;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2005-06-01T10:00:00Z
Heritage Interpretation Displays: Cape Town CBD Map	Heritage Interpretation Displays: Cape Town CBD Map	1217619	GP0\|#816346e9-401b-4120-ab33-f8b010e35cd1;L0\|#0816346e9-401b-4120-ab33-f8b010e35cd1\|Map;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#2ee73080-1b32-4320-889d-034e60d31b3a;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2016-08-04T22:00:00Z
Heritage Interpretation Displays: Green Point Map	Heritage Interpretation Displays: Green Point Map	1324377	GP0\|#816346e9-401b-4120-ab33-f8b010e35cd1;L0\|#0816346e9-401b-4120-ab33-f8b010e35cd1\|Map;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#2ee73080-1b32-4320-889d-034e60d31b3a;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2016-08-04T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Environment and Heritage: Krotoa Place Pamphlet	Historical Cape Town, Environment and Heritage: Krotoa Place Pamphlet	2538355	GP0\|#367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033;L0\|#0367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033\|Pamphlet;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Green Point Guiding Lights Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Green Point Guiding Lights Poster	4025273	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Green Point Track Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Green Point Track Poster	3890727	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Greenmarket Square Pamphlet	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Greenmarket Square Pamphlet	4597204	GP0\|#367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033;L0\|#0367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033\|Pamphlet;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Lion Mountain Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Lion Mountain Poster	2357651	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Prisoners Of War Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Prisoners Of War Poster	3506549	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Public Transport Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Public Transport Poster	5293422	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Services Delivered Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Services Delivered Poster	4468841	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Sports On The Common Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Sports On The Common Poster	4168847	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: The Grand Vlei Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: The Grand Vlei Poster	4091802	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Water To The Common Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common: Water To The Common Poster	3930518	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common:Harbour to Hinterland Poster	Historical Cape Town, Green Point Common:Harbour to Hinterland Poster	3313771	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Shipwreck Route: Shipwreck of De Visch Poster	Historical Cape Town, Shipwreck Route: Shipwreck of De Visch Poster	615604	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Historical Cape Town, Shipwreck Route: Shipwreck of RMS Athens Poster	Historical Cape Town, Shipwreck Route: Shipwreck of RMS Athens Poster	561821	GP0\|#591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6;L0\|#0591e1d8b-7507-4dd3-8a9a-59b5cdd318c6\|Poster;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2012-06-30T22:00:00Z
Prestwich Memorial Ossuary, Memorial Garden & Visitor Centre Information Pamphlet	Prestwich Memorial Ossuary, Memorial Garden & Visitor Centre Information Pamphlet	1094982	GP0\|#367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033;L0\|#0367c7831-4239-4ad6-824a-c4325897c033\|Pamphlet;GTSet\|#f1e8889f-f7d7-4d5b-a3f5-af0ca2e076ea;GPP\|#5340fe0b-73a7-472c-bef7-04e450fb5c4f;GPP\|#0972c695-fd19-46c4-ab5d-9601f17b780e	2015-11-30T22:00:00Z