Beautiful Bedford is a charming country town nestled at the foot of the Kaggaberg, and famous for its annual Bedford Country Gardens, when farms and townhouses across the region open their exquisite gardens to visitors and garden lovers from across the country. Adelaide is a charming rural town nestled in the foothills of the Winterberg mountains and offers a quiet escape into the heart of the Karoo frontier.
What to do in and around Bedford and Adelaide
Known for its tree-lined streets, Victorian architecture, and warm rural hospitality, Bedford offers visitors a peaceful escape surrounded by rolling farmland and scenic landscapes. The town is also famous for its vibrant arts and crafts community, historic churches, and the popular annual Bedford Garden Festival. Adelaide is a historic frontier town set beneath the imposing Winterberg Mountains. Rich in heritage and natural beauty, Adelaide played an important role in the early settlement of the Eastern Cape and retains much of its old-world charm.
Bedford
This Church was built by the local community in 1958, as a ...
The Glen Lynden Churches are located in the Baviaans River valley north ...
Bedford has a number of historic buildings, churches and monuments in addition ...
Adelaide
The church was completed in 1862, for the astronomical amount at the ...
Our Heritage Museum in Adelaide is a national monument comprising an old ...
Glen Thorn lies about 26 kilometres north of Adelaide, on the left ...
Where to stay
The region gives you a variety of accommodation options depending on where you want to stay and what you’re looking for. Choose between a restored historic hotel, B&Bs around town or one of the beautiful guest farms in the district.
Where to eat
The region offers everything from hotel dining to farm stalls eats
Explore the towns
Every Karoo town has its stories and Bedford and Adelaide’s are told enjoying a coffee with friends, while elbow-deep in earth working in the garden and sitting on the verandah sipping a lemonade made fresh from the garden – a colonial, South African farming destination all its own.
