Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Quaint and picturesque Bathurst is the very essence of an English village. Only 15 km from Port Alfred on the Grahamstown road it was once the administrative centre of the 1820 settlers and as such the capital of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Small but full of historic interest to visitors it is now the centre of a pineapple, chicory and farming area. Places to visit are the Horseshoe Bend lookout, at the Waters Meet nature reserve on the Kowie river, Bradshaws Mill, Summerhill Farm, The Toposcope, various other monuments and museums plus the oldest inn in South Africa.