Discovering Singapore’s Best Kept Secrets is a collaboration with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) that permits visits to selected State-owned sites managed by SLA. Through the series, members of the public will be able to discover the history behind the sites, the stories they may contain and have a chance to photograph these otherwise restricted State owned properties.
2020 visits to be announced
2019 Schedule of visits and how to sign up (updated 9 Sep 2019 8.30 am):
Schedule (subject to change):
Order | Date | Site | No. of Sessions | More* |
1. | 22 Jun 2019 | 5 Kadayanallur Street | 2 sessions | info |
2. | 13 Jul 2019 | Old Changi Hospital | 1 session at 10 am | link |
3. | 27 Jul 2019 | Former View Road Hospital | 1 session at 10 am | info |
4(a). | 3 Aug 2019 | Former CDC / Middleton Hosp | 1 session at 10 am | info |
4(b). | 17 Aug 2019 | Former CDC / Middleton Hosp | 1 session at 10 am | info |
5(a). | 7 Sep 2019 | Old Kallang Airport | 1 session at 10 am | info |
5(b). | 21 Sep 2019 | Old Kallang Airport | 1 session at 10 am | info |
* Not a registration link (the registration link will be posted in a fresh post at https://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/– two Mondays prior to each visit at 7 p.m.)
Updates on dates of visits and sites to be visited will be posted on this page and on my instagram feed.
Admission will be by registration only – a link to the registration form will appear on a fresh post on this site at 7 pm two(2) Monday’s prior to each visit.
Please note that in some cases, a confirmation of the site to be visited can only be made two Mondays prior to the visit date.
Previous visits:
For Singapore Heritage Festival (March 2019)
2018’s series of visits:
2 Jun 2018: Sembawang Naval Base Housing
7 Jul 2018: 5 Kadayanallur Street
4 Aug 2018: 10 Hyderabad Road
1 Sep 2018: Dutch-gabled houses at Watten Estate Road
29 Sep 2018: Old Changi Hospital
3 Nov 2018: Healing in the Garrison
1 Dec 2018 : The “not quite central” Chinese bank HQ
News on the series:
- The Straits Times 23 Jul 2017
- LAND Sep 2017
- TheSmartLocal 28 Nov 2017
- TimeOut SG 11 Apr 2018
- The Sunday Times 27 May 2018
- SG Magazine 5 July 2018
- Challenge 23 Aug 2018
- Business Times 21 Sep 2018
- Zaobao 14 Apr 2019
- CNA Lifestyle 19 Apr 2019
- The Straits Times 15 Mar 2020