A little unkempt, but Old Fort’s gardens still a city refuge

The garden of the Old Fort is a surprise quiet and leafy green lung in the heart of the city, a stone’s throw away from the Hollywood Bets Kingsmead Cricket Stadium and across the road from St John Ambulance and Eye Care in what was Old Fort Road, now KE Masinga Road.The Old Fort is one of the city’s historical landmarks. It is the site of conflict between disaffected Dutch farmers, emigrating from the Cape, and British troops. It comprises extensive gardens, barracks, magazine, historical relics and the comprehensive and well looked after Warriors Gate MOTH Museum – which is well…