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Approximately 200km in a North Westerly direction from Cape Town, lies the almost-forgotten village of Redelinghuys, in the heart of the potato farming community. Redelinghuys has established itself as the potato capitol of the SANDVELD REGION, as they produce the best of the best.
The village's beauty lies in the surrounding rocky hillside, with its almost magical forms and shapes and the well-known VERLORENVLEI.
VERLORENVLEI (RAMSAR protected) is one of the largest wetlands on the West Coast and flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Elands Bay. It is renowned for its abundant birdlife, rarity of unique fynbos species and untouched nature. During the flower season (July - Sep) the vicinity is covered with a colourful patchwork of flowers, including the popular Sandveld Lily aka Red Lily and attracts many hikers and nature lovers.
Visitors can experience a face-to-face encounter with rock paintings and the resettling of indigenous wild life, e.g. Oribi, Springbuck, Gemsbuck, Eland, etc.
| Tourism Bureau Voortrekker Street PO Box 47 Redelinghuys 8105 | Tel: 022 962 1650 |
| Open Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 |
| Police | 022 962 1620 |
| Cold storage plant and adjoining organic gardens | ||
| Dutch Reformed Church & Bell Monument (original brass bell 1864) | ||
• | "Kruithuisie" ±100 years old. | |
| The well-known Verlorenvlei proclaimed RAMSAR protected. | ||
| The Old Rectory - renovated and used as a guest house. |
| 4X4 Routes, hiking, cycling, birdwatching, canoeing (when permitted), mountain biking, freshwater fishing (when permitted), fauna & flora. | 022 962 1650 |
| Redelinghuys Manor (dinner on request) (www.red.com) | 022 962 1642 | |
| Sandveld Dorpshuys (dinner on request) | 022 962 1746 083 450 0887 |
• | De Vlei Accommodation | 022 972 1387 |
| Die Kuierhuisie | 022 714 3605 | |
| Sandveld Cottage | 022 962 1665 |
| Sandveld | 022 962 1746 |
| Dorpskombuis | 022 962 1746 |
| Jakkalskloof Homestead 1843 | 022 962 1650 | |
• | "Kruithuisie" built from stone (100+ years) | 022 962 1650 |
| Old Dutch Reformed Church - renovated and in use as a residence | 022 962 1729 | |
| Old Rectory renovated | 022 962 1650 | |
| Ruins of the Klaarfontein homestead which Lady Anne Barnard used to visit | 022 962 1650 | |
| Tinie Rust Memorial & Art Gallery | 022 962 1746 | |
• | Vegkop - skirmish between Boer & Brit took place here on 11 December 1899 | 022 962 1650 |
• | De Vlei - Fishing (when permitted), birds, fauna, flora, hiking, canoeing (when permitted) | 022 972 1387 |
• | Jakkalskloof Castle Hiking Trail | 0283 326 3474 082 413 2011 |
• | Klein Tafelberg 4X4, mountain biking, jogging, leisurely walks. | 022 782 1682 |
| Verloren Vlei Environs | 022 962 1650 | |
• | Sandveld Cottages | 022 962 1655 |
• | De Vlei Accommodation | 022 972 1408 |
| Sandveld Dorpshuys | 022 962 1746 083 450 0887 |
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