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Places of interest near Liz at Lancaster Please note telephone numbers do change. For further information or clarification consult a local telephone directory or contact 1023 for directory assistance Local shopping Liz at Lancaster is very conveniently located for general access to local shopping and amenities. There are several local shopping areas within easy reach. The closest is half a block away: corner Lancaster and Clarence, a three minute walk. There is a Spar general grocer open 7 days a week, a greengrocer, hairdresser, takeaway pizzeria, chemist, dry cleaner and doctor. At the Dunkeld shopping centre: corner Jan Smuts and Bompas, there is a whole range of shops including an Autobank, a bakery and coffee shop, a hardware, a 7/11, a liquorstore, etc. And then slightly further in the other direction is the Colony shopping centre which also has a whole range of stores including a Postnet, a 7/11, a pub, restaurants, etc. Liz at Lancaster is close to the restaurant nodes of Parkhurst, Greenside, with easy access to Rosebank and Melville. Major shopping malls all of which have restaurants, movies, bookshops, department stores are : Hyde Park ( 5 minutes away) Rosebank with The Mall, The Firs, The Zone, The Galleria, The Mews, (10 minutes away) Sandton City (10 - 20 minutes away depending on traffic) Killarney ( 10 minutes away) Craighall Park, although very close to Sandton for example, is very different from its CBD business ethos and more 'enclosed Mall' culture. Craighall Park lies in the very heart of the green belt of Johannesburg, a city which shows up on a satellite photograph as a forest - a forest which is also, remarkably, the largest man-made forest in the world. You will have a very different kind of living, shopping and eating experience in the pavement-cafe ambience of the more suburban environs of Craighall Park. Like its surrounding neighbours of Parkhurst, Parkview, Parktown North, Greenside, Melville, Linden, Emmarentia, it has become well known in Joburg for its special character and fun life-style. These neighbourhoods are all becoming known for their vibe of being cosmopolitan, cutting-edge, middle-class, friendly and varied. It's where you will find cobbled alleys, trinkets and antique stores, collector's books and retro items, restaurants with pergolas and open court-yards, pavement café eating, where the sense of neighbourhood really means something. You will find difference, character, style and a sense of the avant-garde. … where you come to stay and play !! Bookshops: Exclusive at Hyde Park and the Rosebank Mall (open 7 days a week from 10 until 8). Linked to Seattle Coffee shops next door so great place to browse over a cappuccino. Music : Look and Listen, Hyde Park and CD Wherehouse, The Zone, Rosebank Conference Centres Hackle Brooke Corner Jan Smuts and Conrad Drive 011 789 7992 www.hacklebrooke.co.za Hackle Brooke is about 5 blocks down Lancaster and round the corner in Jan Smuts. Glenhove Conference Centre (Pharmaceutical Society) 52 Glenhove Rd 011 442 3601 is further away - about a 15 minute drive. In addition there are the 4 mega conference venues of Sandton Convention Centre about 12 minute drive north of Liz at Lancaster); Expo Centre at NASREC to the South West (20 minute drive to the south-west of Liz at Lancaster); the Coca Cola Dome in North Gate Midrand (about 20 minute drive); the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand (about 30 minute drive depending on traffic) Hospitals Rosebank Clinic 14 Sturdee Ave 011 328 0500 (renowned plastic surgeon: Dr Saul Braun 011 788 4956) Donald Gordon Medical Centre 21 Eton Road Parktown 011 356 5000 (excellent Teaching Hospital) Milpark Hospital 9 Guild Rd Parktown West 011 480 5600 (excellent Trauma Unit) Park Lane Clinic 12 Junction Ave Parktown 011 480 4000 Morningside Medi-Clinic Rivonia Rd 011 282 5000 (renowned fertility section) Sandton Medi-Clinic HFDrive 011 709 2000 These are but some of many