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Worcester & Hex Valley

Western Cape

110km from Cape Town

Worcester & Hex Valley Snapshot

With the exception of historic Church Street, Worcester (110km from Cape Town) doesn’t offer much in the way of cosy weekend potential. The town may well have historical significance, but most of it’s hidden under a neon pastiche of Spur, KFC and family chain stores. Apart from a few resorts, Worcester also has a near total absence of good self-catering options. In our opinion then, you can safely give the town a miss, but not the very picturesque Hex Valley and dramatic mountains that surround it.

Things To Do

  • The Karoo National Botanical Garden outside Worcester is 144ha semi-desert vegetation and 10ha landscaped garden. Euphorbias, cycads, stem succulents, desert grapes, spekbome and mesembryanthemums, they’re all there for the viewing.
     
  • The kids will love Kleinplasie Museum, described as a ‘living open-air museum’, where the lifestyle of early pioneer farmers is depicted. The daily life of these pioneers seemed to be filled with baking bread, twisting tobacco, slaughtering animals, plucking geese, making soap and being stared at by tourists.
     
  • A stroll down Worcester’s oak-lined Church Street is a welcome breather in an otherwise bustling town.
     
  • Designed by Gary Player, the Worcester Golf Club is promoted as a local asset offering scenery, abundant bird life and, of course, golf.
     
  • Four dams, all containing carp and bass, feed the town. Closer to Cape Town, the Du Toitskloof Resort has canned trout fishing.
     
  • The Worcester wine route lists 20 or so cellars and co-ops; if these don’t keep you busy, Robertson is up the road with 24 of its own. 
     
  • The possibilities for day- and multi-day hiking in the mountains above and around Worcester are vast. The tourist office will put you in touch with a lot of them.
     
  • Not our idea of a grand day out, but every tourism brochure we came across mentions Worcester’s schools for the blind, the deaf and the deaf-blind. Now, who was that eejit who said all men are born equal?
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R4500
per unit

Bonamanzi Adventures Campsite

Worcester & Hex Valley, Western Cape

Private riverfront campsite with equipped kitchen and braai lapa. - Along the Breede River, 18km from Worcester

As the old real estate saying goes, "location, location!" This couldn’t be closer to the truth than at Bonamanzi Adventures. What we’ve got here folks, is a campsite just made for an en-ma...

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From R4500 nightly for the lodge for the first 15 guests. R200pp thereafter. Seasonal rates and discounts apply.

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R600pp

De Wilge

Worcester & Hex Valley, Western Cape

Citrus Farm in the Nuy Valley, with three adjacent luxury apartments and two en-suite rooms in the Manor House - 16km from Worcester

Let’s dive right into the guest book on this one: “Rural luxury.” “This is an absolutely beautiful place to be.” “Gorgeous luxury decor.” “The accommoda...

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From R1200 per couple for self-catering or R1000 per couple for Manor House Suites

From
R4000
per unit

Bonamanzi Adventures Lodge

Worcester & Hex Valley, Western Cape

Spacious lodge on the river banks with equipped kitchen and braai lapa. - Along the Breede River, 18km from Worcester

This great group getaway really is a family and friends adventure in the making. Rigged out to sleep a few families or a bunch of friends looking for a chilled spot surrounded by nature, Bonamanz...

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From R4000 to R4500 nightly for the lodge for the first 15 guests. R200pp thereafter. Seasonal rates and discounts apply.

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From
R1000
per unit

SummerHill Guest Farm

Worcester & Hex Valley, Western Cape

Six units, a mixture of rooms and self-catering - near Worcester in the Hex Valley

Upon entering the gates of the Guest House one steps into a verdant, luxuriant forested oasis that regenerates and revitalises the soul. Inspiration, individuality, comfort and congeniality have all f...

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From R1000 to R3975, depending on unit, guests and time of year

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