Ipoh Things to Do

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The Royal Ipoh Club is located on the western side of the Ipoh Padang, a seven and a half acre of manicured lawn. The Ipoh Padang is a recreational space for football, cricket, tennis and croquet. It was created through donation from the Chinese community in 1898, in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The 50-metre high flagpole is said to be the third tallest flagpole in the country and is similar to the one at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur.

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The Royal Ipoh Club is a recreational club in the middle of Ipoh that overlooks the Padang (recreational ground). The records of when it was established were lost during the Japanese Occupation, but it is believed that it was founded before 1895. When it was first established, the Royal Ipoh Club was an all-whites institution. The first non-white to be admitted into the club was, understandably, the Sultan of Perak, while the first non-royalty Malaysian to be admitted was Eu Tong Sen, a tin-miner.

Ipoh's Town Hall, located across the road from the Railway Station, also features some interesting Victorian Neo-Renaissance architecture featuring Greek and Roman elements on the columns. Like the station, it was also designed by British architect A. B. Hubback and built in 1916. In 1928, the eastern part was used as the Post and Telegraphs Office, while in 1948, it was used as the District Police Headquarters before being used as a Public Auditorium in 1962.

Affectionately known as the "Taj Mahal of Ipoh", this wonderful colonial building dominates the western side of the Old Town. Designed by British architect A. B. Hubback, the station was completed in 1917 and was a monument to Ipoh’s prosperity and wealth in its infancy years. The station continues the theme of adopting what local writers incorrectly call the Moorish architecture (in fact, it is Mughal style architecture of India) that also dons the Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station. Today, the entire upstairs is given over to the Station Hotel. Lovely building which has some nice gardens at the front.

This large modern mosque is located opposite the railway station and next to the Town Hall in the Old Town part of Ipoh. This is the State Mosque and one of its key architectural features is its minaret that rises some 125 feet above its mosaic-tiled domes. The mosque was named after Sultan Idris Shah II (1963-1984) in September 1978 in conjunction which his 54th birthday.

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Lunar Street Bazaar @ De Garden Ipoh

05/02/2010
1.Fun & Games Session
2.Lion Dance Appearance
6-Feb-10
1.Fun & Games Sessions
2.Fireworks Making Contest
3.CNY Singing Performance

7-Feb-10
1.CNY KID's Costume Competition
2. Kids’ Colouring Competition
3. Clowns appearance
4. CNY Dishes Cooking Competition
5. Lucky Draw

11-Feb-10
1.Miss Cheongsam @ De Garden
2. Lucky Draw for Shoppers
3. Mandarin Orange Eating Competition
4. Happy Hour Sales

12-Feb-10
1.Miss Cheongsam (Final)
2. Lion Dance Appearance
3. Grand Prize Lucky Draw
4. Happy Hour Sales

Come over to the Street for a fun and exciting time bargain hunting at our Lunar Street Bazaar @ De Garden. With its array of knick knacks stylish apparel, toys, CNY hampers, Valentine gifts, food & drinks.... You're sure to have a good time..!!!

There is much to see in Ipoh on a day trip.

There are 3 major cave temples in limestone hills. The railway station and Birch Clock memorial, the old schools like St.Michael institution, the Esplanade, Srivanasagam Gardens.

There are many pre-war double or higher storey shops as well as new sparking government buildings, several museums and the new Tambun theme park as well famous Tambun hotsprings.

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Sam Poh Tong Temple is one of the Buddhist Temples that is built into a cave.
The temple itself is not that interesting, it's more the location in that cave that attracts tourist.
There is also a Turtle pond inside.