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More Swellendam Accommodation below |
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219 km's from Cape Town |
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| Aan de Oever guest house | 21 Faure str | 5141066 | ||
| AanHuizen guest house | 3 star | 6 Van Blommenstein str | 028 5143298 | Pool |
| Adin and Sharon's Hideaway B+B | 5 star | 10 Hermanus Steyn str | 5143316 | Central, indoor pool |
| African shades Bed and Breakfast | 3 star | 13 Swellengrebel str | 028 5142944 | Central, pool |
| Anna's Collection | 217 Voortrek str | 028 5143258 | ||
| Babette's Bed and Breakfast | 4 star | 13 Drostdy str | 028 5142406 | Centra, pooll |
| Cypres Cottage | 3 Voortrek str | 028 5143296 | Pool, aircon, | |
| De Kloof guest house | 5 star | 8 Weltevrede str | 5141303 | |
| De Wagenhuis guest house | 3 star | 10 km's out | 5123656 | |
| Grace Walk B&B | 37 Berg str | 028 5143432 | central | |
| Guesthouse La Rachelle | 4 star | 8 Somerset str | 5142383 | Central, pool |
| Klippe Rivier country house | 3 km's out | 5143341 | ||
| Jan Harmsgat country house | 4 star | 24 km's out on R60 | 6163407 | |
| Mardouw country house | 24 km's out on R60 | 6162999 | ||
| De Oude Pastorie guest house | 101 Voortrek str | 5143016 | ||
| Old Mill guest house | 3 star | 241 Voortrek str | 5142790 | Restaurant |
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Swellendam Population = The town was founded by the Dutch east India Company in 1745 in order to exercise control over independent frontiersmen who migrated over the Hottentots Holland Mountains at the beginning of the 18th century. A landdrost was appointed and a Drostdy and other building were erected. The district and town were named after the reigning Governor of the Cape, Hendrik Swellengrebel, and his wife, Helena Ten Damme. In time, a village was established opposite the Drostdy, across the Koornlands River, where artisans, including numerous wainwrights, and traders settled. To travellers and explorers, the services of these village folk were indispensable, as Swellendam was the last outpost of civilisation on the eastern frontier. By the middle of the 19th century, the eastern districts had been colonized by the British settlers and Swellendam was a thriving metropolis. The town served as a useful refreshment station on the long, slow journey up the coast. |
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