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Beaches · Clifton
The northernmost and quietest of Clifton's four granite coves, reached by steep stairways from Victoria Road. It has the most surf of the four beaches and is usually near-empty, which is why it became Clifton's dog beach while Second, Third and Fourth fill with swimmers and volleyball.
Soft white sand, cold clean water and very few people on a weekday morning: one of the few Atlantic Seaboard beaches where a dog can properly sprint and swim.
The City of Cape Town's Clifton 1st facility page lists "Dogs off leads allowed" and dog walking, with parking and toilets but no other facilities. Older City signage at the access stairs imposed seasonal hours (no dogs 09:00-18:00 from November to April), so check the board at the top of the steps before you commit, and note that no lifeguards patrol First Beach. Source: capetown.gov.za beach page.
The pet policy above is summarised from the venue’s own published information and cross-checked against public listings. Last checked: against the source on . Policies change without notice anyway, so confirm the current one with the venue before you travel, and keep your dog leashed anywhere that is not a signed off-leash area. Read the full disclaimer.
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No photo yetA 10.5-hectare urban park between Signal Hill and Cape Town Stadium, with wide lawns, ponds, a running track, two play parks and a fenced Biodiversity Showcase Garden of Cape fynbos. It opened for the 2010 World Cup and is now the city's most-used central green space, free and gated.
No photo yetThe last remnant of the indigenous forest that once covered the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, now a web of shaded paths, streams and contour trails linking Kirstenbosch, Rhodes Memorial and Constantia Nek. It is the city's most popular everyday forest walk, busiest at dawn and after work.
No photo yetA long-running Italian restaurant in a garden setting on the Hout Bay road, known for wood-fired pizza, home-made pasta and a family-friendly lawn with a play area. It changed hands in February 2026 but kept the format and the dog policy.