Boston lies at the heart of the Midlands, some 40 km from the town of Bulwer. The first whites to claim these lands were the Boers, who began logging the…
Proclaimed in 1885, Bulwer was named for the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal at that time, Sir Henry Bulwer. It lies at the foot of Mahwega Mountain.
Greytown was established in the 1850s and followed the grid layout pattern first employed in the establishment of Pietermaritzburg. This circumstance led to…
Europeans adventurers first laid eyes on the spectacular Howick Falls in the early nineteenth century when transport riders and wagon trains forged routes…
The name of this charming little town refers to the sound that cattle make while squelching through mud. It was established in 1878 in the valley of the…
The Karkloof area was occupied long ago by ancient San hunter-gatherers, followed by Iron Age settlers before being colonised by British immigrants during…
Kranskop was founded in 1894 and first named Hopetown. As there was already a town of that name in the Great Karoo, the name of the town was changed to…
The name of the town means ‘beautiful river’ and it aptly describes the town’s charming surroundings. The town developed on the farm Mooirivier, which…
When English settlers began exploring the interior of Natal during the 1830s, the governors of the colony began allocating generous tracts of land to…
The name of the town is derived from the combination of the names of two important Voortrekker leaders, Pieter Retief and Gerrit Maritz. Pietermaritzburg…
