Strand, Somerset West

Name: Strand
Address: Somerset West, South Africa

#4 among attractions in Somerset West

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Strand is a seaside resort town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Helderberg region of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, situated on the north-eastern edge of False Bay and near the foot of the Helderberg Mountains. Its geographical position is between Somerset West and Gordon's Bay, and is about 50 km southeast of Cape Town City Bowl. Strand is in the Western Cape province of South Africa, and has a population of approximately 50,000. Strand's main attraction is the beach; 5 km of white sandy beach off False Bay. ()

Local name: Strand, Wes-Kaap Established: 1714 (310 years ago)Area: 8.25 mi²Coordinates: 34°6'36"S, 18°49'50"E

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Strand – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Somerset Mall, Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum, Monkey Town, Helderberg Nature Reserve.

2 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Somerset Mall, Somerset West
51 min walk • Somerset Mall is a 69,000 m² shopping mall situated alongside the N2 freeway near the towns of Somerset West and Strand, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The mall comprises 200 stores and 3,955 parking spaces.
2.1 miE
Museum
Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum, Somerset West
53 min walk • Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum - is 40 kilometres outside the city of Cape Town, just off the N2, in the region known as the Helderberg Basin. Lwandle was once inhabited by hunter-gatherer groups who secured their food from the nearby seashore.
3.1 miE
34°7'11"S • 18°52'58"E
Monkey Town, Somerset West
78 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West
129 min walk • The Helderberg Mountain is part of the Hottentots-Holland mountain range in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Helderberg Nature Reserve is situated on the slopes of the beautiful Helderberg Mountain overlooking the town of Somerset West and False Bay. There are numerous hiking trails on the Helderberg mountain.
2.6 miSE
National park
Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
66 min walk • Harmony Flats Nature Reserve is a 9-hectare piece of protected land, located between Strand and Gordon's Bay, South Africa. It protects a surviving fragment of critically endangered Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos vegetation.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary, Rietvlei Wetland Reserve
23 min walk • Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is a 10 hectares reserve in Strand, South Africa. This isolated bird sanctuary is located near the estuary of the Lourens River.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Sir Lowry's Pass
159 min walk • Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It crosses the Hottentots-Holland mountain range between Somerset West and the Elgin valley, on the main national road between Cape Town and the Garden Route.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Macassar Dunes Conservation Area
131 min walk • Macassar Dunes Conservation Area is a 1,116-hectare coastal nature reserve in Macassar, within the City of Cape Town, South Africa.
5.7 miSE
Dam
Steenbras Upper Dam, Gordon's Bay
146 min walk • Steenbras Upper Dam is an earth-fill type dam located in the Hottentots Holland Mountains above Gordons Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. It impounds the Steenbras River upstream of the older Steenbras Dam. The dam was constructed in 1977 for the City of Cape Town and serves mainly for municipal and industrial use.
4.3 miN
Universities and schools
Helderberg College of Higher Education, Somerset West
109 min walk • Helderberg College of Higher Education is a private higher education institution situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town.
5.1 miNE
National park
Helderberg Nature Reserve
130 min walk • Helderberg Nature Reserve is a 398-hectare nature reserve in Somerset West, South Africa. This nature reserve is located on the southern slopes of the Helderberg mountains.