Castle of Good Hope
Explore a historic stone fortress, its courtyards and museum collections.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan your visitAbout 90 min
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- Visit duration90 minutesEditorial estimate · 2026-10-08
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Corner Darling Street and Buitenkant Street, Cape Town · Cape Town
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The Castle of Good Hope (Dutch: Kasteel de Goede Hoop; Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) is a 17th century pentagonal bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation in the Foreshore area, the fort is now located inland. The Castle is surrounded by a canal. In 1936, the Castle was declared a historical monument.
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