Glencairn, Cape Town | Glencairn lies between Fish Hoek and Simon’s Town, in the bend of the road where the M4 meets the M6

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Glencairn, Cape Town: Lying between Fish Hoek and Simon’s Town, in the bend of the road where the M4 meets the M6, Glencairn and the beach of the same name are often overlooked for the more exciting destinations of Simon’s Town and Cape Point Nature Reserve. But the mountainous village, with fantastic sea views, is actually a wetland conservation area with hiking trails, 2250 indigenous plant species, resident clawless otters, birds, mongooses and buck – and all this just two kilometres from a busy shopping centre.

Glencairn’s railway station includes a subway that leads right on to the beach and as such is popular with school children from in and around Cape Town. The long beach, with its gentle seas and accompanying tidal pool, is perfect for swimming, snorkelling, surfing and sunbathing. It’s also a good spot for whale watching in season and the locals will tell you tales of Great White sightings too.

The wreck of the Glencairn barge lies about 450 metres off the Glencairn quarry and serves as a diving haunt for local divers who love it for the swim-throughs and the stunning reef that surrounds the wreck.

Glencairn’s homes are set right against the mountain, overlooking False Bay, and close to local shops and restaurants. Simon’s Town is literally around the corner and Boulders beach, which has one of the few land-based resident penguin colonies, is 10 minutes’ away.

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