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It was founded in 1875 as a church town, like many other Karoo villages. The village of Nieu Bethesda was established on
Dwarsvlei Farm came into prominence when, in 1900, it was bought by Henry Nourse, who was one of the few survivors of th
Sundays River Mouth and the beach that accompanies it are awesome reflections of the beauty of the Eastern Cape. The riv
Village some 8 km south of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley.
The district of Graaff-Reinet was constituted on 26 August 1785 and its boundaries were proclaimed on 17 July 1786. Howe
Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth.Aberdeen was f