Green Point Biodiversity Park

The Green Point Biodiversity Park is close to Mouille Point. The gardens are laid out to educate and inform about the various plant kingdoms in the Western Cape. The gardens feature extensive information signage and artistic displays, as well as a wetland garden and a historical habitat garden. The beds are planted according to vegetation type, so you can see which plants typically grow in sandveld, renosterveld, mountain fynbos, coastal thicket, etc. The Green Point Common is a park with numerous playing fields and a golf course. There are lush lawns and impressive play areas, and it’s a great place to have family picnics. The public braai areas work on a first-come, first-served basis. There is also a small tea room in the park.

During the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the British established a prisoner of war (POW) camp on Green Point Common. It housed around 5000 Boer prisoners. Green Point Camp was one of several across the Cape Colony, part of Britain’s strategy to detain Boer fighters captured during the conflict. The area was  used as a transit camp for prisoners of war to be shipped to remote islands. The camp remained in use until the end of the war in 1902.

1 Fritz Sonnenberg Rd, Green Point