excellent private hospitals and clinics nearby Liz at Lancaster. New urban development projects, cultural and heritage precincts and museums Some places of interest in the suburbs of Jozi and accessible to Liz at Lancaster Constitution Hill with the new Court, the old Fort and the old Prison Buildings - excellent introduction to the geography and lay-out of Johannesburg from the Fort ramparts and the history of Johannesburg and South Africa. There are organized tours every hour on the hour. 011 381-3100; www.constitutionhill.org.za Newtown Cultural Precinct (includes MuseumAfrica - Closed Mondays 011 833 5624 exhibits from the Stone Age to the present day ; SciBono Discovery Centre; Closed Mondays ; South African Breweries World of Beer Museum 011 836 4900 interesting and well-done Closed Mondays. There is also night life at Bassline; Carfax, Market Theatre, and Moyos Restaurant) See www.joburg.org.za/2003/newtownbrochure World Heritage Site, Cradle of Humankind (40 minute drive) Comprises the Maropeng Information Centre which is about a 10km drive from the caves themselves (at Sterkfontein). There is a tour through the caves at Sterkfontein every half hour. 011668 3200 www.discoveryourself.co.za Apartheid Museum www.apartheidmuseum.org 011 309 4700 Closed Mondays open every other day 10-5 (next door to Gold Reef City and on the way to Soweto) Soweto - Soweto is a 40-45 minute drive away from Liz at Lancaster . www.joburg.org/soweto I can arrange tours (3 - 4 hour morning tours or full day or overnight stays at B&Bs should you wish). Alexandra: Next to Sandton; developing its jazz tours. I work with tour guides from Alex, so can organize tours by prior arrangement. Sophiatown: Site of forced removals in the 1950s. I can also organize tours to Sophiatown by prior arrangement. 44 Stanley Avenue, Auckland Park : A private urban development with galleries, restaurants, clubs, alternative retro shopping. Rosebank Rooftop Market: Sundays and Public Holidays only. www.craft.co.za African Craft Market, Rosebank: 7 days a week National Museum of Military History: Situated next to the Zoo. 011 646-5513 Open Daily 9-16.30 Origins Centre Rock Art Museum , Wits www.rockart.wits.ac.za/origins 9-5 daily; excellent gift shop and café R45 entrance adults; R22 children under 12; Guided tours provided. If you are going to visit a Game Reserve where you will be away from urban lights and out in the bush, make a trip to the Planetarium at Wits University first, so that you can make the most of stargazing in the Southern hemisphere. There are shows every Thursday and Friday at 8pm and Saturday mornings and afternoons and sometimes by special arrangement. 011 717-1392 www.wits.ac.za/planetarium Walking tours of the early mining days and colonial history of Johannesburg: join one of the Parktown Westcliff Heritage Trust walking tours - they are fascinating. Visit www.parktownheritage.co.za for the programme and prices. Johannesburg Art Gallery, Joubert Park Closed Mondays Lesedi Cultural Village: Exhibits and live performances depicting Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, Pedi and Ndebele culture 012 205 1394 www.lesedi.com Gold Reef City: Theme Park of early Johannesburg and early mining adjacent to the amusement park 012 248-6800 Closed on Monday Open every other day 9.30-5. (Next door to Apartheid Museum) www.goldreefcity.co.za Bryanston Organic Market: Culross Rd Bryanston. 011 706 3671 Thursday and Saturday 9-3. Moonlight Market on the last Tuesday of every month in summer from 5-9 pm. On a beautiful summer highveld evening it's a fabulous thing to do. www.bryanstonorganicmarket.co.za Health and Wellness Mangwanani African Spa – 012 371-9190 Central Reservations: + 27 (0)860 55 00 55 Sheer indulgence, treat yourself – a fabulous African health spa in the bush; Can do a half day (from R999 per person) or full day; transport leaves from Monte Casino so you could see that too – but need to book well in advance; info@mangwanani.co.za. Be prepared to be tired and very relaxed afterwards. www.mangwanani.co.za A very special experience Theatres and entertainment complexes For daily updates of what's on in Jozi go to www.702.co.za and www.artslink.co.za Montecasino, Fourways: Completely 'faux' Tuscan village (hotel, casino and shopping mall - but/and does have a wonderful bird aviary) Melrose Arch: Shopping, entertainment and accommodation enclave. Includes Moyo a really vibey 'African' restaurant (need to book well in advance www.moyo.co.za). 