Drakensberg
Nature Reserves
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Royal Natal
- Cathedral Peak
- Mnweni
- Monks Cowl
- Injasuti
- Giants Castle
- Highmoor
- Kamberg
- Lotheni
- Vergelegen
- Sani Pass
- Cobham
- Bushmans Nek
Drakensberg Attractions
- Bushman Rock
Art
- Hiking Trails
- Hot air
ballooning
- Horse trails
- Helicopter & Microlight
flights
- Restaurants
- Arts & Crafts
- Drakensberg
Boys Choir
- Canopy Tours
- Midlands Meander
- Fly Fishing
- Game Viewing
- Golf
- White Water
rafting
- Birding
-
Quad Biking
- 4x4 Offroad trails
- Battlefield
Tours
- Wine Tasting
- Museums
- Bicycle tours
- Abseiling
- Wellness & Spas
Drakensberg Towns
- Bergville
- Ladysmith
- Winterton
- Estcourt
- Mooi River
- Weenen
- Underberg
- Himeville
- Rosetta
- Nottingham Road
- Balgowan
- Howick
- Lidgetton
- Currys Post
- Karkloof
- Lions River
- Fort Nottingham
- Hilton
- Dargle
Drakensberg
Accommodation
Drakensberg
Links

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Arts
and Crafts
The Drakensberg including the Midlands Meander offers a huge selection
Arts and Craft outlets
- KwaZulu Weavers & Candle Factory Situaled on the R600 towards Winterton
- a great selection of rugs, candles and accessories. Open 7 days a week
from 9am to 5pm.
- Reg Ströh's Studio - bronze sculptures influenced by African game
and San Rock Art.
- Ardmore Ceramics - Situated in the Champagne Valley started by the internationally
renowned Fee Halstead-Berning and showcasing the work of Bonny Ntshalintshali,
this studio draws on Zulu Mythology for its creative wares. Open from 9am
to 2.30pm daily.
- Valley Bakery - Situated in the Champagne Valley an art gallery with
an interesting selection. Open Monday to Friday - 7am to 5pm. Saturday-
7am to 1pm. Also note that you will find excellent basketry and some beadwork
on sale by Zulu ladies. They sell their wares at the Drakensberg Hotel
turnoff and near the Champagne Castle Hotel gate.
- The Weaver's Hut was established in 1985 by Eleanor Page, in the foothills
of the Southern Drakensburg, in a remote rural village called Donnybrook.
The Zulu women create tightly woven woollen rugs on frame looms, using
the age-old tradition of hand weave. Their designs are slowly grown on
the loom in an array of colour and design using a tapestry weave.
- Glass Cuttings Shop and Gallery - Situated in Hilton Glass
Cuttings offers a range of handcrafted stained glass
items, all of which are made on site. We customize stained glass doors,
windows and lamps to your imaginings. Together we can create a design that
is distinctive and appealing. We also offer standard
lampshades, unique window adornments, candle boxes, angels and glass jewelery
made from both the kiln and the flame torch.
- Groundcover Leather CompanyGroundcover Leather Company was founded in
1990 by Justin and Amanda McCarthy. A family business located on a farm
in Currys Post, the company is the expression of a lifelong passion for
working with leather and a search for a meaningful livelihood.
- Johnson Bros Country Furniture a family business established over 33
years ago. We offer an incredible range of handcrafted furniture in solid
woods such as oak, mahogany, blackwood, oregon, cypress, beech, saligna
and yellow wood. Our craftsmen use traditional methods to produce quality
furniture to last for generations. We specialise in
marble topped bathroom vanities and accessories
- Hi-Fly KitesWe
are passionate about kites and anything else that flies.
Established in 1987 we are the leading distributor of kites in South Africa.
We have an exciting range of kites to suit every need
from kids kites, trick kites & power kites including mountain boards
and buggies. We also carry a range of fun outdoor toys....
- Zulu Lulu Trading - The Midlands Meander is home to one of KwaZulu Natal's
most celebrated ceramic studios... Zulu-lulu Trading. Respected ceramicist
Trayci Tompkins and her dynamic team of artists bring you an eclectic mix
of our cultural styles with a range of work that is Collectable, Functional.
Giveable, and refreshingly.. Affordable.
- Mzansi Zulu Quilt Centre - The
Mzansi Zulu Quilt Centre trains Zulu men and women
to quilt for the market. Zulu, contemporary, ethnic, and traditional quilts
are crafted here by Zulu men and women and are for
sale. We have an inventory of quilts ranging from cot quilts to king size,
and many beautiful decorative wall hangers, and fabric accessories.
- Heavenly Hammocks Arts & Crafts Manufacturers of Hammocks and Swinging
outdoor furniture in South Africa; Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.
Customisable hammock designs and colours, with an African arts and crafts
feel. Order online or contact us for a quote. Unique to Heavenly Hammocks
is our extensive range of crush dyed
indoor and outdoor hanging furniture.
