Learn More About The Bukit Timah Neighbourhood

Bukit Timah Neighbourhood is Singapore’s natural highest point and also the city’s longest road, stretching 25 kilometres from north to south. Its name means “tin hill” in Malay. The area’s history includes the location of the British troops’ final defensive stand against Japanese invaders before the colonial forces surrendered in 1942. Bukit Timah gets recognised in the early 1900s for staging some of the country’s most important horse races. Bukit Timah Neighbourhood Racecourse operated from 1933 until 1999 before being dismantled to make way for the Kranji Racecourse.

Sports Facilities:

Aside from the athletic enjoyment given by the clubs in the Bukit Timah Neighbourhood region, ActiveSG MOE Evans Sports Centre gets located along Bukit Timah Road, just next to the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden in the Singapore Botanic Garden. The sports centre has an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a stadium with an eight-line running track, and a soccer or rugby field.

Shop:

Orchard Road, Singapore’s important retail district, is only a short walk away and will please even the most discerning shopper. When I think of Bukit Timah shopping, I think of furniture stores, home décor stores, and wooden and vintage furniture. Originals in Sime Darby Centre specialises in Indian woodwork, while Cluny Court is a retail mecca with more possibilities as you travel to Dempsey Hill, Gillmore Barracks, and Tanglin. 

Play:

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, MacRitchie Reservoir, and the Singapore Botanic Gardens are all around Rail Corridor, an abandoned railway line that’s an oasis of green that will physically connect your backyard to others. The pitches at the Cage Sports Park and the Rainforest Sports Hub may rent, and you can work up a sweat with your friends while playing cricket or soccer. Alternatively, you may indulge your passion for horses at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, Paisano Polo Academy, and the Singapore Polo Club, where you can participate in various equestrian activities ranging from horseback riding to polo.

Move:

Buses that ply Bukit Timah Road and Dunman Road now service Bukit Timah. Beauty World MRT Station, located at the Beauty World Centre, and King Albert Park MRT Station, located at the King Albert Park MRT Station, have substantially enhanced accessibility in and out of the neighbourhood to other regions of Singapore. Vehicles may already reach the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) through Eng Neo Avenue, Farrer Road, Sixth Avenue for Holland and Queensway, Stevens Road for Orchard, and Whitley Road for Thomson.

Parks and Gardens:

Because of Singapore’s tropical position, the nature reserve features one of the rich and most diversified natural systems. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is home to a diverse range of plant, animal, and insect species found in a humid tropical environment. In the meanwhile, MacRitchie Reservoir Park has something unique to offer. The Treetop Strolling Trails, a 250-meter aerial free-standing suspension bridge that spans MacRitchie’s two tallest peaks, allow you to enjoy the serenity of walking above lush greenery.