011 684 1477 Gold Reef City: Theme park and fun fair (see above under culture and heritage) Cinema Nouveau, Rosebank: Art house movies and specialist film festivals. www.moviesite.co.za for current programme of movies that are showing Various theatres at the Civic, Braamfontein. www.showbusiness.co.za (about 10 minute drive) Wits Theatre, Wits University. Have excellent avant-garde often unpublicized productions. Check www.wits.ac.za/paa (10 minute drive) Linder Auditorium: has classical concert performances and other live music (also 10 minute drive) Old Mutual Theatre on the Square, Mandela Square 011 883-8606 (next to Sandton City) Art galleries: Newtown, Braamfontein, Melville, Rosebank and its fringes host many of the cultural hotspots of Jozi. (Most Galleries are closed Sundays and Mondays) For up to date news in the local arts scene go to www.artslink.co.za The "Art Strip" in Parkwood and Parktown North: Goodman Gallery 51 Chester Rd cr Jan Smuts Ave 011 788 1113 www.goodman-gallery.com Kim Sacks 153 Jan Smuts 011 447 5804 Hadeda 151 Jan Smuts Avenue Parkwood (Importers of artefacts from South and Central America) Gordart 144 Jan Smuts Ave (cr Bolton Ave) www.gordart.co.za Art Space 142 Jan Smuts Ave www.artspace-jhb.co.za David Krut 140 Jan Smuts Ave 011 880 4242 Everard Read 6 Jellicoe Ave Rosebank 011 788 6805 www.everardread.co.za Moja Modern cr 3rd and 7th Ave Parktown North Other galleries: Art Africa, Parkview 62 Tyrone Ave Parkview (very good selection of ethnic artefacts and gifts; really great stuff) 011 486 2052 Upstairs @ Bamboo, Melville cr 9th and Rustenberg Rd Melville (There is a great eatery below called the Service Station - help yourself to fabulous salads and goodies and then get your plate weighed.). Art on Paper, 44 Stanley Ave www.artonpaper.co.za (Also small funky laid back bistro-cafés that have live music over week-ends. 44 Stanley Ave has become a hub for the alternative fashion scene and for new media fundis. Zuva Gallery, Melrose Arch Parks and open spaces Johannesburg Hiking Association 011 465 -9888 Melville Koppies: Wendy Carstens 011 482 4797 Sundays Johannesburg Zoo: cr Jan Smuts and Upper Park Drive 5 and 10km walks through the Zoo every 2nd Sunday of the month www.jhbzoo.org.za 011 646 2000 The Zoo Lake: a lovely Park area across Jan Smuts Ave from the Johannesburg Zoo - if you have children feed the ducks and then have lunch or a drink at Moyos outdoor restaurant 011 646 7758 Parkhurst historical walks: Tim Truluck Emmarentia Dam and Botanical Gardens (still no action group organizing walks but a lovely park and open area.) Witwatersrand Botanical Gardens: Malcolm Road Poortview 011 958 1750 www.sanbi.org Far out, at least an hour's drive from Liz at Lancaster but well worth a visit if you are here for a long stay and like the outdoors. Take a full morning minimum. The Crocodile Ramble in the Cradle of Humankind www.theramble.co.za Contact numbers 0145779323 or (0)83 381 4187 ; (0) 83 284 3523; Seems to be one of the really successful local regional tourism associations (along with the Midlands Meander in Natal) Horse riding down in Delta Park: ( 3 blocks or so from Liz at Lancaster) can be arranged over weekends via Liz Horse riding further out of Johannesburg can also be arranged. Lippizaner Horse Shows: Every Sunday 10.30. 