Colesberg Information and Accommodation

               

Colesberg was first inhabited by stone-age hunter-gatherers. Then by ‘trekboere' in the early 19th century. In 1814, the inhabitants set up  mission station in the hopes of restoring peace to an extremely unruly area of the Cape Colony. The second mission station, called Hepzibah, attracted over 1 700 /Xam San (Bushmen). This caused great alarm among the settlers who felt unsafe and their security was threatened. In 1818 the Cape Colonial Government put an end to the mission work.

In 1820 several huge farms were established in the district and in 1822 the farmers petitioned for the establishment of a town. The Government granted 18 138 morgen of land to the people on January 27, 1830, and so Colesberg, named after Sir Lowry Cole, (Governor from 1828 to 1833), was established.

Colesberg is the ideal half way point when traveling from Cape Town to Johannesburg. It is highly recommended to stay over night when you travel through this beautiful town.