De Aar’s Military History
Buried in the Garden of Remembrance are 182 soldiers and 7 members of the Imperial Military Railways. Sixty-five units are represented. The remains of six soldiers previously buried at HOUTKRAAL have also been re-entered here (included in the 182). The British strategy in safeguarding the Cape Colony from a Boer invasion from the OFS, was [...]
Kambro Lodge
Halfway between Johannesburg and Cape Town, 21 km outside Britstown on the N12, you will find Kambro Farmstall and Accommodation. Enjoy a night on a farm in the Karoo! 9 self-catering chalets each with own bathroom and kitchen, some with air conditioning, and 6 grassed caravan sites with electricity. All our chalets, units, rooms are [...]
Transkaroo Country Lodge
More About Us: Established in 1907, the Central Hotel in Britstown remained in the hands of the Klass family for 66 years. In the beginning the building was just a corrugated iron structure that catered as a stopover for the diggers traveling to and from the diamond fields at Kimberley. The current building was erected [...]
Cenotaph Memorial
This memorial is situated in a small park in Market Street, it commemorates those who died in WWII. Olive Schreiner’s husband, Cron, had his office in the building that can be seen opposite the southern corner.
Hanover Cemetery
There are some fascinating reasons to visit the town’s cemetery, situated across the N1 to the west of the Caltex garage. There’s an obelisk in memory of three young South African men who were executed during the Anglo-Boer War. This event deeply touched the lives of Hanover inhabitants because the men were not guilty of [...]
Trappieskop
Trappieskop – meaning ‘hill of small steps’ is a well-known landmark in Hanover. The town’s first magistrate, Charles Richard Beere, built the footpath, and a monument to his memory has been erected at the top. It’s said that Olive Schreiner often used to climb up Trappieskop early in the morning, and where you will see [...]
Dutch Reformed Church (1907) – Hanover
This perfectly maintained, beautiful building was designed by W.H Ford and completed in November 1908. The clock movement and chimes were manufactured in Cape Town. Tours inside prior by arrangement. Contact: Willie Matthee 053-6430017
Hanover Museum
Hanover Museum, is housed in the original Petrusvallei farmhouse in Viljoen Street around which the town developed. It has displays of artefacts dating back to pioneer days, including documents and old photographs, furniture, kitchen appliances, clothing and a beautiful scale model of the church. Contact: Mrs Liebenberg – 053-6430038 Mrs Kruger – 053-6430041
House Of Olive Schreiner – Hanover
Olive Schreiner, and her husband Samuel Cronwright (Cron), lived in this typically small iron-roofed Karoo cottage from 1900 to 1907 during the Anglo-Boer War. She was very happy living in Hanover – the Karoo air relived her asthma and she thought the village a very pretty one. At one stage, her strong political views resulted [...]
Pringles Pub & Restaurant
A fabulose place to relax after a hard day, where you can enjoy the hospitality of the Pringle’s. Tel : 053-6311622
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