Distance: 2.5km
Highlights:
- Old European Town
- The Civic District
- Singapore River
- Lunch at Boat Quay
Description:
On this walking tour, we cast our minds back more than 200 years to a time when Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles of the British East India Company arrived in Singapore, started a British trading post in 1819, became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826, and eventually a separate colony of the British crown in 1867.
We’ll visit well-preserved structures from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras, and stately neo-classical style buildings, which have all been restored to showcase the splendour of Colonial Singapore.
We pay tribute to our former colonial masters who left behind their legacy of careful town planning, sound legal system, good education system, solid infrastructure, impressive architecture, etc, which have certainly played a significant part in the development of modern Singapore.
At about midday, we’ll kick back and enjoy lunch by the river at Boat Quay, before we resume our tour of the Supreme Court, Old Hill Street Police Station, Central Fire Station and the oldest church in Singapore, the Armenian Apostolic Church of St Gregory the Illuminator.
