On 18 February 1854 a town was laid out with a Dutch Reformed Church - a rough frontier-type building made of mud and manure. The origin of the name Hopetown is odd. It is said the widow of the first owner of the farm, De Kalk, wore a small anchor.
A servant was told it represented hope and made an imitation from tin which was nailed to the farm entrance. In 1866 a diamond, ‘Eureka’, was found and, in 1868, on the farm Zandfontein, the 83,5 carat ‘Star of South Africa’ diamond was discovered. Today, Hopetown is a farming town. |
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Church Str
Hopetown 8750
Tel 053 203 0008 |
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33 Church Street
A cutting mark from the ‘Star of South Africa’ was made on a window here to test its authenticity.Battle of Belmont
Memorials and information panels are part of the N12 Battlefield Route.Blockhouse
At Orange River Station. Concentration Camp Cemetery
On the Kromhout Landgoed, Doornbult.Convict Stone
For lack of a holding cell in the old magistrate’s building, convicts were secured to this stone.Old Wagon Bridge
Predates the Anglo-Boer War, when one span was dropped and subsequently restored.Sport & Adventure
Abseiling; angling; bird-watching; game-viewing; hiking; 4x4ing; white water rafting. |
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Featured Accommodation
| 1. |  | | Hopetown Guest House | | | Tel:053 203 0318 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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| 2. |  | | Die Stalle Guest House | | | Tel:053 203 0015 or 053 203 0007 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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| 3. | | | Witput Country Lodge | | | Tel:053 203 8201 | | Hotels and Lodges, Hopetown | |
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| 4. | | | Doornbult Guest Farm | | | Tel:053 203 8105 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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| 5. | | | Frieda’s Guest House | | | Tel:082 924 5941 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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| 6. | | | Hopetown | | | Tel:(053) 203 0005/8 | | Caravanning and Camping, Hopetown | |
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| 7. | | | Oranjerus Rooms | | | Tel:(053) 203 0140 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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| 8. | | | Radnor Hotel | | | Tel:(053) 203 0015 | | Hotels and Lodges, Hopetown | |
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| 9. | | | Stables, The | | | Tel:(053) 203 0007 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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| 10. | | | Thomas’s B&B & Guest Farm | | | Tel:(053) 204 0049 | | Guest Houses and Farms, B&B, Hopetown | |
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