Category: festivals
Lodging in Hermanus – Mayflower
Date Posted: 02 October 2016 Categories: festivals, Hermanus, Special Rates in Hermanus, Uncategorized Posted By: Jenny MeyerThe Mayflower – Lodging in Hermanus Welcome to our lodging in Hermanus at The Mayflower! Retired Master Mariner Graham Fenn and his wife, artist Jenny Bowes Meyer (owner of Eastbury Cottage), opened their two “upper deck cabins” at their new home in 2016. Named after the Mayflower ship and a legendary fishing vessel in Hermanus, 18 Flower Street is in the heart […]
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Day Trip Hermanus to Elgin Valley and Grabouw
Date Posted: 14 January 2016 Categories: Botanical Garden Reserve, Days trips from Hermanus, festivals, Nature Reserve, Restaurants and places to eat, Things to do, Uncategorized, Wine Tasting Posted By: Jenny MeyerDay Trip Hermanus to Elgin Valley and Grabouw Feel like venturing a bit further? A day trip Hermanus to Elgin Valley and Grabouw is a good choice and is about 55kms away. Take the R43 out of Hermanus, pass the Kleinmond and Botrivier turnoffs and merge with the N2 as though you’re going to Cape […]
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Day Trip Hermanus To Genadendal
Date Posted: 22 January 2015 Categories: Arts and Crafts, Attractions, Days trips from Hermanus, festivals, Things to do, Tours, Uncategorized Posted By: Jenny MeyerDay trip Hermanus to Genadendal To be read in conjunction with our blog Hermanus day trip to Greyton. A day trip Hermanus to Genadendal is a must while staying at Eastbury Cottage. This day trip will be filled with adventure, history and mostly beautiful scenery of our “tapestry quilt like” Overberg. Travel on the R43 from […]
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Cape Whale Coast Events Calendar
Date Posted: 22 February 2020 Categories: Arts and Crafts, Attractions, Beach, Botanical Garden Reserve, Children, festivals, Hermanus, Nature Reserve, Sporting Events in Hermanus, Things to do Posted By: Jenny MeyerCape Whale Coast Events Calendar 2020 The year 2020 holds many exciting things to do in Hermanus and surrounds. The Cape Whale Coast Events Calendar has something for everyone from sporting events to festivals. The Food and Wine Festival caters for those who love wine tasting and enjoy good food. The Fernkloof Flower Festival showcases […]
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Hermanus to Greyton
Date Posted: 05 January 2015 Categories: Arts and Crafts, Attractions, Children, Days trips from Hermanus, festivals, Things to do, Tours, Uncategorized Posted By: Jenny MeyerHermanus to Greyton A day trip from Hermanus to Greyton is an experience you will surely want to repeat more than once while staying at Eastbury Cottage on a long annual holiday. This quaint little village of Greyton, with its thatched cottages, mighty trees, and magnificent scenery, is nestled at the foot of the majestic Sonderend […]
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December Events in Hermanus
Date Posted: 08 December 2014 Categories: Attractions, Children, festivals, Things to do, Uncategorized, Wine Tasting Posted By: Jenny MeyerDecember Events in Hermanus The Festive holiday season is upon us! December events in Hermanus are jam packed with fun things to do this Summer. A calendar of events in Hermanus during the Festive Season offers exciting things to do for young and old. We shall be updating our calendar during the month. Please click on […]
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Western Cape Spring Flowers
Date Posted: 28 August 2013 Categories: Attractions, Children, festivals, Hermanus, Things to do, Tours, Whale Watching, Wine Tasting Posted By: Jenny MeyerWestern Cape Spring Flowers – a Day Trip Have you seen the wonderous Western Cape Spring flowers? The amazing beauty of the spring flowers in the Western Cape floral kingdom awaits you! The fynbos in Hermanus, the wild flowers of the Cape West Coast are in abundance from June to October annually. You’ve booked your […]
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Hermanus Whale Festival
Date Posted: 15 August 2013 Categories: Arts and Crafts, festivals, Hermanus, Sporting Events in Hermanus, Things to do, Uncategorized, Whale Watching Posted By: Jenny MeyerHermanus Whale Festival – Have a whale of a time! It’s only fitting that the best land-based whale watching destination in the world hosts an annual welcoming celebration for the giants of the ocean. And what a celebration the Hermanus Whale Festival is! Running in September every year, the festival attracts people from […]
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Hermanus Wine and Food Festival
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 Categories: festivals, Hermanus, Restaurants and places to eat, Things to do, Whale Watching, Wine Tasting Posted By: Jenny MeyerWelcome to The Annual Hermanus Wine and Food Festival Be ready to push your taste buds to the limit at the annual Hermanus Wine and Food Festival…and, while you are enjoying the fine fare, be sure not to miss the arts and crafts and Afrikaans Theatre at the Hermanus Kalfiefees which happens annually during the […]
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Hermanus Kalfiefees
Date Posted: 03 August 2013 Categories: Arts and Crafts, Children, festivals, Hermanus, Things to do, Uncategorized, Whale Watching Posted By: Jenny MeyerJoin us for the Hermanus Kalfiefees every August! The Hermanus Kalfiefees – meaning “Calf Festival” in Afrikaans – usually happens over the Women’s Day long weekend in August, about a month before the Whale Festival. It is Hermanus’s version of a pre-party. Running for a bit longer than the Whale Festival, the Hermanus Kalfiefees boasts […]
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