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Cape Town Sights

Signal Hill & Noon Gun

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Good for: a quick filler activity, views, taking photos, Sunsets, Picnics

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Separating Sea Point from the City Bowl, Signal Hill provides magnificent views from its 350m-high summit, especially at night. Once also known as Lion's Rump, as it is attached to Lion's Head by a 'spine' of hills, it is officially part of Table Mountain National Park. To reach the summit head up Kloof Nek Rd from the city and take the first turn-off to the right at the top of the hill.

Signal Hill was the early settlement's lookout point, and it was from here that flags were hoisted when a ship was spotted, giving the citizens below time to prepare their goods for sale and dust off their tankards.

At noon, Monday to Saturday, a cannon known as the Noon Gun is fired from the lower slopes of Signal Hill. You can hear it all over town. Traditionally this allowed the burghers in the town below to check their watches. It's a stiff walk up here through the Bo-Kaap - take Longmarket St and keep going until it ends. The Noon Gun Tearoom & Restaurant is a good place to catch your breath and get a key to the gate through to the summit.

 

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    Spontaneously went here for noon gun, was fun!

    hazell21 recommends this,

    Was driving around CT and realised it was near noon so we headed here. Furiously driving to the top, before 12. Got there two minutes before. Was good fun for a 2 minute stop. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area, but wouldn't go just to see this.

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    The African sunset you've always dreamed of

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    Head up to Signal Hill in the late afternoon. Enjoy the fabulous sunset and breathtaking views as the locals do with a picnic mat, nibbles and a bottle of something sparkly.

    Good for: views, taking photos, Sunsets, Picnics

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