Ratanga Park — Attraction in Cape Town Ward 55

Ratanga Park is a decent and generally well-maintained space, ideal for a walk or a bit of fresh air. However, I feel it's important to share a concern that really stood out during my visit—safety.

While enjoying the park, I encountered a group of three young individuals who were acting in an intimidating and aggressive manner, harassing park-goers and even threatening violence. Despite reporting this to security, their response seemed minimal, and not long after, the same group surrounded us, making verbal threats and behaving in an extremely inappropriate and hostile way.

While I was able to defuse the situation by standing my ground, it's deeply concerning that this could happen in what’s supposed to be a safe public space. Security presence needs to be significantly improved and more proactive—not just for peace of mind, but to genuinely ensure the safety of visitors.

The park itself is pleasant, but until safety measures are seriously addressed, I would advise others to remain cautious and alert...

Yesterday it was my friends surprise engagement and we had planned a setup in the park, i checked with the park prior and it showed that we can take photos in the park, half an hour before my friend and fiancé arrived the security came and said that their controller said that we cant take pictures in the park, mind you on the info board when entering it stated that you may use a camera in the park, and there was a whole photographer doing another wedding there!! The security agreed with us because i had my camera there but his controller was so rude to him and I saying that we cant and all this stuff. Eventually we got tired of going back and forth and had to go and do it somewhere else, talk about ruining a good setup.

I mean it states you can have a camera and like i said there was another photographer there, so why wasn’t...

Cute little park. I have to say I thought it would be as big as Ratanga Junction was. It is a lot smaller, but it is definitely still a hidden gem. (On the topic of hidden we struggled to find the entrance the park is sort of situated behind the bridge water building. Entrance one is very close to the hills song church and entrance 2 you drive around the bridge water building.)

The play area accommodates different ages, and there are many different little walkways to explore with your little ones. Be sure to pack a picnic as there are plenty of shady spots and beautiful views of the ponds.

The park is also dog friendly to feel free to take your furry friend along. There are even stations set up with poop bags, so you can pick up when fluffy does his thing.

(As a side note. The only thing we could not...