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CLANWILLIAM, NORTHERN CEDERBERG


Nestled at the foot of the Cederberg mountains, Clanwilliam is a picturesque town of white Cape Dutch homesteads. It won the Kaap Rapport's Dorp van die Jaar competition in 2009.

One of the ten oldest towns in South Africa, Clanwilliam is rich in settler history and its central location offers a variety of attractions to satisfy nature-lovers, adventurers, flower-viewers and watersports enthusiasts alike. It is surrounded by picturesque vineyards, fragrant orange orchards and wild flowers in spring. From Clanwilliam you can view the many superb examples of Bushman rock art, walk or hike in the Cederberg mountains, enjoy horseriding and Ramskop wild flower garden or explore the flower routes. The Clanwilliam Dam is renowned as the best in the Western Cape for water skiing and is also popular with anglers. The town is the centre of the Rooibos tea industry in the Cederberg with factory visits and rooibos products on offer.
 
Choose between hotels, guesthouses & self-catering in Clanwilliam or country lodges and self-catering accommodation on farms and in the northern Cederberg mountains close to Clanwilliam. See our 'Where to Stay' pages for further ideas...

 

 
 
 
 
        Clanwilliam Information Office

Tel: 027 482 2024 
Fax: 027 482 2361
E-mail:  cederberg@lando.co.za
Website:  www.clanwilliam.info

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  Clanwilliam’s Attractions:

• Clanwilliam and Bulshoek Dam for swimming, fishing &water-sports

• Beautiful old Cape Dutch buildings along Park Street and Main Street 

• Old Gaol museum and historical guided walks 

• Clanwilliam Living Landcape Project,  guided rock art tours, craft shop & Time Machine display

• Ramskop Wildflower Garden, open 7am to 4pm daily, essential to visit in August

• Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show in late August

Rooibos Ltd for a cup of tea and a video show about Rooibos tea

Bushmans Cave Theatre for open air concerts with well-known artists

• Quad biking & Horse-riding on offer - see our Adventure pages

• Fynbos & Eco Safaris at Elandsberg

 

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Clanwilliam WINS Dorp van die Jaar
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:05:47 GMT+2
We are delighted to announce that Clanwilliam has won the Dorp van die Jaar competition sponsored by Kaap Rapport and Van Loveren wines. The judges said that they were particularly impressed with: Our community projects such as the Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project, Cederberg Heritage Trail and the Donkey Cart Excursions which both offering visitors an exciting [...]

Clanwilliam is a finalist for Dorp van die Jaar
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:04:15 GMT+2
Clanwilliam in the northern Cederberg is one of the top three finalists in Kaap Rapport’s Dorp Van Die Jaar. We entertained the judges last week with an active visit including horse-riding to some rock art sites, donkey cart excursions in the mountains, a visit to one of our Rooibos tea farms, a demonstration of bouldering [...]

Living Landscape Lantern Festival
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:16:07 GMT+2
Sunday 13th September saw the annual lantern festival take place in the streets of Clanwilliam. The University of Cape Town, together with Jazzart Dance Company presented the culmination of a week long arts programme involving the community of Clanwilliam. The procession was a spectacular performance of fire, dance, storytelling and screen puppets at the Cederberg [...]

 
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