Ravensmead
District of Cape Town
in City of Cape Town of Western Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-33.926 and 18.423 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -33° 55' 33" and E 18° 25' 23"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 01:36 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:11 am and 6:18 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
22.221 and -159.561 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Haena
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

Delve into Ravensmead

The district Ravensmead of Cape Town in City of Cape Town (Western Cape) is a district located in South Africa about 805 mi south-west of Pretoria, the country's capital town.

In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stellenbosch, Paarl, Malmesbury, Moorreesburg and Hermanus. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F

Morning Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 65 °F
Night Temperature 17°C / 63 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 59% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 19th of April 2024

24°C (76 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

20°C (67 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

23°C (74 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Wind-Rose Guest House

Address
9,8 mi
3rd Avenue, Plot 183
7140 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Feathers Lodge

Address
13,3 mi
24 MELINA STREET ROSENDAL DURBANVILLE
07550 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Boston Guest House

Address
11,4 mi
12 Lincoln Street
7530 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Plattekloof Lodge

Address
9,8 mi
5 Buchu Close
7500 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 7:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 20:00


Protea Hotel Cape Town Tyger Valley

Address
10,5 mi
Uys Krige Drive, Jip de Jager off ramp, Ext 20, Welgemoed
7530 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Verde Hotel

Address
10,3 mi
15 Michigan Street, Airport Industria
7490 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Panaview Bed and Breakfast

Address
10,1 mi
23 Melkhout Crescent Plattekloof
7441 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Homestead Villas

Address
11,1 mi
20 Welgedacht Drive, Bellville
7530 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Bell Rosen Guesthouse

Address
11,8 mi
116 Kommissaris Street
7530 Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Acacia House

Address
9,8 mi
113 Uys Krige Drive
Cape Town
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Tygervalley Golf Driving Range walkthrough [Cape Town]

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Rc Portal - Cape Town Indoor Off-Road (Stikland)

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Fijne Muzikante 1 - 1

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Length: 09:15 min
Rating: 1 of 5
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Cape Flats

The Cape Flats (Afrikaans: Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. To many people in Cape Town, the area is known simply as 'The Flats'. Described by some as 'apartheid's dumping ground', from the 1950s the area became home to people the apartheid government designated as non-White.

Located at -34, 18.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 15 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town, Geologic formations with imbedded sand dunes, Geology of South Africa, Geography of South Africa

University of the Western Cape

The University of the Western Cape is a public university located in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It was established in 1960 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only. Other universities near Cape Town are the University of Cape Town, and the Stellenbosch University (originally for Afrikaans speaking whites). The establishing of UWC was a direct effect of the Separate University Education Bill of 1957.

Located at -33.9333, 18.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities in the Western Cape, Education in Cape Town, Public universities in South Africa, Educational institutions established in 1959, 1959 establishments in South Africa, Association of Commonwealth Universities, University of the Western Cape

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of Technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students.

Located at -33.9322, 18.6403 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities in the Western Cape, Public universities in South Africa, Education in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 2005

Tygerberg

Tygerberg is one of the northern suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. It is also the name the range of hills above the town.

Located at -33.8544, 18.5842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town

Durbanville

Durbanville is a former town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, it now forms part of the greater City of Cape Town metropolitan area. Durbanville is a rural residential suburb on the northern outskirts of the metropolis and is surrounded by farms producing wine and wheat.

Located at -33.8325, 18.6475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town, Places in Western Cape with White majority populations

Bellville Velodrome

The Bellville Velodrome is a 250 meter, multi-purpose indoor velodrome located in Bellville (about 25 kilometers outside of the centre of Cape Town), South Africa. The velodrome was initially developed for the South African Olympic Bid, this venue hosted the World Cycling Federation Championships in 1999. The project was completed in 9 months from inception. The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events.

Located at -33.8798, 18.6335 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Velodromes, Sports venues in Cape Town, Cycle racing in South Africa

Bellville Stadium

Bellville Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Vasco Da Gama.

Located at -33.8812, 18.6332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

Belhar Secondary School

Belhar Secondary School is an Afrikaans/English mixed medium school in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. As of 2006 it had some 1,274 students http://wcedemis. wcape. gov. za/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=INERSCHOOLN&EMIS_NO=0101323500 and was staffed by 35 educators. http://www. khanya. co. za/schools/khanyaschool. php?emisno=0101323500. In 2006 the Western Cape Education Department designated it one of 10 "Arts and Culture focus schools" to be set up over the following three years.

Located at -33.9445, 18.6106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in Cape Town

Hoërskool Bellville

Hoërskool Bellville (Bellville High School) is a high school in Bellville, South Africa. This School won the Singing cup in 2006 when they participated in the MTBS. As well as in 2003, 2004 and in 2008. It is a competition between four Cape Town High Schools namely DF Malan, Tygerberg, Bellville and Stellenbosch. It is made out of athletics as well as a song competition. This event is huge; the kids start practice the moment school starts in January.

