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Prince Albert

tel: +27 (0)23 5411 366  fax: +27 (0)23 5411 788  e-mail: princealberttourism@intekom.co.za

what to buy -  memories to take home and share with friends, services for visitors

or perhaps you want to put down roots? -  estate agents

books about Prince Albert

ATM: next to ABSA. Cash can be drawn over the counter on some bank cards at the OK SUPERMARKET

Bergwater Vineyards - wine tasting and sales at the vineyard in the Prince Albert Valley. Monday to Friday 09h00 to 16h30 and Saturday 10h00 to 14h00.  Please contact us at 023 5411 703 or wine@bergwater.co.za

For more information about our wines - click here

We offer accommodation on the farm in a self-catering guesthouse - click here for more information

 

 

Decor de Saint Gery

7 Arches Building, Church Street

Contact Yolande Singery:

Cell:  082 882 8289

E-mail:  decor@cinet.co.za

Beautiful cotton percale linen, candelabras, lamps, mirrors and other decor accessories as well as an assortment of gorgeous gifts for that special someone.

 

 

digital sa  - produce cd's of photographs and interesting facts about the district. 

 

prince albert images 

a cd of Prince Albert memories

with more than 120 photographs, interesting 

facts and stories about the village

available from the Tourism Bureau  

for just R70

visit the digital sa website 

 

 

 

Fransie Pienaar Museum Shop Kerkstraat Tel: 023 5411 17

"Witblits", liqueurs, olives and dried fruit; books on local history, fauna and flora; postcards, pictures. Click here for more information

 

Gay's Guernsey Dairy Tel: Tel: 023 5411 274 or 023 5411 538 Upper Kerkstraat: farm fresh milk, yogurt, cream, amasi & prize-winning cheeses.

Click here for photographs and more information

WEEKDAYS:

07:00 to 09:00

10:00 to 12:00

16:00 to 18:00

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS:  

07:00 to 10.00   and  

16:30 to 18:00

 

Gordon's Drink Store Tel: 023 5411 666 National Centre - opposite the Swartberg Hotel

wide selection of beers, local wines and beverages

 

 

Handy Service - W.J Maans. Tel:  023 5411 018 Cell:  079 348 0503

We specialise in Pole Thatch Work

      

Hendry's Boulangerie Tel: 071 563 3824  

For delicious tarts, breads and breadsticks. Click here for a full list.

 

Karoo Art Tel: 023 5411 492 

Karoo Art  focuses on Prince Albert artists and exhibits their work in the foyer of the Swartberg Hotel.  

 

Karoo Gold Pure Honey

          Peter & Elizabeth Lawson  Tel:  084 488 0885      

 

100% organic, pure and the rarest honeys produced in South Africa.  The true tastes of the Karoo, our honeys are never blended or heated.  Available at the Tourism Office and select local shops.  Contact us for wholesale distributorships.  

 

 

Kredouw Olive Farm  Anthony Mullins & Adan Liepner  Tel:  023 541-1105

 

Situated at the foot of the Kredouw Pass in the picturesque Prince Albert Valley, Kredouw Olive Farm now boasts an olive press for the processing of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil.  This oil is extracted from a selection of five varieties of handpicked Italian Olives, grown on the farm, and blended to achieve a unique flavour.  The farm shop sells olive oil and products as well as almonds and other farm products and has a viewing window of the press, visitors are welcome to see the operation first hand.  Olive picking and pressing takes place from the end of March to the end of May.  

 

Lah-Di-Dah 

 Country Life Starts Here! 

6A Church Street 

Tel/Fax: 0235411846 

Cell: 082 853 6661 

E-mail: yvettebreedt@mweb.co.za

OPEN: MON, WED, THURS & FRI: 08H00 - 16H00

SAT & SUN: 08H00 - 14H30

TUESDAY ~ CLOSED

WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 1ST - 14TH FEBRUARY 2010

Johnny, Yvette and Martie welcome you to their country farmstall where you can experience hearty comfort food, freshly ground coffee, delicious pickles & jams, home baked fare, fresh produce and a huge selection of gifts. Don't miss out on their "Sexy Warm brood" baked daily on the premises. 

Their "Stoep" is surrounded by old junk and is the perfect place for all your club and work meetings. Enjoy a picnic in the garden with its "Leiwater" dam that has become home to ducks and an array of wild birds. They make up picnic baskets and gifts for special occasions. 

Click here for photographs and more information 

 

The Lazy Lizard

open daily  Upper Kerkstraat  

Tel: 023 5411 379

 

photo from pa images, a CD available 

at shops in the village

 

The Lazy Lizard - open daily  Upper Kerkstraat  023 5411 379

The Lazy Lizard offers breakfast, coffee and cakes and delicious light lunches.

ALSO: herbal products, collectables, art, delectable edibles AND an INTERNET CAFÉ. Juan is a computer expert, so consult him for all your computer needs. 

exercise at the Lazy Lizard Gym

Malachite Nursery, 7 Christina de Wit Street,  Carol on 082 467 1299, or Dorrien 082 467 1703, or Office 023 5411093

We specialise in growing and selling indigenous plants and carry a wide range of pots. Chat to us about water-wise garden design for Karoo conditions.

