Yishun New Town Travel Guide

 victorwkf Says:  Yishun New Town is a big housing estate consisting of many housing flats where the people of Singapore stay. This place used to be a rural area years ago, but is now very modernised. To reach Yishun New Town, the best way is to take the MRT subway system to either Khatib or... 

 victorwkf Says:  For the best views of Lower Seletar Reservoir, go to housing estate block 816 along Yishun Avenue 1 just next to the Yishun Stadium and Lower Seletar Reservoir Park. Go up to the top floor (11th floor) via the lift and you will be treated with beautiful sceneries as shown in... 

 victorwkf Says:  There are several nice parks located among the housing estate of Yishun New Town. There is a Yishun Town Garden near to the Northpoint Shopping Centre at the Yishun MRT Station and a neighbourhood park at Yishun Avenue 7. There is a bigger Yishun Park along Yishun Central,... 

 victorwkf Says:  There are three major rivers in the Nee Soon area, namely Seletar River (now become a freshwater reservoir), the Khatib Bongsu River and the Simpang River. You will see the Khatib Bongsu River and Simpang River during trekking in the Nee Soon area. The Seletar River is more... 

 victorwkf Says:  Near the end of the Simpang Grassland trek is the sea area. Here, you will find the isolated Tanjong Aru beach which is especially nice during low tide. Across the other side of the water is the State of Johor, Malaysia. 

 victorwkf Says:  Simpang grassland located in the Nee Soon area is one of the last remaining wide grassland areas in Singapore. You can explore this grassland by doing some simple trekking during the weekends (the Singapore army may be using this place for training during the weekdays). The... 

 victorwkf Says:  There is a Chinese temple at Khatib Bongsu, but I heard it will be demolished soon. Anyway, I managed to take a photo of the temple when I was there. 

 victorwkf Says:  Khatib Bongsu is a very secluded area in Nee Soon and the entrance to this place is a track road along Yishun Avenue 6 just opposite North View Primary School and HDB flat block 405. You can do some simple walking to admire the natural scenery here. I will show you some... 

 prozgen Says:  Neither too dry nor too wet. just perfect. the best hokkien mee so far. 

 victorwkf Says:  There is a nice stadium at Yishun New Town at the junction between Yishun Avenue 1 and Yishun Avenue 2. Many locals use this stadium for sports e.g. jogging, soccer. Sometimes soccer matches of the Singapore soccer league are held at this stadium. 

 victorwkf Says:  For those of you who likes fishing, there is a good fishing jetty at the Lower Seletar Reservoir Park located along Yishun Avenue 1. This park is very beautiful and many local people come here to relax, have picnic and do some fishing. There are lots of fishes in the...