Changi Point
A favourite family and recreational destination since colonial days, Changi Point today continues to draw people with its idyllic setting and cosy mix of eateries and shops. Known for its lure of lush greenery, breezy corners, gentle seas and colonial heritage, Changi Point has become a coastal haven for those yearning for a quiet retreat with a rustic charm.
To make it an even more attractive recreational destination, URA set out in 1999 to improve Changi Point's infrastructure. Today, a pedestrian loop links the woody inland area along Netheravon Road to the coastal area via park connectors and board walks to bring visitors closer to the scenic coastline. A new ferry terminal was also built to replace the old run-down jetties.
There is plenty to do at Changi Point. Take a boat out to Pulau Ubin or Pengarang in Johor from the ferry terminal, fish or camp at Changi Beach Park, take a sunset stroll along the scenic Changi Point coastline or stop for dinner at seafood restaurants and pubs along Changi Village Road.
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Changi Point Ferry Terminal
The Creek Walk connects to the roof garden of the Changi Point Ferry Terminal. Here you could have a meal or drinks while enjoying views of Sungei Changi abuzz with bumboat activities.
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Changi Cottage
Changi Cottage is a simple part-one and part-two storey cottage built immediately after World War II. Its distinctive features include large over-hanging clay tile roofs, red facing brick walls and columns, and door and window openings much large in proportion to the walls.
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Changi Sailing Club
The Changi Sailing Club as it is known today, began in 1936 as the Changi Garrison Yacht Club (CGYC) started by a group of British soldiers from the Royal Engineers, stationed here before World War II. The CGYC reincarnated as the RAF (Changi) Sailing Club, or RAFYC as it was more popularly known, when the RAF moved into Changi after the Japanese Occupation.
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The Old Commando Headquarters is a grand two-storey Neo-Classical colonial building with colonnaded arch-shaped verandahs and distinctive fluted Doric columns was formerly the Royal Engineers' Command Building. Built in 1935 by the British as part of a naval and air base to protect the eastern front to the Johor Straits from any Japanese attack from the sea during the Second World War.
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Changi Beach Club
Originally the British Airforce Officers' Club, it was taken over by the then Singapore Sports Council when the British Government pulled out of Singapore and became the Changi Swimming Club in 1972. The club was later privatised in 1988 and renamed the Changi Beach Club.
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Changi Village Flea Market
Go bargain hunting at Changi Village Flea Market. The flea market at Changi Village opens every Saturday from 5 to 10.30pm. Stalls sell festive goodies and other knick-knacks.
In front of Blk 5, Changi Village Road
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Changi Point Coastal Walk
A walk along the rustic Changi Point coastline is an experience not to be missed! You can take an uninterrupted stroll along the entire stretch of the coastline all the way from Changi Beach Club to Changi Village along the Changi Point Coastal Walk, a 2.6km coastal walk.
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The Turnhouse was a unique single-storey military building which the British built in 1934 is designed in the Art Deco-style with an open verandah in front. A stepped pediment with the year of construction crowns the main entrance. It displays architectural features similar to the other barrack buildings in the area, and could have been used for recreational purposes.
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Old Changi Hospital
Old Changi Hospital was part of the military base established by the British at Changi. Block 24 was built on Barrack Hill between 1930 and 1935, while block 37 was added later. For entertainment and recreation, the Royal Engineers held cinema shows twice weekly at Old Changi Hospital in the 1930s
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Changi Golf Club
Founded in 1946 by the British, the Changi Golf Club was formerly known as The Royal Air Force Changi Golf Club. Changi Golf Club has a well-maintained, hilly 9-hole course and a clubhouse which boasts of a restaurant and golfer's lounge overlooking Changi Beach with a panoramic view of the sea.
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Civil Service Club
Manasseh Meyer was a wealthy Jew who built the Chesed-El Synagogue at Oxley Rise in 1905.
He built this bungalow before the British surveyed the area in early 1927. With the growing military family population in Changi after the British established a base in Changi, the bungalow was bought over from Mr Meyer in 1933 to be used as a school. When the British surrendered to the Japanese in February 1942, the bungalow was occupied by a Japanese army section under Lieutenant Okazaki to run the camp for prisoners-of-war.
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Even before the British decided to develop the area as a military base, a small community of fishermen and plantation workers was already established in Changi Village as early as the 1840s. Changi Village was a hub of activities, especially during the period before and after the war as the British and other forces continued to use Changi as a base for various strategic purposes.
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