Local Area

Places of interest in and around Swellendam:

Drostdy Museum Complex:  Drostdy House with a collection of  18th & early 19th century Cape furniture, Mayville House and a beautiful rose garden, the Old Goal with the  “ambagswerf” (Traders yard).

Golf: Enjoy a day on our 9 hole course.

Marloth Nature Reserve:  Various day walks and hiking trails with huts positioned for resting intervals, abundance of wild flowers and fynbos for the botanists to explore.

Bontebok National Park: See the nearly extinct Bontebok antelope and other small buck species as well as many bird species.

Wildebraam Liqueur Cellar:  Swellendam is the largest producer of youngberries in the world.

Malgas Ferry: This ferry over the Breede River – one of the last remaining hand drawn patoons in South Africa

Robertson Valley Wine Route: Visit anyone of the many wine farms in the area.

De Hoop Nature Reserve: Hiking trails  and Whale watching.