Newtown, Johannesburg travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises, spa and resorts

Newtown is the creative district of Johannesburg with a world class offering of theatre, dance, music, art, photography and crafts – all for your entertainment. Newtown’s key attractions include the world famous Market Theatre, MuseuMAfrica, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Bassline, Dance Factory and SAB World of Beer.

Newtown is one of five tourism developments aimed at inner-city regeneration. In partnership with Gauteng Agency Blue IQ, the Johannesburg City Council – through the Johannesburg Development Agency – is transforming Newtown into a safe and attractive place to work, live and visit. The project entails several improvements of the area, all aimed at making Newtown safe, accessible, and attractive. These include five housing developments catering for different income levels. Over 2 000 housing units will be built over the next three years. This destination has been made accessible through the construction of the Nelson Mandela Bridge and associated M1/Carr Street interchange. The Nelson Mandela Bridge opened on 20 July 2003 and has become the new gateway from the north into Newtown.

Newtown is located in the western sector of the Johannesburg city centre,  and covers an area that stretches from the marshalling yards and railway lines to the north, the M2 motorway in the south, West Street in the east and Quinn Street in the west. If you have still not been to Newtown, give it a try! It’s clean, safe and you are bound to find SOMETHING that blows your hair back …!!