Greyton Snapshot
Greyton (140km from Cape Town) is the Greyton most expect to find: neat white thatched cottages under majestic oaks; wide dirt avenues; idle hours at tuisgebak coffee shops; a corner café selling bread, milk and Boxer tobacco; other places peddling antiques and bric-and-brac; and prostrate Sunday afternoons. Greyton is all this and a bit more – a speculator’s feeding ground and a ‘traditional’ village where the donkey-cart trails a distant second to BMW as traditional vehicle of choice. When all is said and done, when the authentic and the contrived have been mixed in, there’s no escaping the log-fire weekend appeal of this village nestled below the Riviersonderend mountains.
Things To Do
- There is no denying it, Greyton is pretty – thanks to a combination of natural setting and controlled town planning. The Post House, Greyton Lodge and the Moravian Church are just three of many historical buildings in the village.
- The popular 14km Boesmanskloof Trail linking Greyton to McGregor is the village highlight for many visitors. This beautiful route can be completed in a day if you’re fit, but those who don’t wish to go all the way are free to walk the first 5km without a permit. Apart from the Boesmanskloof traverse, the Greyton Nature Reserve is a 220ha tract of fynbos, proteas, waterfalls and several short trails. The tourism office can provide you with a map.
- The pleasant mission station and museum complex of Genadendal is just up the road from Greyton; apart from a walk through yesteryear it has a Moravian restaurant. A 25km overnight hiking trail also kicks off from Genadendal; permits can be arranged through the Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve in McGregor.
- Like many country towns, Greyton buzzes on Saturday morning. Much of this frenetic activity occurs around the village square and its weekly market. Peddling a wide range of fresh produce and other interesting country fare, you can stock up for the weekend and, unlike Pick ‘n Pay, have fun at the same time.
- Greyton has a wide spread of restaurants, pubs and coffee shops, where you'll likely bump into half of Cape Town at one point or the other during your weekend stay.
Geelbos Cottage
Greyton, Western Cape
Geelbos Cottage is a secluded renovated labourer's cottage on a typical Overberg farm at the foot of the Kleinswartberg mountain. This white tin-roofed cottage lies about 1km from the...
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R400pp nightly for up to 3 guests; 4th guest free; R400pp for 1-night stays and singles
Eikebos Campsite (for groups)
Greyton, Western Cape
Appointed on a working farm 4km off the R406 between Caledon and Greyton, Eikebos offers a picturesque and intimate camping experience. With a grand total of seven stands, all shaded by majestic oak...
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R2800 per night (up to 28 guests), plus R120 per night per extra guest; maximum 32 guests; group bookings ONLY; no midweek bookings unless by prior arrangement; minimum stay is two nights; Campsite closed for camping 15 May - 31 Aug
Oewerzicht
Greyton, Western Cape
Oewerzicht farm is situated in the picture perfect Greyton valley on the banks of the Riviersonderend River. It is the ideal place for a peaceful, fun and romantic getaway. Apart from our campingsite,...
Rate Guide
From R1500 to R4800, depending on unit, guests and time of year
Where You'll Also Find Us
Arniston (Waenhuiskrans) • Barrydale • Beaufort West • Betty's Bay • Bonnievale • Bot River • Bredasdorp • Caledon • Calitzdorp • Cape Agulhas and Struisbaai • Cape Town area • Ceres • Citrusdal • Clanwilliam & Cederberg • Darling • De Rust • Franschhoek • Gansbaai • George • Grabouw & Elgin Valley • Greyton • Heidelberg • Hermanus • Knysna • Ladismith • Laingsburg • Lamberts Bay • Langebaan • Malgas • Matjiesfontein • McGregor • Montagu • Mossel Bay • Napier • Oudtshoorn • Paarl • Paternoster • Plettenberg Bay • Porterville • Prince Albert • Pringle Bay • Pringle Bay, Betty's Bay and Kleinmond • Riebeek West and Riebeek-Kasteel • Riversdale • Riviersonderend • Robertson • St Helena Bay • Stanford • Stilbaai • Strand, Gordon's Bay and Somerset West • Swellendam • Tulbagh • Uniondale • Velddrif • Vermaaklikheid • Wellington • Wilderness • Witsand • Worcester & Hex Valley • Yzerfontein • Baviaanskloof • Cape St Francis • Cape St Francis & St Francis Bay • East London • Graaff-Reinet • Hogsback • Jeffreys Bay • Makhanda (Grahamstown) • Middelburg • Nieu-Bethesda • Rhodes • Sutherland