HISTORY OF CRAIGHALL PARK ‘Craighall Park Township, which forms the northern boundary of the Johannesburg Municipality, is one of the beauty spots of the Rand. .. The business man finds in the exhilarating air a peace and calmness, which are part of the place, a restorative to the nerves.’ Rural Escape No, this is not […]
Read More »WALK THE TALK Yesterday, Joburger’s took to the streets in force: 702’s Walk the Talk saw 50,000 people enter the various events: 5km, 8km, 21 km and 30 km. For those doing the 30km race it was bitterly cold (0°) at the race start at 7.30 am, but temperatures warmed up during the day to a high of […]
Read More »GILES RESTAURANT AND PUB CRAIGHALL PARK Giles restaurant and pub (4 blocks from Liz at Lancaster at corner Grafton and Buckingham Aves in Craighall Park) has become the latest meeting spot to unwind on a Friday after the week’s work. Cars line the streets in all directions (from lunch time onwards) and the pub and […]
Read More »Sadly now closed Ami Cnr Clarence and Lancaster Ave At last a new restaurant has opened at the end of our block – a five minute walk from the Guest House. After the closing of Tre Gatti (see blog Neighbourhood Restaurants of 7 June), Ami 011 447 4648 opened on 11th July. Offering a small sophisticated […]
Read More »CRAIGHALL PARK RESTAURANTS A sign of the times that the restaurants at the end of the block have all closed down, BUT ….. there are 2 excellent restaurants very nearby: Cnr Café 011 880-2244 and a half blocks away Pronto 011 447 4346 in the Colony Centre 5 and a half blocks away. Cnr […]
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