Bathurst

Bathurst, the pineapple capital of South Africa is located in the Eastern Cape. Many of the original settler houses and other buildings have been preserved, and there remains much of the look and feel of an English village of the early 19th century. Wikivoyage

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in South Africa

• 112PolicePolice
• 112AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for South Africa

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Richard Pullen's Studio & Gallery Gallery · 630 m
• Bathurst Agricultural Museum Museum · 840 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• International 1

All 1 places to eat

Getting around

• Purdonton 1.2 km
• Bathurst 1.8 km

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