- The furniture company is a fairly new venture, turning 1 year old in
April 2009, with an aim to making beautiful handmade pieces of furniture
and decor pieces, using mostly local timber from well managed and sustainable
resources
- Corrie Lynn & Co came into being in 1996 and initially produced mainly
outdoor furniture such as Adirandack Chairs, deck chairs & slatted
fold-up chairs. The business has since grown and now employs 6 full-time
workers who have been trained in cabinet-making, finishing techniques and
saw-milling. Our main market is for individually, designed custom-made
furniture
- The Lavender Co. - A
place of unsurpassed beauty and heavenly
fragrance. Our shop is filled with exquisite handcrafted body products:
essential oils grown and distilled on the farm, lotions, scrubs and scented
salts to invigorate wary bodies.
- The Wood Turner - John
and Andrew Early work and live in
the picturesque Dargle Valley in the Natal Midlands. Here, this dedicated
father and son team pursue a shared obsession with wood that goes back
generations. John's father was a cabinetmaker, John is a renowned woodturner
and his son, Andrew, has followed
in the footsteps of both, creating contemporary turned wooden vessels
- Yeti Leather began forming in the year 2000. My first son had just been
born and we dreamed of leaving the city and starting a new life. We found
a place to stay in the Midlands and a serendipitous meeting with James
Jordan of Groundcover landed me a job and a chance to learn more about
leatherwork.
- Hillfold PotteryLindsay Scott is a renowned South African ceramist. He
has won the South African National Exhibition as well as numerious merit
awards at regional exhibitions in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng. His work
features in galleries across the country, including the Tatham and the
Johannesburg Art Gallery.
- Sterling's Wrought Iron is a family business established in 1989. Traditional
blacksmithing is combined with modern techniques to produce an endless
range of wrought iron furniture, accessories and artistic pieces. All their
work is handcrafted on the premises and at their workshop in the Dargle.
- Culamoya ChimesThe making, designing and tuning of wind chimes is more
of a hobby for the owners of Culamoya chimes, Frik and Lola. There are
over 30 different varieties of tuned chimes in their studio. The chimes
range from small tinkling chimes to large chimes with deep sounds with
a few special in-between chime that are tuned to the cathedrals of St Pauls,
Winchester and West Minster
- Miguel's Handmade Leathercraft is one of the original Midlands Meander
leather goods manufacturers. Situated in Lidgetton only 50m off the R103,
Miguel produces an exclusive range of export quality handmade leather handbags,
briefcases, travelbags, wallets, purses, belts and accessories.
- Shuttleworth WeavingHelen and Andy Shuttleworth have lived in Fort Nottingham
for 30 years. They settled on a hilltop surrounded by indigenous forests
where, together with a new partner- their son Robert- and a small team
of skilled crafters, they can be found spinning. Dyeing and weaving in
a beautiful natural setting. Over the years, the Shuttleworths have evolved
their own original designs
- Tsonga Shoes & Bags The time-perfected art of hand-stitching beautifully
styled leather uppers to their uniquely designed soles is a Tsonga tradition
- kept alive in the Drakensburg foothills by local Zulu women, who craft
each shoe and handbag with a spirit of their authentic African heritage
- Mulberry Studios - Situated in Winterton framing, screen printing and.
Open Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm. Saturday- 8am to 1pm.
- The Antique
Shop - situated in Winterton antiques, collectibles and pure cotton clothes.
Open Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm. Saturday- 8am to 1pm.
- Associated Game
Industries - Situated in Winterton taxidermists. Leatherware, sheepskin
slippers and a range of other high quality goods. Open Monday to Friday
- 8am to 5pm. Saturday- 8am to 1pm.
- The Pantry - Situated in Winterton a
variety of arts & crafts, biltong,
seedlings. Open Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm. Saturday- 8am to 1pm.
- The
Winterton Tourism Hive - Situated in Winterton a selection of locally made
arts & crafts
and Eyethu pottery. Open Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm. Saturday- 8am to
1pm.
- Thokozisa In the Central
Drakensberg you will finda number of arts and craft shops are open
7 days a week from 9am to 4.30/5pm
- Living
Art Gems - Situated at Thokozisa Gemstones, Bonsai, Original local artworks & crafts & much
more...
- Hides of Africa - Situated at Thokozisa Leather craft, Hides & African
curios San Rock
Ridge - Situated at Thokozisa San related arts and crafts Zebu Crossing
- Art deco & gifts
- Bijoux Fantasy - Situated at Thokozisa Jewellery & fashion
accessories
- Kakadu & Karoo
-Situated at Thokozisa Clothing & paraphernalia
- The Ugly Duckling - Situated at Cederwood Village in the Central Drakensberg
Furniture & crafts
imported from Indonesia
- Mountain Moods - Situated at Cederwood Village Prints of mountain photographs
by Mike Behr + DVD's of photos
- Meadowsweet Herbs - Situated at Cederwood Village Health shop with soaps & creams
made by Meadowsweet
- The Glass House - Situated at Cederwood Village a division of Glamosa
selling glassware
- The Jeep Shop - Situated at Cederwood Village stockists of Jeep clothing,
Wrangler & Senqu Throughout
the Central Drakensberg:
- Chameleon's Biltong Hut - Excellent biltong, arts & crafts
and clothing. Open 7 days a week from 9am to 5pm.
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