Things to do near
Xhariep Region
*Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling
distance.
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Philippolis (89.4 km from Xhariep Region) Spend a peaceful night in jail! Sleep in an authentic cell featuring incredibly thick walls that are virtually sound proof. The sturdy solid wood and steel cell door is held together with 101 nuts and bolts.
The Old Jail is situated in Justisie Street right on the upper edge of Philippolis. Behind the jail building is a walking trail through real Upper Karoo veld leading to the old Adam Kok Kruithuis.
Guests lock themselves in at night and out in the morning. Full braai facilities are available and the kitchen is also fully equipped. And if you’re craving contact with the outside world – there is good cellphone reception inside the jail.
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Cassandra (96.4 km from Xhariep Region) Home to cricket team Griqualand West, De Beers Diamond Oval was formerly the De Beers Country Club and Kimberley Country Club. The 11 000-seater stadium hosted three matches during the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Hiking Trail
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Kimberley (97 km from Xhariep Region) Opulent lifestyles, famous people, unique architecture, entertaining anecdotes and gossip of years gone by, as well as the ambience of Kimberley's first exclusive residential suburb are what visitors doing the Belgravia Historical Walk will be exposed to.
After all, what more can be expected of a walk that packs 30 of Kimberley's most historical sites in under 3 kilometres? Feel free to take the walk at anytime you please and enjoy yourself.
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Kimberley (97.4 km from Xhariep Region) The Diggers' Memorial fountain in the Ernest Oppenheimer Gardens was erected in honour of diggers past and present. The gardens are a memorial to the late Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, a mining magnate who was the first mayor of Kimberley.
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Kimberley (97.8 km from Xhariep Region) GWK Park the home of Griquas Rugby team.
This rugby stadium is available for a host of events and can accommodate 10 000 spectators.
Home to the provincial rugby team, and practice ground for the FC United Soccer team, the stadium boast an A and B field.
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Kimberley (98.1 km from Xhariep Region) Opened in 1952, the William Humphries Art Gallery features many works, predominately from South African artists.
Acting as a education and cultural centre, the gallery offers temporary exhibitions, art workshops, classes, workshops for unemployed women, video shows and concerts. Guided tours are available on request.
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Kimberley (99.2 km from Xhariep Region) Visit the largest hand-dug excavation in the world, the famous Big Hole, and be transported back in time to the very beginning of Kimberley and the discovery of Diamonds. The Big Hole is a massive excavation, 214 meters deep with a surface area of 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1.6 km.
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Kimberley (99.5 km from Xhariep Region) The McGregor Museum houses natural history and cultural history collections including a botanical herbarium, zoology collections, a history archive, ethnography collections, archaeology and rock art collections, physical anthropology, palaeontology and geology collections. Permanent and temporary exhibits reflect most of these fields in the museum as well as in displays in smaller museums.
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Kimberley (99.5 km from Xhariep Region) The Kimberley City Hall was built in 1899 just before the start of the Anglo-Boer War. It reflects the influence of Neoclassical architecture in South Africa.