Sea Point Promenade
On the Atlantic seaboard is the Sea Point Promenade. This 7 km long feature is popular with cyclists, dog walkers, joggers, skaters, and pretty much everyone else. However, *Bicycles and rollerblading are not permitted in the busy sections. The walk starts in Mouille Point close to The Waterfront and runs along the seafront following the coastline all the way to Sea Point. The Promenade is a wide paved path with great views of the sea. There is a wide lawn that separates the sea from the path. There are children’s play areas along the path such as a maze, a put-put course, and a mini train near the lighthouse..
There are wonderful opportunities to watch spectacular sunsets from benches along the path. Ice cream vendors ply their trade on hot days. Along the beach, road are some great cafes and restaurants.
*Every Monday from October to April, skateboards, scooters, and rollerblades are allowed, join the fun and shred down the promenade on your wheels.
Blok, a Cape Town property developer, has teamed up with SJ Artists to transform the Sea Point Promenade. Expressive murals have been painted on the Sea Point promenade’s ablution blocks
Artworks along the way include white horses inspired by the story of the SA Seafarer. A quirky addition is that each horse has an aluminium vuvuzela (horn) in its mouth and another at “the back end” There is a tube running underground connecting these horns so that you can speak or blow into one end and the sound will travel to the other end of the exhibition. It is a lot of silly fun for children.
There is also a large pair of spectacles. The sculpture is called “Perceiving Freedom” by artist Michael Elion. It pays tribute to the late Nelson Mandela. It stands facing Robben Island, just offshore.
The anti-poaching sculpture, Rhinosaur, at first looks like random metal shapes sticking out of the ground…but when you stand in the right place, they align to form the sculpture… This is the work of Andre Carl, who first exhibited it at Afrikaburn, made from timber.
Sea Point Promenade, Early 1900s
Updated December 2025
