Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

#9 among attractions in Bulawayo

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Barbourfields Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, home to Highlanders FC. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is owned by Bulawayo City Council and is home to Highlanders F.C. one of the biggest soccer teams in Zimbabwe. Soccer fans commonly refer to the stadium as "Emagumeni" meaning "our yard" in iSiNdebele. As of 2017, Barbourfields Stadium may be used as homeground to other football teams in and around Bulawayo including Bantu Rovers FC, How Mine FC and Chicken Inn FC, but mostly, when they play big teams. The stadium consists of four stands including the most famous ones; the Mpilo End, and, of course, the Soweto End. It has a capacity of 25,000 making it the second largest stadium in Zimbabwe after the National Sports Stadium. ()

Alternative names: Capacity: 25 thous.Coordinates: 20°7'51"S, 28°34'11"E

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Nearby attractions include: Bulawayo Athletic Club, Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo Railway Museum, Nesbitt Castle.

2.8 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
72 min walk • Bulawayo Athletic Club is a sports club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground is the 12,000-capacity stadium.
2.4 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum
Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
63 min walk • The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe is located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Leopold Takawira Avenue. Officially opened in 1964, the museum contains exhibits illustrating the history, mineral wealth and wildlife of Zimbabwe, including the second largest mounted elephant in the world.
2.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Bulawayo Railway Museum, Bulawayo
58 min walk • Bulawayo Railway Museum is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history of the railway system in Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia.
5.2 miSE
Architecture, Forts and castles
Nesbitt Castle, Bulawayo
133 min walk • Nesbitt Castle, formerly Holdengarde Castle, is a 20th-century neo-gothic castle near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was built by business man Theodore Holdengarde in the 1920s.
4.5 miN
Neighbourhood
Umguza District, Bulawayo
116 min walk • Umguza is a district in the southern part of Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. It was formerly known as Esiphezini District.
3.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Bradfield, Bulawayo
87 min walk • Bradfield is a neighbourhood in the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
2.6 miSE
Universities and schools
Bulawayo Polytechnic, Bulawayo
67 min walk • Bulawayo Polytechnic is an academic institution established in 1927 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, initially as a technical school. The current main campus on Park Road in Suburbs was established in 1942. Very strict on hygiene and moral standards.
1.6 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
41 min walk • Queens Sports Club Ground is a stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It is used primarily used for cricket matches. The stadium has a capacity of up to 13,000. The stadium is the home ground for the Matabeleland Tuskers, who are the current Logan Cup champions. The other cricket ground in Bulawayo is the Bulawayo Athletic Club.
4.9 miSE
Universities and schools
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
126 min walk • The National University of Science and Technology is the second largest public research university in Zimbabwe, located in Bulawayo. It was established in 1991. On 8 April 1991, NUST opened for the first time with 270 students in three faculties. The number of academic staff was 28.
2.4 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Raylton Club Ground, Bulawayo
61 min walk • Raylton Club Ground was a cricket ground in Bulawayo, Matabeleland, attached to the Raylton Club from which it gets its name. Today the ground no longer functions for cricketing purposes.
2.6 miSE
Library
National Library of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
67 min walk • The National Library of Zimbabwe is located in Bulawayo second biggest city in Zimbabwe. It was established under the National Library and Documentation Service Act Chapter 25:10 act of 1985 which was passed by the Zimbabwean Government in 1985.