Located at -33.8928, 18.6486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Cape Town

Norwood, Western Cape

Norwood is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Located at -33.9333, 18.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town

Belhar

Belhar is a suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, in the Cape Flats area. It is known for being the place where the Belhar Confession was formulated.

Located at -33.95, 18.6333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Suburbs of Cape Town

Fairbairn College

Fairbairn College is a public, co-educational high school in the suburb of Goodwood in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.8995, 18.5641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Cape Town, Educational institutions established in 1977

Mzoli's

Mzoli's (also known as Mzoli's Palace, Mzoli's Meat, or Mzoli's Butchery) is a butchery in Gugulethu, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Since Mzoli's opened in early 2003, the restaurant has become a popular gathering spot for Cape Town residents and a tourist attraction. Amongst Gugulethu's residents, Mzoli's Place has a reputation for public drunkenness and disrespect for the local community. Mzoli's is named after the founder and owner, Mzoli Ngcawuzele.

Located at -33.9764, 18.5697 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Cape Town, Butcher shops, Restaurants in South Africa, Visitor attractions in Cape Town, Restaurants established in 2003, 2003 establishments in South Africa

N2 Gateway

The N2 Gateway Housing Pilot Project is a large housebuilding project under construction in Cape Town, South Africa. It has been labeled by the national government's former Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu as “the biggest housing project ever undertaken by any Government.

Located at -33.949, 18.525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Human habitats, Cape Town, Politics of South Africa, Urban planning in South Africa, Housing struggles in South Africa

Bellville railway station

Bellville railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Cape Town Metrorail railway network, after the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl trains that terminate in Cape Town.

Located at -33.9065, 18.6275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Cape Town, Shosholoza Meyl stations, Metrorail Western Cape stations

Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre

Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre is a dedicated centre for the study of classical music for school-going pupils. Established in 1986, it is housed in one of the oldest school buildings in the northern suburbs of Cape Town.

Located at -33.9075, 18.5892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Education in Cape Town, Concert halls in South Africa, Music schools in South Africa

Wingfield Aerodrome

Wingfield Aerodrome was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then Air Force Station Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After World War II, the aerodrome reverted to being the municipal airport for a while. The history of Wingfield is synonymous with the history of flight in South Africa, including pioneering attempts at commercial aviation.

Located at -33.9069, 18.5315 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Military history of South Africa during World War II, South African Air Force bases, Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Naval Air Stations, World War II sites in South Africa

Mutual railway station

Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail station located between the suburbs of Maitland and Pinelands in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African headquarters of the Old Mutual, from which it takes its name. Mutual is a particularly busy station because it is the junction at which the Central Line towards Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha diverges from the Northern Line main line to Bellville.

Located at -33.9217, 18.5147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Cape Town, Metrorail Western Cape stations

University of Stellenbosch Business School

University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.8846, 18.627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Business schools in South Africa, Stellenbosch University

Murder of Anni Dewani

Anni Dewani (née Hindocha, 12 March 1982 - 13 November 2010) was a Swedish-born ethnic Lohana Hindu woman who, while on her honeymoon in South Africa, was kidnapped and then murdered whilst taking a slum tourism trip through Gugulethu township near Cape Town on 13 November 2010. Taxi driver Zola Robert Tongo later admitted guilt on the charges of murder in a plea bargain, and was sentenced on 7 December 2010, to 18 years in jail.

Located at -33.9783, 18.5739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1982 births, 2010 deaths, 2010 in England, 2010 in South Africa, Deaths by firearm in South Africa, Murder in 2010, People murdered in South Africa, Swedish murder victims, Swedish people murdered abroad, Deaths by person

Range High School (Cape Town)

Range High School is an Afrikaans medium school in Matroosfontein, Western Cape, South Africa.

Located at -33.9323, 18.5689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Schools in the Western Cape, Schools in Cape Town

NNK Rugby Stadium

NNK Rugby Stadium is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Parow suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Previously it was mostly used for rugby matches. Since September 2010, where the stadium became the new home venue for the National First Division club FC Cape Town, it has mainly been used to host football matches.

Located at -33.8938, 18.583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

Erica Park

Erica Park, sometimes also referred to as Erica Park Stadium, is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Belhar suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Until June 2010, the stadíum was known as the sole home venue of Ikapa Sporting, but since then, the club -for unknown reasons- preferred instead to play their home games in the Wynberg suburb.

Located at -33.9437, 18.6245 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

University of the Western Cape Stadium

University of the Western Cape Stadium, commonly abbreviated and referred to as UWC Stadium, and sometimes also referred to as University of the Western Cape Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. The exact location, is at the Southeastern corner of University of the Western Cape, only 300m from the Unibell railway station.

Located at -33.935, 18.6341 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Soccer venues in South Africa, Sports venues in Cape Town

Bosmansdam High School

Bosmansdam High School was founded in 1971 in Bothasig, a suburb of Cape Town, and is a dual medium Afrikaans and English school. The school is state assisted and therefore, like most other schools in South Africa, it charges a set amount of money for its services. The school offers a wide variety of sporting and cultural activities.

Located at -33.8592, 18.5339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1971, High schools in South Africa, Schools in Cape Town