This crowd-pleaser is best visited on weekdays. Stanley Market is a maze of alleyways that has bargain clothing (haggling is a must!), while Stanley Main Beach is for beach-bumming and windsurfing. With graves dating back to 1841, Stanley Military Cemetery, 500m south of the market, is worth a visit.


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1. Old Stanley Police Station

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This two-storey colonial building in Stanley Village is Hong Kong's oldest surviving police station and is now occupied by a Wellcome supermarket. You…

2. Tai Wong Shrine

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This small shrine near the western end of Stanley Main St serves as a reminder that Stanley was once a fishing village, if nothing else.

3. Tin Hau Temple

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At the western end of Stanley Main St, past a tiny Tai Wong shrine and through the Stanley Plaza shopping complex, is a Tin Hau temple. Though built in…

4. Murray House

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Across the bay from Stanley Main St stands this three-storey colonnaded affair. Built in 1846 as officers’ quarters, it took pride of place in Central, on…

5. Stanley Main Beach

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Stanley Main Beach is crammed with sun-worshippers, passing windsurfers, and a few serious swimmers. Dragon boat teams practising here on weekends paddle…

6. St Stephen’s College Heritage Trail

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WWII history buffs can visit the beautiful campus of St Stephen’s College, which sits right next to Stanley Military Cemetery. Founded in 1903, the school…

8. St Stephen’s Beach

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A short walk south of Stanley village is this great little bolt-hole that handily comes with a cafe, showers and changing rooms. In summer you can hire…