DESCRIPTION: Zandvliet wines remain consistently recognised for the timeless elegance, style and quality. Most recently, Zandvliet Hill of Enon 2019 scored 95-points; achieved Top 10 status; and is a contender […]
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With International Tourist Guides’ Day still fresh in our memories, we want to salute one of Montagu’s great guides – Patti van Dyk. Patti is a Field Guide and an […]
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EXCITING NEWS! We promise an exciting weekend not to be missed! The following speakers will be talking in the Old Mission Church Archive on Saturday: Dave Pepler (in the deepest […]
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The greater Pietersfontein Community is pleased to inform the general public of the establishment of the ‘Pietersfontein Conservancy’ – the 99th Conservancy registered in the Western Cape by CapeNature. A […]
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The Water Source in Keurkloof This picturesque 3km‑long kloof that joins the Cogmans Kloof Pass is a well known local landmark. A strong spring a kilometre up the kloof was […]
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How Cogmans Kloof got its name The name of the scenic kloof that links Montagu with towns along the Breede River valley is derived from the name of a former […]
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The intensely folded rock strata of the crags to the east of this point are a striking example of why the parallel mountain ranges that run for more than 800km […]
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Following incursions by Boer forces (aided by Cape rebels) into the Cape Colony in late 1900, the British built a series of forts atop strategic mountain passes to block the […]
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The first safe route through Cogmans Kloof, which links the western end of the Little Karoo to the Breede River Valley, was built by renowned road engineer Thomas Bain. It […]
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Hodges Bridge, located at the southwestern end of the kloof, was the first road bridge built in the spectacular Cogmans Kloof. It was opened in early 1872. The bridge was […]
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