GPS coordinates: lat: -34.533112 - lng: 20.038258
Shipwreck Museum
Address:
Independent Street, . Bredasdorp
Telephone:
+27 (0)28 424 1240
Description
Theatre, Gallery or Museum in Bredasdorp. Open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:45, Saturday from 09:00 to 14:45 and Sunday from 10:30 to 12:30.
Keywords
Travel Story, Galleries and Museums, Bredasdorp, Shipwreck MuseumCompany description
This treasure chest of a museum specialises in shipwrecks along the South African coastline and contains showpieces specific to the Overberg. There are three sections, one of which is the Shipwreck Museum housed in the old former Independent Church, containing cannons, figureheads, chinaware, coins, ships' bells, buoys and other life-saving equipment.The Old Parsonage, a typical Strandveldhuis (Overberg Home), is furnished with articles collected along the coasts. Here too, for safekeeping, is a collection of newspaper cuttings and other trivia salvaged from various wrecks. The Old Coach House exhibits Cape carts, a scotch-cart, two horse-drawn hearses and a splendid old fire engine. The buildings alone are beautifully restored examples of old Cape architecture - well worth a visit!
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