PLACES OF INTEREST IN AND AROUND BATHURST
THE
BIG PINEAPPLE
This is the
biggest Pineapple in the World!
It stands 16.7m high
and has 3 floors. It is constructed out of a fibreglass outer skin covering a
steel and concrete superstructure
The ground floor has a gift shop full of pineapple goodies such as jams and
chutneys, locally made pottery and puzzles as well as t-shirts and hats to name
but a few of the items for sale ideal for overseas and local tourists looking
for that small gift to take home!
The 1st floor has tourist
information and static displays of the Pineapple Story. A must visit for kids
doing school projects
The 2nd floor has a continuous DVD on the Eastern Cape pineapple industry and
leads up to the observation deck with magnificent 360°views over rolling farm
lands to the Indian Ocean
You will find us on the outskirts of Bathurst just off the R67, only 15km from
Port Alfred
Open Monday to Sunday 9am to 5pm (Winter until 4pm)
Tel: +27(0)46 625 0515 E-mail: pga@albanynet.co.za
The
Horseshoe Bend and Water's Meeting Reserve
There is an outstanding view of bush covered valleys where the Kowie River loops in a horse shoe. Another 3 kms down a steep winding road you will can picnic and relax under the trees at the waters edge. Canoe trails available
Bradshaw's Mill - Built
by the Settler, Samuel Bradshaw in 1821, this water-driven wool mill contains a
working water wheel. By 1825 wool from the Settlers sheep was being used to make
coarse cloth. In 1835 the 3rd storey was added and corn milling began. It is now
restored and is a National Monument, the start to the wool industry in South
Africa.
Wesleyan
Chapel - Built by Samuel Bradshaw
and opened in 1832, it was besieged in the Frontier Wars. Houses Jeremiah
Goldswain's Family Bible. Services still held every Sunday. It is a National
Monument and epitomizes many of the other Wesleyan churches in the rural areas
St
John's Anglican Church - Oldest
unaltered Anglican church in South Africa. A sanctuary in the Frontier Wars of
1834, 1846 and 1851 for hundreds of Settlers. 1st service held on the 1st
January 1838. Look for the "church mouse" on the west wall!!
Bathurst Agricultural Museum
Discover how the past has influenced the future! Over 1400 items of interest
Pig
'n Whistle Hotel - Built in 1831
by Thomas Hartley, a blacksmith who came from Nottinghamshire with the Settlers.
Later accommodation was added and it became known as the Bathurst Inn. Legend
has it that it was nicknamed "The Pig & Whistle" by the men at the
nearby 43 Air School in WWII
The Toposcope
This 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, surviving well and strong!
Morley House
We include Morley House on our website for Historical interest only. Unfortunately for the Bathurst visitor and/or fortunately for the owners, it is a private property and not open to the public. It can be viewed from the road
Built in 1828 by Thomas Hartley. One of the stone-built houses which survived the looting in the 6th Frontier War in 1834. Jeremiah Goldswain lived in it, and so did Henry Hartley, the big game hunter who founded Hartley in Zimbabwe.