Tampines Heritage Trail - Tampines Town Trail

Estimated Trail Distance: 4.7 km
Our Tampines Hub is Singapore's first integrated community and lifestyle hub which brings together a diverse range of services at one location.
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Our Tampines Hub

Our Tampines Hub is Singapore's first integrated community and lifestyle hub which brings together a diverse range of services at one location.

A decade after the first residents of Tampines Town moved into their flats, HDB's work on the town was recognised with the 1991 World Habitat Award from The Building and Social Housing Foundation, ahead of the competing cities of Vancouver in Canada and Boston in the United States.
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World Habitat Award Commemorative Sculpture

Announced in October 1992, the award held Tampines Town as an exemplar of “high-quality, high-density and affordable housing”.

Tampines Central Park 3
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Tampines Central Park

Designed by HDB architect Ms Lee-Loy Kwee Wah, Tampines Central Park was inspired by the fruit farms of rural Tampines before the town was developed.

Tampines Chinese Temple
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Tampines Chinese Temple

Opened in 1992, the Tampines Chinese Temple (淡滨尼联合宫) brings together 12 Taoist temples that once stood in Tampines before it was developed, including some that have been based here since the 19th century.

Tampines Round Market 2
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Tampines Round Market and Food Centre

One of the most recognisable landmarks in Tampines, the Tampines Round Market & Food Centre and its adjacent shophouses have served as a social and commercial hub for Tampines residents since its opening in 1983.

This is a self-guided trail.

  1. Our Tampines Hub
  2. World Habitat Award Commemorative Sculpture
  3. Tampines Central Park
  4. Tampines Chinese Temple
  5. Tampines Round Market and Food Centre

Our Tampines Hub is Singapore's first integrated community and lifestyle hub which brings together a diverse range of services at one location.
Features of Tampines Central Park are the fruit-themed playgrounds in the shapes of mangosteens and watermelon slices.
Tampines Chinese Temple
Tampines Round Market 2
A decade after the first residents of Tampines Town moved into their flats, HDB's work on the town was recognised with the 1991 World Habitat Award from The Building and Social Housing Foundation, ahead of the competing cities of Vancouver in Canada and Boston in the United States.

Estimated Trail Distance: 4.7 km
Duration: 1 hour on bus and foot

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Booklet

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map (English)

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map (Chinese)

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map (Malay)

Download Tampines Heritage Trail Map(Tamil)

Conferred the World Habitat Award in 1991, the development of Tampines Town was a significant achievement in Singapore’s public housing. This trail explores some of the town planning innovations introduced by the Housing & Development Board (HDB) as well as sites of everyday heritage that are part and parcel of the Tampines community.

(Note: You may want to embark on this trail in the morning as most of the stalls in Tampines Round Market & Food Centre are only open until around 3pm.)

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