About
Harare Gardens is the public park in the middle of town, with big trees, lawns and flowerbeds. It has 3,566 Google reviews averaging 3.4, and suits a break from the city streets or a photo shoot.
Visitors like the calm and the greenery. One reviewer found it better kept than expected, cool and full of flowers, and another enjoyed watching the pigeons and doves. Mornings and summer are the best times, according to one visitor, when there are few people and plenty of space. Photographers wait around to take portraits, and vendors pass through selling freezits, maheu and ice cream. People asleep under the trees are a normal sight.
Upkeep has been the problem. A recent reviewer remembers litter and bad smells on the lawns and says the park is now being improved, though they would like more to do there. Wooden benches are breaking, and one visitor noticed people urinating near the concrete ones. Dogs are allowed, according to Google's profile.
Good to know
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance