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4.8 out of 5

Sheroma Rajkumar

Diwali Festival at Golden Horse Casino Show Grounds

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Scottsville Reviews

Sheroma Rajkumar
30 October 2023

Diwali Festival at Golden Horse Casino Show Grounds

Superb. 5 out of 5
Yollanda Moengesi
10 January 2023

Golf course

Sphe Zondi
09 March 2022

Nearby stores.

Superb. 5 out of 5
Gary Walker
30 November 2021

A bit run down in places and student accommodation operations seem to be proliferating, but not to any great extent in the Ascot /Woodhouse Road area of Scottsville.

Okay. 3 out of 5
Lungile Shabalala
26 February 2020

Its a clean place, quite place.

Superb. 5 out of 5
Abigail
14 June 2019

Good day.
The comrades of course, it was the best!

Superb. 5 out of 5
Desmond Morgan
10 September 2018

Scottsville is one of the older suburbs in KwaZulu-Natal's capital City, Pietermaritzburg. Within the boundaries of Scottsville are a number of educational institutions, including the University of KwaZulu-Natal [UKZN] and Durban University of Technology [DUT] and a wide range of primary and secondary schools, both independent and state. Schools such as Epworth, St John's, St Charles, Merchiston are situated in the suburb with more in the neighbouring suburb.

One has a choice of 3 shopping centres, where all the major banks are situated plus a number of national supermarket chains. The Suburb has a golf course, horse racing track, sporting fields for various sports such as cricket, rugby, football and hockey. The Golden Horse Casino and Hotel are found here and many other accommodation options, such as Jean-Lee B&B, Ridgeway Close, Aberfeldy and Tancredi. They offer both B&B and self-catering options.

The residents of Scottsville are predominately academic and professional; it is a highly sort after residential suburb. It has easy access to the CBD and the N3 highway.

Superb. 5 out of 5
Rirhandzu Marks
28 August 2018

Good spots to eat.

Superb. 5 out of 5
79 On Ridge Bed and Breakfast
15 August 2018

Central and safe.

Superb. 5 out of 5

More info about Scottsville

Scottsville is a large suburb situated to the south-east of Pietermaritzburg city centre in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. This neat residential suburb has a high concentration of the country’s top schools and the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus is located here. The suburb is bounded by rivers and a canal running through the suburb with large sections of green space available to residents.

Scottsville buzzes with student activity which has shopping centres and strip malls, sports parks, a horseracing track and churches of all denominations, some housed in old Victorian-style buildings. The suburb is only a few minutes’ walk to Pietermaritzburg city centre.

 

Top 8 reasons to visit Scottsville

1. Horse riding is a popular pastime in Pietermaritzburg and there are a number of riding schools in and around the city. The Canterbury Equestrian Centre borders a nature reserve nearby and further afield is the Ashburton Pony Club.

2. Named after the long... Show more