Dempsey Hill
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.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.3045, 103.8101
Get the Dempsey Hill stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dempsey Hill. 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 Dempsey Hill
National Orchid Garden 1.3 km
A garden within the Singapore Botanic Gardens given over to orchids, opened in 1995 and holding more than a thousand species and many more hybrids. Some of its hybrids are named after visiting heads of state and celebrities, a custom known as orchid diplomacy.
Singapore Botanic Gardens 1.4 km
A tropical garden on the edge of Orchard Road, founded in 1859 and the only tropical garden on UNESCO's World Heritage list. It holds a patch of original rainforest, swan lakes and the National Orchid Garden, where thousands of orchids grow.
Orchard Road 2.4 km
A 2.5 kilometre boulevard of department stores, malls, restaurants and coffeehouses in central Singapore. It takes its name from the nutmeg and pepper orchards that once lined it, and it is at its busiest at night and when the Christmas lights go up.
Tiong Bahru 3.0 km
The oldest housing estate in Singapore, built from the 1920s by the colonial Singapore Improvement Trust. Its low, curving Art Deco blocks now hold bakeries, independent shops and cafés, and its market is known for its hawker food.
Kent Ridge Park 3.0 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.
HortPark 3.1 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.
Henderson Waves 3.2 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.
Emerald Hill 3.2 km
A short, sloping street just off Orchard Road lined with terraced houses once owned by wealthy Peranakan families. Many of the homes are in the Chinese Baroque style, with carved doors, coloured tiles and shuttered windows.
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Questions
Where is Dempsey Hill?
Dempsey Hill is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are National Orchid Garden (1.3 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (1.4 km), Orchard Road (2.4 km).
How do I get the Dempsey Hill stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dempsey Hill 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 Dempsey Hill 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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