011 702 2103 R80 per adult 1 Dahlia Rd Kyalami Golf Courses: There are 8 within a 20 km range of Liz at Lancaster's. Most Golf Clubs allow non-members to play on certain days - please check with the club which days are open to non-members as well as rates for a round. Parkview Golf Club: Emmarentia Ave Parkview 011 646-5400 (7 minute drive) www.parkviewgolf.com Wanderers Golf Club: 21 North St Illovo 011788 5010 (10 minute drive) www.wanderersclub.co.za and www.wanderersgolfclub.com Bryanston Country Club :Bryanston Drive 011 706-1361 www.bryanstoncountryclub.co.za (15 minute drive) Houghton Golf Club: 51 2nd Ave Houghton 011728 7337 www.hgc.co.za (15 minute drive). Closed for renovations; soon to become a Jack Nicklaus signature course Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club: Fairway Ave Linksfield 011640-3021 www.royaljk.za.com (25 minute drive) Glendower Golf Club: Marias Rd Bedfordview 011453-9887 (30 minute drive) Linksfield Golf Club (Huddle Park): 119 Club St Linksfield 011 640-5762 (30 minute drive) Johannesburg Country Club Woodmead: 011 202-1600 Non-members can only play if accompanied by a member; no website ; Same as the River Club Golf Course 011 783 1166 For arranging of golf excursions please contact Riaan Schoeman at SA Golfing on +27 72 117 0185 ; OR Tim Steenhoff on +27 82 770 1733 or Solomzi Zimba on +27 83 989 2721. The office number is +27 11 706 6869 BUT cell phone numbers are the best bet. SA Golfing provide the service of booking the tee times at the golf courses and transport to and from Liz at Lancaster. Cost of day golf excursion R450, cost includes return transport, booking fees, green fees, golf club hire. The cost excludes caddies, halfway house, golf carts, pull carts or drinks. The golf courses used are Royal Johannesburg and Kensington golf club Glendower golf club Johannesburg Country Club Bryanston Country Club Randpark golf course Dainfern golf club Wanderers golf club Killarney golf club Kyalami country club Optional extras are Gary Player golf course and Lost City golf course up at Sun City. Pecanwood golf course up at Hartebeespoort dam although cost would differ due to distance. Bookings for weekend will have to be made at least by the Wednesday before the weekend. Game viewing Rhino and Lion Park in the Cradle of Humankind offers the opportunity to see quite a wide range of African animals and you can also visit the Wonder Cave www.rhinolion.co.za R70 entrance and R45 to Wonder Cave. Guided tours. Pilanesberg National Park: Home to the big 5 The best option by far is to take a day trip to the Pilanesberg. Leave at 6ish in the morning. About 2 hours from Johannesburg. We can arrange a day trip if you wish but let me know in advance. (Rates vary from R700 pp depending on number of people in the party.) 014 555 5351. Pilanesberg is right next to Sun City and there is a charge to get into to Sun City so the rates vary if you want to do a tour with Sun City as well as the Pilanesberg. Heia Safari Ranch: 011 659 0605 Quite well-stocked including rhino and buffalo. Not as far as the Pilanesberg but not as 'authentic' a game reserve experience either. De Wildt Cheetah Reserve: Guided tours give insight into breeding programmes and wildlife conservation. R165 for 3 hour tour. Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun at 8.30 and 1.30. Booking essential www.dewildt.org.za Well worth a visit. Pretoria (about 45 minute drive from Liz at Lancaster) Melrose House: Venue for signing of peace treaty ending South War in 1902. 012 322 2805 Union Buildings: A beautifully scaled Herbert Baker building, designed at the Union of South Africa in 1910 and symbol of colonialism, it was significantly used as the site of President Mandela's inauguration on 27th April 1994. Voortrekker Monument: Built to monumentalize 'Voortrekker history', its real interest lies in the powerful role it played in the rise of Afrikaner nationalism in the 1930s. 012 322 2805 Freedom Park: Still in process of being constructed, it is a memorial that is part-sacred, part-remembrance and part-looking to the future. The physical site is well worth visiting. www.freedompark.co.za
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