IF THERE'S NO-ONE THERE, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE NUMBER ON THE GATE 

AND CAROL OR DORRIEN 

WILL SOON BE WITH YOU!

ALSO

Malachite Services, 7 Christina de Wit Street,  Dorrien 082 467 1703, or Office 023 5411093

Home maintenance, high quality restorations including plumbing and woodwork. Speak to us about our SOLAR SOLUTIONS.

 

National Garage Tel: 023 5411 797 at the North entrance to town

petrol station - Colin Campbell and  his team are here to help, whatever the vehicle - petrol or diesel driven

road report about Swartberg Pass and Gamkaskloof road available here

 

Prince Albert Gallery

at Seven Arches, opposite  the Museum, Kerkstraat. 

Chat to Brent

 Tel: 023 5411 062

South African artists, sculptors, ceramicists and photographers exhibit and sell their work. 

Click here for photographs and more information

 

 

Prince Albert Landbougenootskap

Tel: 023 5411 936 Organisers of Prince Albert Agricultural Show

 

Prince of Africa Crafts

shop on the 

Swartberg Hotel verandah

Di van der Riet Steyn  

Tel: 023 5411 016 

 

local crafts, gifts and jewellery, Pure Cape and Cape Mohair products, including super soft blankets, jerseys, beanies and socks. Click here for photographs and more information

 

Renu-Karoo  

Sue Milton-Dean

Tel 023 541-1828  

e-mail renukaroo@gmail.com or sukaroo@telkomsa.net   www.renu-karoo.co.za

 

Indigenous seed for Karoo veld restoration

Karoo succulents, shrubs, trees

Karoo veld Assessment

Specialist ecological assessment

 

Indigenous succulents also available from 

True Karoo   67 Church Street  

Open Saturdays Tel 023 541-1813  

 

SoetKaroo Wine Estate

Herman & Susan Perold

Tel: 023 5411768 

Dessert wines grown, made and bottled on Herman & Susan's little village farm at 56 Kerkstraat - in the main road of Prince Albert!   Visitors are welcome to see the vineyard and cellar, tasting and sales from 8h30-17h00.  Closed on Sundays.  

   Click here for photographs and more information

 

 

Space Rentals:  Garages, workshops, storage. Contact:  Brian Gordon-Hogg  

Tel:  023 541-1810  Cell:  082 721 7261  079 233 3007

 

 

Tourism Association Office Tel: 023 5411 366 next to the Fransie Pienaar Museum

local photographs, books and information about the village 

 

 

Wolskuur Spinners 

55 Kerkstraat

Tel: 023 5411 363 

for 100% mohair hand-woven carpets, jerseys, mohair blankets and products. Visit our shop in Kerk Street where we also sell handcrafted African felt wall-hangings, embroidered cotton nighties, cotton rugs and jewelery. Our mohair carpets are produced in Prince Albert and can be shipped world-wide. 

Click here for photographs and more information

 

 

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Books on the history of Prince Albert available at the Fransie Pienaar Museum, the Tourism Association Office and various outlets throughout the village

Prince Albert - Kweekvallei - the definitive book on Prince Albert, past and present, written by the Prince Albert Writers' Guild. Click here for more information and reviews.

Prince Albert - Paleozoic to Present - an illustrated journey through the geological formation of the Swartberg and the Karoo plains by Albert Theron

Prince Albert History Calendar 1762 - 1995 - notes on village history compiled by Freda Haak

Prince Albert Kontreistories saamgestel deur Helena Marincowitz 

Prince Albert Local stories - compiled by local historian Helena Marincowitz

Prince Albert Gables - an illustrated booklet on our unique gables by Helena Marincowitz

The Architecture of Prince Albert - an illustrated booklet compiled by local architect Derek Thomas

Victorian Buildings in Prince Albert - an illustrated book about our Victorian architecture by Helena Marincowitz

Prince Albert Goldfields - all about the 19th century gold rush at Kleinwaterval and Spreeufontein by Albert Theron

Herbal and Witblits, Remedies from the Hell by Hendrick Mostert and Dr Jan van Elfen (also available in Afrikaans - Helse Rate van Hennie Hoed)

Estate Agents

Thinking of buying property in our beautiful, peaceful village or perhaps you are looking for a farm? Contact:

Kontrei Eiendomme  Denise Ohlson 

          Offices next to the Prins-Kem Pharmacy at 83 Kerkstraat  

          Tel: 023 5411 484  Fax: 023 5411 149 

          e-mail: denise@deniseohlson.co.za

Denise Ohlson        082 8261326 

 

 Click here for photographs and more information

 

Pam Golding Properties: Elaine Hurford & Eric Ahrens for Residential, Commercial properties, Plots and Farms.

Elaine   023 5411 158 (082-774-1069) 

Eric       023 5411 125 (072-184-8518)

 

Click here for more information

 

Dennehof Karoo Estates Ria Steyn for properties in Prince Albert and in the district.

Tel:  023 541-1227

Cell: 072 842 3056 or 082 456 8848

Fax:  023 541-1124

www.dennehof.co.za

 

 

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