1820 Settlers National Monument, Gunfire Hill, tel: 046 6031100.
http://www.foundation.org.za/projects/schoolsFestivals/index.php.
A memorial with a purpose The Monument was built to commemorate the contributions made by English-speaking Settlers to South Africa. It is unlike any other monument because, since its opening on 13 July 1974, this superbly equipped building has been a centre of creative thought and activity. The Monument has become a meeting place for all South Africans. It was built to commemorate a worthy heritage and to encourage us to look forward with hope. The Monument is home to the Grahamstown Foundation, the organisers of the annual Standard Bank National Arts Festival and the Sasol National Festival of Science, Engineering and Technology (SciFest). Hours : Mon-Sun 08h00 - 16h30. Tel (046) 622 7115.
Albany Museum, incorportating Natural Sciences, Somerset Street.
http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am/
This museum is the second oldest museum in SA (est. 1855). Tel: (046) 622-2312.
ARTIFICERS' SQUARE, Cross Street.
The old artisan quarter with many restored original houses which reflect a number of 1820 Settler architectural styles.
Bathurst
http://www.bathurst.co.za/
Take a drive and go to the Toposcope, Pig & Whistle or Big Pineapple as well as the art gallery, pottery and national monument Bradshaws Mill.
Botanical Gardens
http://bots.ru.ac.za/
The botanical gardens adjoining Rhodes University are worth a visit, particularly on week-day mornings when few people are about. A one-hour walk can produce a list of 30 different species of birds. From Somerset Street, turn up the road between the Natural History and Cultural History sections of the Albany Museum; the main gates to the gardens are on the left, soon after you pass the Eden Grove section of Rhodes University. New developments on the upliftment of the maintenance and look of the gardens are soon to take place.
Cathedral
Visit the Cathedral of St Michael and St Geroge, with is belfry and spire - the tallest in South Africa - and spend a while listening to the bell ringing, magnificent organ or catch a lunchtime concert.
Camera Obscura.
Visit the Observatory Museum - Bathurst Street and view only Camera Obscura in Southern Africa 046 622 2312 The Observatory Museum houses the only camera obscura in the southern hemisphere.
Coelacanth
http://www.saiab.ru.ac.za/
The Coelacanth Saga is retold in the display area of the JLB Smith Institute in Somerset Street. See one at The SA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (JLB Smith Institute), Somerset Street, 046 636 1002
EGAZINI ARTS & CRAFTS
http://www.grahamstown.co.za/egazini.htm
Egazini Outreach Project, Makana’s kop Multipurpose Centre, Old Internal Stability Unit Building, Extension 6, Joza, Grahamstown, Tel/fax: 046 637 1500
Festivals. National Arts Festival.
http://www.nafest.co.za
The National Arts Festival is one of the most important event on the South African cultural calendar, and the biggest annual celebration of the arts on the African continent. Starting at the end of June/beginning of July, it runs for between 8 and 10 days and is held in the small university city of Grahamstown, which is situated in the Eastern Cape, 130km from Port Elizabeth.
Game drives
http://www.grahamstown.co.za/accomodation_game_farms.asp
Go for a day drive to experience the Big Five in our area. Contact Makana Tourism for further information.
Golf
http://www.grahamstown.co.za/golf/index.html
The Grahamstown Golf Club was founded in 1891.
Grocott & Sherry
http://www.grocotts.co.za/
Visit "Grocott & Sherry", where Grocott’s Mail, South Africa’s oldest independent newspaper, was founded. Investigate the original "Star Newspaper" printing press. Coffee or breakfast and enjoy your paper at one of our many coffee shops and café’s.
Herbarium.
http://www.ru.ac.za/library/departmental/botany-herbarium.html
Selmar Schonland Herbarium, a pressed plant library. Contact Information. Mr Tony Dold. Herbarium Curator. 046-622 2638.
History
http://www.alanweyerstours.co.za/
This is a story that must be heard of frontier wars, pioneering spirits and heroic people bound together by indomitable determination and gritty humour. Recapture the Spirits of the Past renowned historian and raconteur Alan Weyer whose captivating narrative of this region’s proud history of spectacular battles and courageous people will add a new dimension to a visit to the Eastern Cape.
History Museum, Somerset Street.
http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am/
The History Museum in Grahamstown reflects the early history of black and white settlers and provides a genealogical service to researchers all over the world.
International Library of African Music
http://ilam.ru.ac.za/
The International Library of African Music (ILAM) was founded by the late Hugh Tracey in 1954, after 25 years of recording African music, at Msaho, north of Roodepoort,near Johannesburg, on land belonging to the record company Gallo (Africa) Ltd. Prince Alfred Street.
National English Literary Museum & Bookshop
http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/nelm/nelmhome.html
87 Beaufort Street, Tel: 046 6227042. MISSION The mission of the National English Literary Museum is to promote the reading and appreciation of all forms of imaginative South African literature in English.
Old Provost.
The Provost Prison derives its name from its association with the Provost Marshall, the officer responsible for the maintenance and order in military camps and the punishment and custody of deserters and other military offenders. In 1937 the Old Provost was declared a national monument and restored by the CapeProvincial Administration. Having been restored it was handed over to the Albany Museum in 1982.
Observatory Museum.
http://www.ru.ac.za/affiliates/am
The Observatory is a unique multi-storeyed 19th century Victorian shop and home which is now a museum. This house had a place in the identification of the first diamond that was found in South Africa, and a display on the ground floor tells this story. Its connection with the identification of the Eureka in 1867 prompted De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. to purchase and restore the Observatory in 1980-82 to commemorate the beginning of the diamond industry in South Africa.
Rhodes University.
http://www.ru.ac.za
Where Leaders Learn.
Schools Festival
http://www.foundation.org.za/projects/schoolsFestivals/index.php
SCIFEST
http://www.scifest.org.za/
The first of its kind in Southern Africa, Sasol SciFest is South Africa's annual national science festival held March in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Sasol SciFest features over 600 events including popular lectures, game drives, a laser show, workshops, Sunset Shows, robotics competitions, Science Olympics, school quizzes, interactive exhibitions, the PlayFair, field trips, 'Talkshops', and even a FilmFest. Attendance now exceeds 40 000 visitors.
Tours
http://www.grahamstown.co.za/tours_and_transport.asp
Contact our local Tourism office for further details on tours and activities available.
Walking Tours
http://www.grahamstown.co.za/tours_and_transport.asp
Contact Makana Tourism. High Street for further information.
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