D’s Soul Designs – #KnysnaMade

The beach is Danielle Williams’ happy place. It is easy to understand why, considering Sedgefield, her home for almost 9 years now, has some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. During her regular beach jaunts with friends or her bulldog Oscar, she often happens upon a variety of shells scattered all along the shoreline.

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 Free Access at CapeNature Reserves

Spring is here and the great outdoors is beckoning. It’s a really special time in the Garden Route when the wild flowers emerge in colourful profusion throughout the region. We have an incredibly diverse palette of natural assets; mountains, lakes, rivers and dynamic stretches of coastline – all of these are just begging to be explored.

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 Outeniqua Choo Tjoe Line repairs update

Classic Rail – the private consortium that’s working to restore train services on the historic Knysna-George railway line – is pressing on with repairs to the section between Knysna Station and Keytersnek Siding, while at the same time attending to the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase of the project, which will establish its actual capex requirement.

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 Tourist guides: Too many? Too few? Not good enough?

Look, it’s simple: the law requires anyone who works as a guide to be properly trained and registered and blah, blah, blah… But do we have enough guides? And are they good enough?

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Catch MINX along with Shaza live at Blend Restaurant on Friday, 02 Sept from 5pm – 8pm & on Sunday 04 Sept, Suzi & Glynn will entertain you from 1 – 4pm. On Fri 02 Sept come celebrate our 1st official birthday with half price pizza & music from 5pm. 

For more information contact: 044 384 0493

LAKESIDE LODGE CROSS TRI

Start your triathlon season on 17 September with an Cross Triathlon on Swartvlei Lake close to Sedgefield. Swim in the Swartvlei  Lake, cycle on jeep tracks and gravel roads, and run on the SANParks Molerat hiking route. The Cross Triathlon is an inaugural event from Lakeside Lodge situated on the Swartvlei Lake.

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KNYSNA ARTS FESTIVAL

The festival, which runs from 1 to 9 October 2016, is underpinned by the philosophy of stimulating locally-produced art whilst also supporting the greater Knysna community and numerous charitable organisations.

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KNYSNA TIMBER FESTIVAL

Join in the celebration of Knysna’s rich woodworking heritage from 11 – 13 November 2016 with a new and improved format!

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LEISURE ISLE FESTIVAL

This year’s festival from 5 – 6 November will once again provide ample opportunity for visitors to stock up on Christmas shopping, and to take in convivial company and fare accompanied by top-notch entertainment provided

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HARKERVILLE FOREST RUN

A great 10km or 26km forest run on 01 December 2016!  This event forms part of  the Quteniqua Quest, but is a separate event on its own. Start from Harkerville Hut on Sunday and end at Harkerville Hut.  Registration and Late Entries on Sunday morning 06:30-07:30, followed by Race Briefing at 07:45 with the race starting at 08:00.

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FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET

Don’t miss the Friday Night Market this Friday from 4pm – 8pm for some good local food, entertainment, stalls or just good company. Follow the scarecrows up Welbedach Lane.  NOTE: REOPENING ON 02 SEPTEMBER 2016 

WILD OATS MARKET

Don’t miss the Wild Oats Community Farmers Market blending people from diverse backgrounds, uniting urban and rural in a mix, every Saturday from 07:30 – 12pm.

For more info contact: 044 883 1177

HARKERVILLE MARKET

Join the rural and rustic, but vibey and vital Harkerville Market it’s definitely all you could ever hope for in a typical South African Saturday Market.

For more info contact: 084 510 9939