I ♥ L’Agulhas Because ...

Hi, I’m Hilary Marshall from South Point Self Catering and B&B and B&B in L’Agulhas in Cape Agulhas.

L’Agulhas IS BEST KNOWN AS being the south­ern­most town in Africa, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.

GET YOUR PICTURE TAKEN AT the stone cairn, mark­ing the south­ern­most tip of Africa, as this is where these two oceans actu­ally meet, and at that point in time, you will be more south than any­one else in Africa!

THE BEST pan­or­amic PICTURES CAN BE TAKEN FROM the top of the his­toric light­house, the 2^nd old­est work­ing light­house in the coun­try.
OTHER HAPPY SNAPS a must at the ship­wreck along the coast inside the gates of the Agulhas National Park, or down at the quaint fish­ing harbour.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S GOOD, I LIKE TO explore the little towns sur­round­ing L’Agulhas, walk along the longest unin­ter­rup­ted white sand beach in the south­ern hemi­sphere, climb to the top of the his­toric light­house, go cyc­ling on the foot­paths along the coast or swim in the tidal pools.

WHEN THE WEATHER'S BAD, I LIKE TO visit the wine farms in our region, or go for lunch to the won­der­ful res­taur­ants in Bredasdorp, and then visit the Shipwreck Museum and Kapula, the candle mak­ing factory.

I THINK THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO VISIT IS May / June, BECAUSE the quietest time here and the weather is still good. Our best kept secret is our winter. Mild and balmy, but wet at night. (I once said this to some guests, and that night we had a storm like no other storm, the next morn­ing I had to say — Our second best kept secret is our storms.

MY FAVOURITE BREAKFAST SPOT IS the res­taur­ant inside the his­toric Cape Agulhas Lighthouse, and after­wards I like to explore the light­house museum and climb the 71 steps inside the light­house tower, to the top.

FOR LUNCH, I SUGGEST Pelican Café in the har­bour, where you can watch the fish­er­men bring­ing in their catch or pre­par­ing to go to sea, and mar­vel at the giant stin­grays who have made their home within the har­bour, or pop down to the wine boutique in L’Agulhas where you can taste wines from our region, and sit in the court­yard with a pic­nic hamper.

MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT IS Angelo’s which is about 100metres from South Point, TRY THE sea­food plat­ters or the deli­cious pizzas.

BEST LATE NIGHT SNACK FROM Zuidste Kaap res­taur­ant, where you can listen to the tales told by the loc­als in the pub.

MY FAVOURITE place for peace and tran­quil­lity is to walk down to the ancient fish traps, known as vywers, that were used in the days of old, to trap the fish on the out­go­ing tide.

FOR A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN TRY going down to the the fish­ing har­bour, and exper­i­ence the local fish­er­men pre­par­ing for sea.

IF YOU WANT TO MEET LOCALS, GO TO Zuidste Kaap, and sit at the bar, you wont get home till the early hours of the morn­ing. The loc­als have won­der­ful tales to tell.
Another of L’Agulhas’s BEST KEPT SECRETS IS its still, serene, safe nights, mag­ni­fi­cent sun­sets and sunrises.

MY FAVOURITE THING TO DO WITH FRIENDS IS walk to the light­house on a still, serene L’Agulhas night, sit on a bench within the light­house grounds and watch the huge light send­ing out its sig­nal to passing ships.

FOR SOME CULTURE, I LIKE TO GO TO visit our local art gal­ler­ies, and chat to res­id­ent artists.

TO RELAX AND RESTORE MY SOUL, I LIKE TO watch the unpol­luted night sky and the many stars that are visible.

IF YOU'RE FEELING ADVENTUROUS, TRY horse rid­ing on the Struisbaai beach, the longest unin­ter­rup­ted white sand beach in the south­ern hemi­sphere or hike along the beach to the De Mond Nature Reserve.

MY FAVOURITE WALK starts at the light­house and hugs the coast as far as the ship­wreck and bey­ond if you are feel­ing energetic.

MY FAVOURITE cof­fee SHOP IS Suidpunt Potpourri, situ­ated near the light­house, it houses arts and crafts made by the local artists, and is well worth a visit.

MY FAVOURITESPOT TO VIEW the whole of the south­ern tip of Africa IS at the view site on the ridge behind the town.From this view site, you can often see the south­ern right whales, as they past the tip of Africa.

IF YOU'RE HERE IN May, JOIN IN THE FUN AT Southern Tip Day Festival. Hosted by Agulhas National Park.

MY FAVOURITE GALLERY IS the Southern Right Art Gallery. CHECK OUT THE local artist at work.

MY FAVOURITE BUILDING IS our his­toric light­house regarded by many as the Grande Olde Dame. It stands proud on the hill over­look­ing the sea and the tip of Africa, built in 1848, it is the 2^nd old­est work­ing light­house in the country.

TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN? A FUN OUTING IS the Struisbaai har­bour, and the giant stin­grays, that are so tame they can be fed by hand.

BEST CHEAP AND CHEERFUL OUTING HAS TO BE a pic­nic at De Mond Nature Reserve.
WHEN MONEY'S NO OBJECT, I LIKE TO pop up to the local Bone Setter, for a Tui-na Massage.

THE MOST UNUSUAL THING I SEE HERE IS the ever chan­ging col­our of the ocean, and the clear­ness of the unpol­luted night sky.

MY FAVOURITE WEEKEND GETAWAY IS a trip around the local wine route.

WHEN I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, I visit Onse Hoop, the craft shop estab­lished to train the pre­vi­ously dis­ad­vant­aged indi­vidu­als in sew­ing, knit­ting and any other crafts of interest or Hotagterklip, the tra­di­tional vil­lage on the out­skirts of the town, with its lime washed Fisherman’s cot­tage, a Natural Heritage Site.

One night stop­over is never long enough to exper­i­ence the essence of this beau­ti­ful region that enriches and strengthens your soul . I would sug­gest at least a 3 night stay.

I ♥ L’Agulhas BECAUSE every­one is FREE, HAPPY and SAFE in our quaint little town, at the tip of Africa.

South Point Self Catering and B&B

Walk down to the south­ern most tip of Africa, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. Watch the sun set bey­ond the ship­wreck or dine in our Historic Lighthouse. South Point Self Catering and B&B, is situ­ated 200 metres from the gates to the Agulhas National Park, in the pic­tur­esque town of L’Agulhas, which is the Southern most town at the tip of Africa, where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. The area is known as Cape Agulhas and forms part of the Overberg region in the Western Cape.

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Agulhas National Park: +27 (0)28 435‑6222
Shipwreck Museum: +27 (0)28 424‑1240
Pelican Cafe: +27 (0)72 742‑5824
Angelo's: +27 (0)28 435‑6417
Zuidste Kaap: +27 (0)28 435‑7838
Suidpunt Potpourri: +27 (0)28 435‑7378
Southern Wright Art Gallery: +27 (0)28 435‑7094

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