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Accommodation Swellendam, Bed & Breakfast Accommodation in Swellendam. Situated at the foot of the Langeberg Mountains in Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa, you will find a unique bed and breakfast, that you can make your home away from home when visiting our beautiful country and town. We assure you of our best personal attention and service at all times
Spend your stay with us relaxing around the pool and recreation area; explore any of the easy tourist routes around Swellendam, or visit museums and art galleries around town. There are also two game reserves on the outskirts of Swellendam, that provide hours of entertainment for the nature lover. Marloth Park has some beautiful walks to laze away the hours in breathtaking surroundings. Please ask your hosts on arrival for up to date Travel and other information. There is a lot to do in Swellendam! |
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Accommodation Swellendam
Swellendam Tourism
Information from the Swellendam Tourism Offices. Swellendam is nestled in a valley where the Koringlandsrivier (Wheatfield River) briskly runs down the Langeberg Mountain. This was the last town visited by the Dutch explorers from the Cape on their way to the East. The handful of settlers that decided to make this beautiful place their permanent home undoubtedly found its surrounds just as attractive as the Hessekwa-Hottentots that lived here before them. But for other reasons.
They saw that Swellendam was more than a lively hunting field, they saw its immense potential for farming. In 1743 Swellendam became a sub-wine husbandry for the Cape Colony, and two years later it gained its full rights as independent colony.
Swellendam is named after the Cape Governor, Governor Hendrik Swellengrebel and his wife, Helena van Damme. Even though Swellendam was still small then, and given the odds still today even, it gained importance as the capital of the Overberg. This passage of independence lead to the proclamation of Swellendam as a republic in 1795.