# Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden in Stellenbosch — Citylit

Plant collections, shaded paths and quiet corners in a compact university garden.

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## Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden

Plant collections, shaded paths and quiet corners in a compact university garden.

- City: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
- Category: Parks & zoos
- Address: Corner Neethling and Van Riebeeck Streets
- Citylit page: https://citylit.vercel.app/stellenbosch/parks-zoos/stellenbosch-university-botanical-garden
- Official website: https://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/botanical-garden
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellenbosch_University_Botanical_Garden
- Sources checked: 2026-10-08
- Coordinates: longitude 18.8602, latitude -33.9321 (CITY REFERENCE ONLY; venue coordinates unknown)
- Coordinate source: City centre reference

The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, located in the historical center of Stellenbosch, is the oldest university botanical garden in South Africa. The Garden is relatively small and houses an enormous diversity of plants, both indigenous to South Africa and introduced species. It is open to the public.

About source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellenbosch_University_Botanical_Garden; checked 2026-10-12; license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

### Practical facts
- admission: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- booking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- stepFreeEntrance: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- accessibleToilets: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- parking: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- publicTransport: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- family: Unknown / unconfirmed (unknown)
- environment: outdoor (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: https://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/botanical-garden
- durationMinutes: 60 (editorial-estimate); checked 2026-10-08; source: Citylit editorial planning estimate

### Sources
- Stellenbosch University | Forward Together: https://www.sun.ac.za/english/entities/botanical-garden; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research
- Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellenbosch_University_Botanical_Garden; fetched 2026-10-08; retrieved during research

### Photographs and credits
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/f5ab53d7093a.jpg — Garden in Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden. Venue photograph. Author: Martin F. Smit (talk); license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stellenbosch_University_Botanical_Garden_-_garden.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/8f26953c0466.jpg — Mitrophyllum mitratum from the Augrabies - Stellenbosch botanical garden. Venue photograph. Author: Abu Shawka; license: CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitrophyllum_mitratum_-_Stellenbosch_botanical_garden.jpg
- https://citylit.vercel.app/images/e606dd2dd36a.jpg — Bonsai collection at Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden. Venue photograph. Author: Martin F. Smit (talk); license: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stellenbosch_University_Botanical_Garden_-_Bonsai.jpg

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