Haw Par Villa
A garden built in 1937 by Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par, the brothers behind Tiger Balm, along Pasir Panjang Road. Over 1,000 statues and 150 dioramas act out Chinese myths, legends and moral tales, including a grisly walk through the Ten Courts of Hell.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 1.2842, 103.7822
Get the Haw Par Villa stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Haw Par Villa. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near Haw Par Villa
Kent Ridge Park 0.9 km
A 47-hectare park on a ridge between the National University of Singapore and the Science Park. Its undisturbed forest draws bird-watchers, and a canopy walk links it into the Southern Ridges trail towards Mount Faber.
Reflections at Bukit Chandu 1.4 km
A Second World War interpretive centre on a hill off Pasir Panjang Road, run by the National Archives of Singapore. It recalls the stand made by the Malay Regiment on this ridge during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942.
HortPark 2.2 km
A 9-hectare park in Queenstown devoted to gardening, opened in 2007, with themed display gardens and glasshouses. It sits on the Southern Ridges, linked to Kent Ridge Park and Telok Blangah Hill by walkways through the trees.
Labrador Nature Reserve 2.9 km
A coastal reserve in the south of mainland Singapore, home to the only rocky sea cliff on the mainland open to the public. Alongside its shore and forest it keeps the remains of old gun batteries and bunkers from the island's coastal defences.
Henderson Waves 3.8 km
The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore, carrying the Southern Ridges trail over Henderson Road towards Mount Faber. Its curved wooden ribs rise and fall like waves, giving shade by day, and are lit up after dark.
Dempsey Hill 3.8 km
A cluster of former British army barracks across from the Singapore Botanic Gardens, now turned into restaurants, bars and shops. The low colonial blocks sit among big trees, which makes it feel a long way from the city centre.
Southern Ridges 3.9 km
Ten kilometres of trails linking a chain of parks along Singapore's southern ridge, from Kent Ridge Park to HarbourFront. Much of the walk runs on raised walkways and bridges among the treetops, including the wave-shaped Henderson Waves.
Fort Siloso 4.0 km
A coastal artillery battery on Sentosa, one of twelve that made up 'Fortress Singapore' at the start of the Second World War, and one that saw action in the Battle of Singapore. Its guns, tunnels and barracks are now a military museum.
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Questions
Where is Haw Par Villa?
Haw Par Villa is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kent Ridge Park (0.9 km), Reflections at Bukit Chandu (1.4 km), HortPark (2.2 km).
How do I get the Haw Par Villa stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Haw Par Villa and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Haw Par Villa before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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