Parks · Our pick in Cape Town
The Company’s Garden
In the heart of the city

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Image courtesy of © Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Company’s Garden
The Company’s Garden runs up from the top of Adderley Street, between the Iziko museums and the South African National Gallery, with old trees and the Mount Nelson at its top end.
Why it's on our list
- Shade
- Museums around it
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Company’s Garden before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Company’s Garden, as the crow flies.
- Taj Cape Town350 m5 min walk
- Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel750 m9 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Company’s Garden are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MyCiTi stops
- Upper LongMyCiTi250 m3 min walk
- Upper LoopMyCiTi350 m4 min walk
- DorpMyCiTi350 m5 min walk
Key sights
- Zeitz MOCAA2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Robben Island boats2.4 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The V&A Waterfront2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Table Mountain cableway2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Kirstenbosch6.6 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Cape Town International Airport18 kmCar or taxi 48 min
- Cape Point48 kmCar or taxi 121 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min