The people at Nieuwoudtville proclaim that theirs is a tranquil way of life. It’s a fitting description and a feeling of tranquillity is exactly what you experience when you have left the hurly-burly of Cape Town behind you and you pull in for your first cup of coffee away from home at Kardoesie.

Located on the West Coast Way Wild Route

West Coast Way Is South Africa’s Road Trip With The Most Twists

Explore the Cape West Coast by planning a self-drive trip or book a guided tour for a nature and adventure-filled Cape West Coast holiday.

Find a 101+ things to see and do on the West Coast Way: Enjoy wine, craft beer, olives and Rooibos tea tastings, Weskus cuisine and braaivleis (barbecue), swing into Citrusdal with a zipline, go Cederberg bouldering, jump into natural (warm) pools, step onto cruises of lagoons and rivers, trek through nature reserves and a National Park, hop onto game drives, try the skill of archery and angling, get your adrenaline pumping with sand-boarding and quad-biking, go horse riding, learn about the San culture and Riel-dancing, do kite- and windsurfing, chill in your flip flops and do surfing, book a kayaking trip, go beach hopping, learn about bees, whales and listen to our birds in a twitcher’s paradise – all in South Africa’s wildflower reserve. For more information on the West Coast’s top places to go, road tripping, hikes, tours and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777.  Follow us on @WestCoastWaySA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Nieuwoudtville is located on the West Coast Way Wild Route. Back in the 1970s the late T.V. Bulpin, a prolific South African author on South African towns and their history, described Nieuwoudtville as “consisting of a cluster of houses, windpumps and trees sheltering in a hollow in the plain”.

It still rings true but it doesn’t give credit to the majestic Neo-Gothic sandstone church (it’s a national monument), the Quiver Tree Forest on the hills just outside of the town and the Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve.
Nieuwoudtville and the surrounding farms have more than their share of guest houses, farmhouses and cottages which allow you to discover some hidden treasures in the district.
At The Nedersetting (it means ‘settlement’) they serve wholesome boerekos in a lovely sandstone building. At the Nieuwoudtville Hotel, the bar is intimate and cosy and the stories might just make you stay far longer than you originally intended to do.

You can’t help but notice Protea Motors, the only garage in town, as you drive in. Vintage cars are embedded into the outside walls and a big collection of vintage motorcycles, amongst other things, can be seen inside.

Ask around and you will also hear about the Hantam Botanical Garden, the Nieuwoudtville Waterfall, the Hantam Kloof Bazaar, the Rooibos Heritage Route that starts in Nieuwoudtville, the original sandstone farm buildings, the dolerite koppies and the Glacial Pavement.

So much in one town – and then there’s still Piketberg, Citrusdal, Clanwilliam, Wupperthal, Vanrhynsdorp and Garies to visit as well!

Find Nieuwoudtville on the West Coast Way Wild Route.

Open 7 days a week
Distance from Cape Town: 353.3 km
Where: N7
Coordinates: 31.3746° S, 19.1107° E
Contact: +27 (0)27 218 1336 | [email protected]

West Coast Way Is South Africa’s Road Trip With The Most Twists

Explore the Cape West Coast by planning a self-drive trip or book a guided tour for a nature and adventure-filled Cape West Coast holiday.

Find a 101+ things to see and do on the West Coast Way: Enjoy wine, craft beer, olives and Rooibos tea tastings, Weskus cuisine and braaivleis (barbecue), swing into Citrusdal with a zipline, go Cederberg bouldering, jump into natural (warm) pools, step onto cruises of lagoons and rivers, trek through nature reserves and a National Park, hop onto game drives, try the skill of archery and angling, get your adrenaline pumping with sand-boarding and quad-biking, go horse riding, learn about the San culture and Riel-dancing, do kite- and windsurfing, chill in your flip flops and do surfing, book a kayaking trip, go beach hopping, learn about bees, whales and listen to our birds in a twitcher’s paradise – all in South Africa’s wildflower reserve. For more information on the West Coast’s top places to go, road tripping, hikes, tours and trails, explore westcoastway.co.za or call West Coast Way on 0861 321 777.  Follow us on @WestCoastWaySA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.