Karoo Heartland

Cradock

There are many stories – some sad, some wondrous, others downright weird ...

Imagine being back in the 1840s. Clanking wagons roll through the river ...

Bishop Robert Gray’s (the first Anglican Bishop of the Cape of Good ...

The Beauty Zone is the Health, Beauty and Wellness Centre situated at ...

Welcome to Die Tuishuise & Victoria Manor, award winning, authentic South African ...

Located in the heart of Cradock, Karoo Styl is a charming boutique ...

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

NB: No booking necessary as the trails are open during the normal ...

EERSTEKRANS HIKING TRAIL This area falls within the Cradock Town boundaries and ...

Arguably the oldest church in Cradock and definitely the oldest church building ...

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THIS PAGE IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS Cradock has a number ...

Welcome to Karoo River Rafting and Cabins. Set in the stunning surroundings of ...

Deep in the Karoo Heartland – along a dirt road and, seemingly, in the ...

JK Rowling, creator of the billion-dollar boarding school fantasy series, is famous ...

For the best panoramic view of the whole of Cradock you have ...

Trim Park, Cradock’s municipal park, was established in 1881 on the banks ...

The Dassiedeur Tunnel, built in 1879, is an old disused 271-meter railway ...

Set against the dramatic mountain backdrop of the Karoo, Buffelshoek Dirosie Lodge ...

The Fairworld Fine Wool Museum was established by Willem van Aardt to ...

The Victoria Hotel as it was then known was advertised as early ...

Roughly 60km from Cradock, in the heart of the Eastern Cape hinterland, ...

Cradock Golf Club is a welcoming 9-hole course set along the banks ...

The first Dutch Reformed congregation (and also the first church) in Cradock ...

Olive Schreiner House at 9 Cross Street in Cradock is one of the houses in ...

Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit are photojournalists, writers, publishers and teachers ...

During the last 1800s, British soldiers created a chessboard on the top ...

The Swaershoek Pass is an alternative road between Cradock and Somerset East ...

The Great Fish River Museum is dedicated to showcasing the history of ...

The Cradock cemetery is probably one of the most interesting ones around. ...

The Cradock Four were a group of four anti-apartheid activists who were abducted ...

Prepare to be awed by our Big Sky Karoo on display at ...

Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), was a political activist, feminist and author of the world-renowned ...