Athlone Park

Athlone Park is a small coastal suburb located between Durban and Amanzimtoti in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Considered as one of Amanzimtoti’s most sought-after suburbs, Athlone Park forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality as a Southern Suburb.

Geography

Athlone Park lies on the mouth of the eZimbokodweni River, approximately 19 kilometres south of Durban and 7 kilometres north of the eManzimtoti CBD and sits between the Indian Ocean to the east, Prospecton to the north, Lotus Park to the north-west, Umbogintwini to the west and eManzimtoti to the south.

Transport

The N2 freeway bordering to the west runs north–south between Durban and Port Shepstone, intersecting Dickens Road at the Exit 144 interchange. Other roads of importance in Athlone Park include Dickens Road connecting Athlone Park with Umbogintwini and the R102 running along the coastline from Prospecton in the north to Amanzimtoti in the south.