Anglo-Boer War Tour
From November 1899 to February 1900, Colesberg was the southern front of the war. The Information Office offers a tour of Plateau Camp, Suffolk Hill, Grenadier Guard Rock, Memorial Hill and the military cemetery where more than 400 men from 20 regiments are buried. A weekend tour includes a visit to Norvalspont prisoner-of-war camp and cemetery. Tel 051 753 0678.

Colesberg Kemper Museum
Murray Str. Dating to 1861, the building was put up for Colesberg Bank, later absorbed by Standard Bank. For years the town clerk’s office, the museum contains many articles dating back to the pioneering days. It includes the Kemper Collection, Anglo-Boer War photographs and artefacts, a 19th century toy collection, a Karoo Nomad photographic exhibition and allows you to relive Erasmus Jacobs’s discovery of ‘Eureka’ at Hopetown, the first recorded diamond find in South Africa.

Doornkloof Nature Reserve
On the southeastern banks of the Vanderkloof Dam, the 9 388ha reserve features kudu, brown hyaena, mountain reedbuck, steenbok, grey duiker, bat-eared fox, aardvark and aardwolf. Wild olive, sweet thorn and karee can be seen in the ravines. It also features a 10km stretch of the Seekoei River, one of the most important tributaries of the Orange River. There is a hiking trail, an overnight hut and horse trails available. Tel 051 753 1315.

Dutch Reformed Church
Built in 1860, it dominates Church Str. The clock tower was built in 1925.

Hiking and Mountain Biking
Well-marked trails are open on many farms in the area. Tel 051 753 0678.

Horsemill
Bell Str. Now converted into a pub, is one of the country’s last, working horsemills.

Oldest Buildings
Coniston House in Ventershoek Str and the Schutz and De Jager Building in Church Str.

Trinity Methodist Church
Established in 1840, the Methodist Society built its first chapel in Church Street. The new Trinity Methodist Church, in Stockenstroom Street, was built in 1882.

Walking Tours
Many of Colesberg’s original buildings, in pristine condition, are fine examples of early Karoo architecture. The Information Office will organise a walking tour lasting about three hours. Learn of the Karoo Nomads, get a grasp of local history, revisit the past in the old cemetery, and visit the town’s churches and many of its original reed-ceilinged, yellowwood beamed homes where you will enjoy a unique Karoo architecture. Tel 051 753 0678.