Hopefield, Cape West Coast
Despite the fact that Hopefield, when compared with nearby popular West Coast towns like Paternoster, Saldanha, Velddrif and St Helena Bay, tends to be something of a wallflower, it is fast earning its place on the calendars of those who know where to holiday.
Hopefield's claim to fame is that it is the oldest town on the West Coast. Not only does it lie in the heart of the Sandveld but it serves as the wheat and sheep farming centre of the region. It is also well known for its honey, not least because over 500 different species of fynbos grow here, and attract bees by the dozen. In 1853 Hopefield began its life on a farm called Langkuil, which lay on the Zoute River. The town still lies but 130 kilometres from Cape Town on the R45 and two of the original farms of the town are today national heritage sites.
Attractions include the archeological site on the farm Elandsfontein where fossil bones and human artifacts date back to the early Stone Age, the beautiful Hopefield Dutch Reformed Church built in 1879 (the organ still plays on Sundays) and examples of the Hartebeeshuisie or reed house, traditional homes of the area.
But it is the beauty of the Berg River, its accompanying vleis, cracked pans, big sky, veld, fynbos and old buildings that make the place so attractive. That and the fact that the sea is just down the road.
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Beautifull town with amazing flowers in season and friendly people. Planning to go back again this year for their Flower Show..
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Hotels & other accommodation options
St Helena Bay Hotel
St Helena Bay Hotel offers accommodation in the small fishing village, St Helena Bay, along the Cape West Coast. Choose from one of the bed & bre...
Beach Ruhls
Beach Ruhls is a charming, beachfront double-storey self-catering holiday home in Dwarskersbos. The house is ideal for guests looking for comfort...
Robertson House
Robertson House on Vensterklip farm offers comfortable accommodation in Elands Bay. Robertson House in Elands Bay sleeps a maximum of six adults ...
Aloha at Paternoster
Aloha at Paternoster offers comfortable accommodation in three separate units just 200 meters away from the beach. All three units are equipped a...
Visvanger House
Visvanger House offers comfortable accommodation in Britannia Bay on the Cape West Coast. Britannia Bay is known to be a safe and beautiful small...
Astrandt 3
Astrandt 3 is a newly decorated Vintage-feel beach cottage with furniture from Serina Chambers at Nerf-af in Cape Town. The unit offers self cate...
Family Tides Tops
Family Tides Tops is a self-catering upstairs holiday apartment in Paternoster, just a five-minute walk to the beach. This is ideal holiday accom...
Sunset Cottage Langebaan
Situated a stone's throw from the sea, Sunset Cottage is a comfortable holiday apartment accommodating four guests. The apartment forms part of t...
Things to do in the area
Wacky Adventures
The West Coast can be enjoyed in countless ways. But, one of the most fun (and a little wacky) ways to beat the summer heat is to splah your way ...
Hopefield Museum
Hopefield Museum offer a variety of items on display for the tourist that loves antiques. Next time you are in the West Coast, stop off at the fr...
The Market
On Saturday mornings the Hopefield locals invite you to join them at the market where you can purchase the freshest of produce and a wide variety...
Dutch Reformed Church
Visit the impressive Dutch Reformed Church in Hopefield, built in 1879, and home to the 100+ year old Foster & Andrews Organ that is still used ...
Simply Bee Natural Beeswax Products
Visit the unique little shop of the local Bee Keepers in Hopefield, called Simply Bee Natural Beeswax Products. Their main attraction are the pu...
Die Plaasmol
An attraction with a difference, Die Plaasmol in Hopefield, Western Cape is a family run farm with so much on offer that the whole family will be...
West Coast National Park MTB Trails
Where: Langebaan Gate, West Coast National Park, 90 minutes' from Cape TownLevel: easy to slightly taxingType of route: circular routes (13 km gr...
Berg River Canooze
The Berg River Canooze, one of five trails that take place within the Cape West Coast Biosphere, is a relatively easy downstream kayak from Hopef...
Simply Bee Observation Centre
The little Western Cape Town of Hopefield, nestled snugly between Vredenburg and Malmesbury, is home to the Simply Bee Observation Centre, where ...
Noteworthy attractions
Bird Island Nature Reserve
The world’s most accessible Cape gannet colony can be found on an island, linked to Lambert’s Bay by a breakwater wall. Bird Island also gives sh...
Darling Wine Route
Although traditionally part of the Swartland, Darling is now a demarcated wine district and home to her own wine route, including five wine cella...
West Coast National Park
Just inland from the secluded harbour of Saldanha Bay one finds the azure waters of the Langebaan Lagoon, focal point of the West Coast National ...
Rocherpan Nature Reserve
Rocherpan enthusiasts who head off along the West Coast to visit this nature reserve near Velddrif will possibly mention to you that the bird lif...
Langebaan Golf Club
The Golf Course at Langebaan Country Club is a links-type course, designed as a figure 8 winding around residential stands. Located on the unspoi...
Verlorenvlei
Verlorenvlei is a long estuary stretching between the villages of Elands Bay and Redelinghuys, some 25 kilometres south of Lambert’s Bay. It is n...
West Coast Fossil Park
For the visitor, the highlight of the West Coast Fossil Park is the ‘live’ exhibit of an ongoing excavation of early Pliocene fossils (fossils fr...
Postberg Flower Reserve
The Postberg Flower Reserve is not always available for you to visit. Even though it forms part of the West Coast National Park, this part of it ...
Darling Wind Farm
On the hills just outside Darling, roughly 70 kilometres from Cape Town, stand four wind-generated mills. It's known as an Eskom demonstrator sit...
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