The Mayor’s Garden can be found on the corner of Meintjies Street and Loop Street.
Here you will find the padlock with a code. Please WhatsApp Janine from Middelburg Karoo Tourism on 082 878 4142 for the code. Please lock the gate behind you and scramble the numbers.

This space, where the garden is located, is where oxen and horses were originally outspanned. It was used especially by farmers who would come into town for church. It was later made into a park with a central pond and was used by the community.

Burger Monument
This graceful obelisk was erected in 1929 to honour the memory of those who fell during the Anglo-Boer War.
Some of the names on the plaques include:
Hendrik van Heerden who was caught by the British at his house on the farm Sewefontein on the 1 March 1901. The following day he was found guilty of treason and was shot dead.
Frikkie Marais was caught on the charges of high treason on the 9 June 1901. He was hung the following day.
Kommandante JC Lotter and PJ Wolfaardt were two of the most wanted rebels. They were captured, taken to  Middelburg and executed just outside of town where the Stoel Monument stands.

Old Waterpump
Middelburg used to have open furrows along the sides of the road to bring water into town and to homes for domestic use. This became a problem because there were always ostriches, pigs and chickens wandering in the roads, so the water was not always clean by the time it reached you. There was also a problem with ladies doing their washing in the furrows. Because of the quality of the water Middelburg became very strict on confiscating clothing being washed as well as stock found in the roads.

On Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887 (50-year reign) she presented Middelburg with this water pump. The Victoria- and Jubilee Streets have been named then.

Wall of Remembrance
The Wall honours the memory of those from the town who fell during the two World Wars, the Anglo Boer War and the Bush War in Namibia.

Steam Roller
Middelburg started off taking care of its own roads with 2 wheelbarrows, 2 picks and 6 spades. In 1938 this steam roller was purchased and it fascinated everyone in the town. It had one operator and then one man to walk up in front to remove rocks and stones and a second to shovel coal in at the side. In the afternoons there were always school children walking alongside it. It was later decided that it was too heavy, as it was pushing up the sand making bumps and it was replaced by a grader which was pulled by 2 mules instead.