{"id":263978,"date":"2023-03-23T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/places-to-visit-near-lorong-8-toa-payoh\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T09:03:50","slug":"places-to-visit-near-lorong-8-toa-payoh-bdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/places-to-visit-near-lorong-8-toa-payoh-bdp\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Places To Visit Near Lorong 8 Toa Payoh To Know The Lesser Known Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Situated in the Toa Payoh HDB Estate, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh is a housing area in Singapore. The place can be reached through the nearest train stations such as Woodleigh (NE11), Lorong Chuan (CC14), and Braddell(NS18). Lorong 8 Toa Payoh is located in the close proximity of many amenities including Giant (Kim Keat Avenue), NTUC FairPrice (Potong Pasir Community Club), and NTUC FairPrice (Bishan BLK 510). There are also some shopping malls located close by including Hdb Hub, Junction 8, and Junction 8 Shopping Centre. Apart from these, there are many other popular tourist places to visit near Lorong 8 Toa Payoh<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

About Toa Payoh<\/h2>\n
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Toa Payoh is a matured residential town and planning area in the northern part of the Central Region of Singapore. The planning area borders places including Bishan and Serangoon on its north, the Central Water Catchment on its northwest, Kallang on its south, Geylang on its southeast, Novena on its west and Hougang on its east. On the Eastern side of the Toa Payoh planning area, Toa Payoh New Town. Toa Payoh planning area occupies a larger area and covers estates such as Potong Pasir and Bidadari. In Hokkien, Toa Payoh means ‘big swamp’. Toa Payoh had many old cemeteries in its compound which is why it had the old name in Chinese as Ang Chiang San which means ‘Burial Hill.’ A unique thing about the roads in Toa Payoh is that they have been given Malay street suffixes, example ‘Jalan Toa Payoh’ and ‘Lorong Satu Toa Payoh’.This is because when the idea of making this town appeared, Singapore was a state of Malaysia. Toa Payoh used to be a squatter district and a lot of lands was encroached by them.<\/p>\n

The redevelopment work of this region started in 1964 when the squatters started moving out of this area. This also enabled some special services by the government to reach the public, including the increased compensation rates and other services. The second oldest satellite town in Singapore, Toa Payoh New Town is also the first town to be built by the Housing and Development Board (HBD). The first was Queenstown which was built by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the late 1950s. Queen Elizabeth II had visited the area in the years 1972 and 2006.<\/p>\n

5 Places To Visit Near Lorong 8 Toa Payoh<\/h2>\n

Lorong 8 Toa Payoh is situated near many interesting tourist places. Here are the best places to visit near Lorong 8 Toa Payoh<\/strong> in Singapore<\/p>\n

1. Kallang<\/h3>\n
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Kallang has one of the largest art enclaves in Singapore spread over an area of 7 acres. Go there to explore the unique art groups, ceramic studios, renowned theaters and a lot more. This place has got ample of fun option to try out.<\/p>\n

Checkout their contemporary rotating art exhibition and sip some wine at the famous restaurants of the locality, one of the most famous being the La Barca restaurant. You can also shop for some unique art pieces and take them back home as a souvenir.<\/p>\n

12 Things To Do In Kallang For A One Of A Kind Singapore Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

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