Rhodes Cottage Museum in Muizenberg, Western Cape

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Rhodes Cottage Museum (Muizenberg)

Categories: Museums
Price group: On Request (see other things to do in this price group)
Available in the following region(s): False Bay

Address: Main Road, Muyizenberg, False Bay, Cape Town
Telephone: +27 (0)21 788-1816
Opening hours: 10h00 to 16h00 during the week (summer months).

Rhodes Cottage Museum, Muizenberg

Located on Main Road in Muizenberg is Rhodes Cottage. Cecil John Rhodes purchased the cottage is 1899 and died there in 1902. After being looked over by various trustees the cottage was taken over by the Cape Town City Council in 1937 and the cottage museum is now run by the Muizenberg Historical Conservation Society.

The cottage is well worth a visit for those interested in Cecil John Rhodes and Cape history in general. The property also boasts a beautiful mountainside garden and a one cannot go wrong with a walk along the seafront. There are reduced opening hours during the winter.

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