Neighbourhood guide

Pulau Ubin

Quarries, temples and a Tudor house

Pulau Ubin is the granite island off the northeast coast. The National Heritage Board's heritage trail covers its quarries, temples and village sites.

Pekan Quarry started as Municipal Quarry No. 1 in the 1850s and closed in 1970. Ketam Quarry closed in 1999 after supplying 30 to 40 per cent of the mainland's granite at its peak.

The Tua Pek Kong temple stands on a granite hill near Pekan Quarry and dates back to at least 1869. House No. 1, built in the 1930s, is the Chek Jawa Visitor Centre and is Singapore's only remaining authentic Tudor-style house with a fireplace.

Getting there

Pulau Ubin has no MRT station. NParks's own island pages refused access on the check date, so check ferry times before you travel.

6 places

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Changi and Pasir Ris Jewel, the Changi story and the east coast 7 places · 3.9 km away

East Coast The seafront park and its food 6 places · 9.0 km away

Geylang Geylang Serai market and Haig Road 2 places · 12.7 km away

Katong and Joo Chiat Peranakan houses and old shophouses 9 places · 13.2 km away

The best of Pulau Ubin

Best house Chek Jawa Visitor Centre A Tudor-style house from the 1930s.

Best temple Tua Pek Kong Temple, Pulau Ubin Dates back to at least 1869.

Best quarry Pekan Quarry One of the island's oldest.

Best story German Girl Shrine Linked to the 1914 internment.

Things to do in Pulau Ubin

Small ferry boats moored at the jetty on the water at Pulau Ubin

Day trip Pulau Ubin An island off Singapore's northeast whose heritage trail covers granite quarries, temples and village sites. The National Heritage Board's trail lists a wayang stage, Tua Pek Kong temples, Chek Jawa Visitor Centre and drink stalls.

Landmark Chek Jawa Visitor Centre House No. 1 was built in the 1930s as a holiday retreat for the Chief Surveyor of Singapore. It is Singapore's only remaining authentic Tudor-style house with a fireplace and now serves as the visitor centre for Chek Jawa Wetlands.

Temple, mosque or church Tua Pek Kong Temple, Pulau Ubin The main Tua Pek Kong temple on Pulau Ubin stands on a granite hill near Pekan Quarry and dates back to at least 1869. Quarry workers worshipped the deity here for protection.

Landmark Pekan Quarry One of Pulau Ubin's oldest quarries, which started as Municipal Quarry No. 1 in the 1850s and stopped operating in 1970. Its well is the oldest on the island.

Landmark Ketam Quarry A disused quarry in western Pulau Ubin, also called Aik Hwa Quarry. At its peak in the 1990s it produced 160 to 180 tonnes of granite a month and supplied 30 to 40 per cent of mainland Singapore's granite until it closed in 1999.

Wooden shrine with an altar table at German Girl Shrine on Pulau Ubin

Temple, mosque or church German Girl Shrine A shrine to a German girl said to have died in a fall into a granite quarry in August 1914 while fleeing British internment of German nationals at the outbreak of World War I.

What's on in Pulau Ubin

Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.

Changi Offline Project Activities
Sat 28 Nov · Pulau Ubin
A community workshop or activity at Pulau Ubin, organised through the People's Association by Changi CC.
S$5 to S$10 · 08:00 to 21:30 · Map · Source: People's Association · Changi Offline Project (28 Nov 2026)

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