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Bathurst Information Guide
Bathurst is situated on the fringes of both the Sunshine Coast
and Frontier Country, a scenic half hour drive on the R67 from Grahamstown
or 10 minutes from Port Alfred, half way between Port Elizabeth
and East London on the R72 |
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The most famous `sighting` in Bathurst is, however, The Pineapple
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Bathurst
telephone code - 046 South Africa code +27
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at BathurstThe horseshoe bend-There is an outstanding view of bush covered valleys where the Kowie River loops in a horse shoe. Another 3 km down a steep winding road you will can picnic and relax under the trees at the waters edge. Canoe trails available
Another sight for sore eyes would be the Wesleyan Chapel – it was
built by Samuel Bradshaw and opened in 1832, it was besieged in the Frontier
Wars. It is also where the famous family bible of Jeremiah Goldswain's
are being kept. Church services are still being held on Sundays. It is
a National Monument and epitomizes many of the other Wesleyan churches
in the rural areas
Not to miss is the St John's Anglican Church which is the oldest unaltered
Anglican church in South Africa. It was a safe haven in the Frontier Wars
of 1834, 1846 and 1851 for hundreds of Settlers. The opening service was
held on the 1st January 1838. Be on the watch out for the`church mouse`
on the west wall.
At last there is the well known toposcope. It is a hand crafted monument
erected on hills or high places which indicates the direction, and usually
the distance, to notable features which can be seen . In this case it
marks the spot where the 1820 British Settlers locations were surveyed.
57 bronze plaques record details of settlements. On a clear day you can
see from The Great Fish River to Kwaaihoek. The stones in the wall are
taken from ruins of original Settler homes. There are still quite a few
of the original Settler Homes on working farms, rambling but otherwise
going klopdisselboom!