Guidebook for Swellendam
Food Scene
Food is very good, service excellent, good wine on the menu.
Open for breakfast, lunch and supper daily.
10 locals recommend
Powell House
113a Voortrek StFood is very good, service excellent, good wine on the menu.
Open for breakfast, lunch and supper daily.
This is also a Bakery, with fresh artisan bread, pastries, quiches. Good views, comfortable, good service.
19 locals recommend
Tredici
68 Somerset StThis is also a Bakery, with fresh artisan bread, pastries, quiches. Good views, comfortable, good service.
Cuisine with a difference! Marian, a Dutch-born SA, makes marvellous dishes with African flair, interpreted in European fashion. Really worth trying! Open for dinner only - booking required.
13 locals recommend
Koornlands Restaurant
192 Voortrek StCuisine with a difference! Marian, a Dutch-born SA, makes marvellous dishes with African flair, interpreted in European fashion. Really worth trying! Open for dinner only - booking required.
Open for Breakfast and Lunch, situated at the tranquil Koornlands River, with seating al fresco, as well as indoors in rainy weather. Fire going in winter. Good Belgian cooking, licensed, warm atmosphere. Go early for lunch, as many tourist buses stop there for lunch too!
9 locals recommend
La Belle Alliance Restaurant
1 Swellengrebel StOpen for Breakfast and Lunch, situated at the tranquil Koornlands River, with seating al fresco, as well as indoors in rainy weather. Fire going in winter. Good Belgian cooking, licensed, warm atmosphere. Go early for lunch, as many tourist buses stop there for lunch too!
Excellent dinners in a very historical building; local food with a French flair. Good value for money. Booking required.
19 locals recommend
Drostdy Restaurant
28 Swellengrebel StExcellent dinners in a very historical building; local food with a French flair. Good value for money. Booking required.
Not just an art shop, a real BROWSE shop with locally sourced arts and crafts, beautiful needlework articles, african beadwork etc. Mandie serves good coffee, excellent baking and delightful light lunches - even breakfasts.
Lifestyle And Art Gallery
Voortrek StreetNot just an art shop, a real BROWSE shop with locally sourced arts and crafts, beautiful needlework articles, african beadwork etc. Mandie serves good coffee, excellent baking and delightful light lunches - even breakfasts.
Arts & Culture
Drostdy Museum
2 Drostdy StGives an insight into the time Swellendam was founded
This is a unique pottery studio, where the Master Potter, David Schlapobersky produces beautiful ceramic wares using his own unique glazes, sourced locally. His partner, Felicity Potter, is famous for her individual, hand-painted designs on some of the items for sale.
Bukkenburg Pottery Studio, Galley & Guest Cottage
8 Hermanus Steyn StThis is a unique pottery studio, where the Master Potter, David Schlapobersky produces beautiful ceramic wares using his own unique glazes, sourced locally. His partner, Felicity Potter, is famous for her individual, hand-painted designs on some of the items for sale.
Sightseeing
The most photographed church in South Africa, with a unique history and ecclectic architectural style. For more historical information buy the booklet, A Visitor's guide to Swellendam, at Penny Lane Shop or at Lifestyle, Art and Life Enrichment Gallery. This book is also available at Alice Airbnb
Uniting Reformed Church
The most photographed church in South Africa, with a unique history and ecclectic architectural style. For more historical information buy the booklet, A Visitor's guide to Swellendam, at Penny Lane Shop or at Lifestyle, Art and Life Enrichment Gallery. This book is also available at Alice Airbnb
Parks & Nature
Drive amongst wild Bontebok, Zebra and Hartebeest in a Nature park where you MAY leave your car to take photographs or go for walks. Good for picnics on the banks of the Breede River. Very tranquil.
Bontebok where almost exterminated by hunters in the 19th century, because they are such easy targets colourwise. A group of farmers started protecting the last 40 Bontebok on their farms, and were the precursors of the establishment of this park, unique to the world. Bontebok were saved from extinction, and are readily seen all over the western cape game farms, thanks to the breeding programme in Bontebok Park.
35 locals recommend
Bontebok National Park
Drive amongst wild Bontebok, Zebra and Hartebeest in a Nature park where you MAY leave your car to take photographs or go for walks. Good for picnics on the banks of the Breede River. Very tranquil.
Bontebok where almost exterminated by hunters in the 19th century, because they are such easy targets colourwise. A group of farmers started protecting the last 40 Bontebok on their farms, and were the precursors of the establishment of this park, unique to the world. Bontebok were saved from extinction, and are readily seen all over the western cape game farms, thanks to the breeding programme in Bontebok Park.
Various experiences: indiginous forest walks, easy hiking to Die Plaat (400 m) beautiful views and flora according to the seasons. Taking a local guide along is recommemded - ask your hostess!
45 locals recommend
Marloth Nature Reserve
Various experiences: indiginous forest walks, easy hiking to Die Plaat (400 m) beautiful views and flora according to the seasons. Taking a local guide along is recommemded - ask your hostess!
Essentials
For fresh fruit, vegies, sandwiches-to-go etc with friendly service and good prices
21 locals recommend
Super Spar
25 Voortrek StFor fresh fruit, vegies, sandwiches-to-go etc with friendly service and good prices