The Green Point Park has instituted its winter operating hours, and will close earlier between April and September.
The new opening and closing times are 07:00 and 18:00 daily. These times will run from 15 April 2013 to 30 September 2013.
The summer opening hours of 06:00 to 20:30 will resume on 1 October 2013, taking into account the longer summer days.
The 12.5-hectare park has fast become one of Cape Town’s most popular spaces, transforming what was an underutilised Green Point Common into a vibrant public space which has regenerated the surrounding area. This was one of the many legacies of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
TripAdvisor, a travel review website, consistently rates Green Point Park as among the highlights of a visit to Cape Town, and it is currently rated as the city’s sixth-most popular attraction after tourist hotspots such as Table Mountain and Cape Point.
The park opened to the public at the end of 2010 and features a Biodiversity Garden, children’s play park, outdoor gym area, amphitheatre, as well as a network of pathways, shade structures and recreational areas. There are more than 300 plant species and more than 25 000 plants, mostly local fynbos. The Biodiversity Garden educates people about biodiversity, water-wise landscaping and the environment.
The new labyrinth, situated near the gate closest to the Mouille Point lighthouse, is now open to the public and is in use.
Meanwhile, the winter months will be used to conduct essential maintenance and upgrades to the gardens and park equipment such as the outdoor gym and playgrounds. This maintenance will be conducted during the week and will not affect park users.
Entry to the park is free. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.
For more information on the park or tours, contact Cape Town Stadium at (021) 417 0101.
