Johannesburg Accommodation-15

Ferndale

Ferndale - the garden suburb

Ferndale is a very large suburb in Randburg that borders onto Bryanston. Most homes are built on an acre of ground (4000 sq.m.) but most have now been sub-divided into half acres and some areas have been rezoned for townhouses and apartments, due to the suburb's close proximity to main arterials, shopping centres and business districts. I have lived in this suburb since 1975 when it was on the edge of suburbia and mostly surrounded by open fields and market gardens to the North. In those days there were hedgehogs, fire flies and chameleons in the gardens. But even with the spread of developme... see more

Lynda van Niekerk
South Africa

Midrand

Midrand is a thriving part of Johannesburg, Gauteng for visitors on business or travelling tourists. On the business side, there are the prestigious business centres such as Gallagher Estates, Kyalami Business Park and Vodaworld. Then we have the Kyalami Race Track, or on Sundays visit the famous Lipizzaner horses at Kyalami Equestrian Park. Sit outside and enjoy al fresco meals in one of the many restaurants in the square at Monte Casino or visit a show at the theatre. Stay in the horse heartland and take a stroll or mountain bike through the bridle paths around Beaulieu to the Bird Sanctuary... see more

Tanya Gazet
South Africa

Kempton Park

Why visit Kempton Park?

Kempton Park is a large town situated on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. Kempton Park was established in 1903 when Karl Wolff sub-divided a portion of his Zuurfontein Farm into residential stands and named the new village Kempten after the Bavarian town of his birth. Soon after, the name was anglicized into Kempton Park. In 1952 the Jan Smuts Airport was built on the land next to the town. The airport's name was changed to Johannesburg International Airport in the late 1990s and to OR Tambo International Airport in 2006. Kempton Park boasts over 5 major high schools, numerous entertain... see more

Ras Arno