The Ultimate Adventure Guide to The Overberg
Nature’s adrenaline-pumping playground awaits… Stretching east from the Elgin Valley, and spread between fynbos-covered mountains and a bewitching coast, the Overberg packs in a mix of just about every imaginable kind of natural environment. Lined with vast beaches, tall dunes and craggy tidal pools, its varied seaside destinations are made for play and discovery – whales famously gather here annually to calve. Head inland a bit, and those hills are ribbed with hiking routes and MTB trails, strung with ziplines and sprinkled with waterfalls, forests and rivers dotted with rock pools....
Arts galore at festival in Hermanus
Gear up for a jam-packed opening weekend at The FynArts As well as the presentation of the Legacy Award to Pieter-Dirk Uys by Christopher Hope, and a performance by Uys on Sunday 11 June. You can look forward to a programme that includes the following highlights: Opening Concert – performed by the festival orchestra conducted by Richard Cock on Friday 9 June at 18:30 at the Dutch Reformed church, Hermanus. It will showcase two talented musicians studying at UCT, Pieter Joubert (violin) and Ashlin Grobbelaar (cello). The two will perform well-known works...
On Tuesday 20 December 2022 the Overstrand remembered Sir Robert Stanford on the 145th anniversary of his death.
Born in 1806 in Ballinastanford Ireland, serving in the British army and choosing to settle on the farm Kleine Riviers Vallei where Stanford is today. As a heritage village Stanford offers quiet charm, a flourishing farming community with many artists keeping the town vibrant. Thank you to Jarleth Sweeney for visiting all the way from Ireland and reminding us of the rich history of Stanford. ...
Stanford connections
A business trip to South Africa provided Irish automotive publisher and group editor Jarlath Sweeney the opportunity to visit Stanford and trace the steps of Sir Robert Stanford. Jarlath’s interest in the heritage village of Stanford stems from the fact that he lives in Claremorris close to Ballinastanford, in the heart of County Mayo where Sir Robert Stanford was born in 1806. This was Jarlath’s third visit to South Africa but first to the Overberg. From first impression he noted the similarity between the landscape surrounding Stanford and the mountains...