CITIES, TOWNS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS
A servant was told it represented hope and made an imitation from tin which was nailed to the farm entrance. In 1866 a diamond, ‘Eureka’, was found and, in 1868, on the farm Zandfontein, the 83,5 carat ‘Star of South Africa’ diamond was discovered. Today, Hopetown is a farming town.
Activities
33 Church Street
A cutting mark from the ‘Star of South Africa’ was made on a window here to test its authenticity.
Battle of Belmont
Memorials and information panels are part of the N12 Battlefield Route.
Blockhouse
At Orange River Station.
Concentration Camp Cemetery
On the Kromhout Landgoed, Doornbult.
Convict Stone
For lack of a holding cell in the old magistrate’s building, convicts were secured to this stone.
Old Wagon Bridge
Predates the Anglo-Boer War, when one span was dropped and subsequently restored.
Sport & Adventure
Abseiling; angling; bird-watching; game-viewing; hiking; 4x4ing; white water rafting.
Town information
Church Str Hopetown 8750 Tel 053 203 0008