Bredasdorp

Bredasdorp is the area's administrative centre and a commercial centre for the surrounding farmlands.

This sleepy agricultural town boasts a number of churches, including the Independent Church and its parsonage that makes use of furniture salvaged from shipwrecks along the coast.

Even though it's 20km from the coast, the remains of many sunken ships have found their way to the fascinating Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum. It's one of the most interesting archives you're likely to find, with large pieces of famous wrecks, stories of disaster and an interactive lighthouse display with buttons to press and sirens to stir into action.

Bredasdorp is also the place to shop for uniquely African, hand-painted gifts at Kapula Candles. The wide variety of candles on display in their showroom, are painted by Bredasdorp community members.

The Heuningberg ('Honey Mountain') Nature Reserve just outside town is well-known for its fynbos, especially Proteas and Ericas, and spectacular displays of the Bredasdorp lily in April and May.

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