Coordinates: 25°44′47″S 28°13′16″E / 25.7463°S 28.2211°E / -25.7463; 28.2211

Venning Park

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A sunken garden in the park

Venning Park is a park in Arcadia, Pretoria, South Africa. The three-hectare park is formally laid out with a sunken garden on the western side of the park and a tea garden, the Heavenly Rose Café, in the middle. The park also features a date palm-lined path and rose gardens on the eastern side near the American Embassy and the Indian High Commission. Annuals are regularly planted on a site between the busy arteries of Pretorius and Schoeman Streets and quieter Eastwood and Farenden Streets.[1]

History

The park is named after John Harold Venning, former Municipal Parks Director of the city, who retired in 1940.[1]

Date palm lane
Pride of India Lane
Sunken garden - westward view
Sunken garden - eastward view

References

  1. ^ a b "Parks". City of Tshwane. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

25°44′47″S 28°13′16″E / 25.7463°S 28.2211°E / -25.7463; 28.2211