Every last Saturday of every month it’s time for the Steenbokfontein market. People flock here to find local produce coupled with entertainment.

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It’s essentially a farmers’ market where kids can play while adults can imbibe some wine, should they so choose.

The responsible market goers start with a mug of Jan Pierewiet boeretroos (coffee – usually strong) whilst surveying the market scene before moving on to their next beverage. Should you develop a particular fondness for the coffee, take some coffee beans home.

A market is not a market unless there are pancakes. Steenbokfontein delivers in this regard too. Meet up – over a cinnamon pancake – with old friends, or meet new ones, from the West Coast!

Young and old gather and enjoy from freshly shucked oysters to organic farm vegetables like carrots extra-long leeks, and onions; from home-made jams, chutney and pickles to a happie straight from the coals; from something sweet (like chocolate or almond croissants, plain or chocolate fudge and brownies) to venison – kudu and springbuck – and cold meats, including salami, pancetta, black forest ham and carpaccio, and sausages; from roosterkoek delivered with flair to deepfried potato bites on a sosatie skewer. Add veldplante for your city garden, handmade wooden bedside lamps or funky flared pants for the summer holiday.

As the Saturday morning progresses more and more people arrive – bring your own well-behaved dog if you crave extra company – to make themselves comfortable on straw bales, the way it used to be done decades ago. Makes one want to sokkie… especially when the music starts.

Pack a sun hat to protect your face whilst listening to some good ole boeremusiek, something more modern added to the mix or the nostalgic tjoiiing tjoiiing of a guitar, or two.

For extra flavour to the day, head to the jalapeno popper stall.

Open every last Saturday of the month
Distance from Cape Town: 238km
Where: Steenbokfontein, R365, Lamberts Bay
Coordinates: S 33°58′ 23.3″ E 018°50′ 51.0″
Contact: +27 (0)60 458 8650 | [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.