Skip to content
Home » Somerset East

Somerset East

Somerset East is related to the following pages: Eastern Cape Province, Karoo Hartland

Accommodation, Camping, Guest Houses and Holiday Resorts for Somerset East, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.


Your travel plans in South Africa may be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Check travel restrictions before booking and traveling to an accommodation. Travel might only be permitted for certain purposes, and touristic travel in particular may not be allowed. 

Adeline’s Place, Somerset East

Physical address: 11 Rawson Street
Tel/Fax: 042 243 2566
Cell: 082 831 0713
Email: deopstal@lantic.co.za

Somerset East accommodation booking platform

Angler And Antelope Luxury Guest House, Somerset East.

Type: Bed and Breakfast, Deli, Guest House
Grading: 4 star
Description: Most guests choose to include breakfast in their stay, but please check whether there is a discount for your unit should you prefer not to have breakfast. We also serve wholesome home cooked evening meals.
Bed capacity: The guest house consists of seven rooms and two self-catering units.
Physical address: c/o 2 College Road and New Street
GPS Co-ordinates: -32.721524, 25.587136
Contact: Alan or Annabelle Hobson
Tel: +27 42 243 3440
Fax: 086 671 6146
Cell: +27 79 488 1361
E-mail: anglerandantelope@gmail.com
Last edited: 2018/02/27

Archer Bed and Breakfast, Somerset East

Chalets/cottages
Description: Fully self-catering facilities, 4 Bed Cottages with Mnet and DSTV, pool and braai area. Secure parking.
Tel: 042 243 2794

Bestershoek Caravan Park, Somerset East

Type: Caravan Park
Tel/Fax: 042 243 1333

Darlington Lake Lodge, Somerset East

Type: Guest House
Contact: Blair and Linda Henderson
Tel: 042 243 3673 and Fax: 042 243 3673

Die Kaia Caravan Park & Self Catering Holiday Resort, Somerset East District.

Type: Camping, Caravan Park, Tented Camp.
Description: Every morning the fish-eagle will announce the break of day and, if you have the opportunity, you can see how the Bushbuck enjoy a drink of water, while the otters play around with pure joyfulness. Along with your early morning coffee and rusks, you hear the birds singing along to tell the world that the morning has broken and that it is time to enjoy life. If you have a fishing line in the water, you might be lucky enough to have a Carp, Yellow fish, Catfish or Eel on the line.
Bed capacity: There are 4 tent houses available for self catering accommodation. Each tent house includes electricity, coffee, milk, sugar, and bedding is supplied.
Style: Pet Friendly by Arrangement
Directions: From town, on the Port Elizabeth road +- 1 km turn right on the Suurberg road (R335). After 3 km is the turn off to “Die Kaia” on the left.
GPS Co-ordinates: S32° 46′ 34.4″, E25°36′ 14.9″
Cell: +27 78 579 3959
E-mail: festha18@gmail.com
Last edited: 2019/06/10

Gardiol Country House, Somerset East.

Type: Bed and Breakfast, Guest House.
Description: We feel privileged to live on such a beautiful property and invite you to explore our extensive garden with its majestic Oak and Yellowwood trees. Relax on the lawns surrounded by mass-plantings of agapanthus, irises, arum lilies, red-hot pokers and cannas. Feel free to wander through the farm vegetable gardens (a work in progress). Venture into the Berry House and when the blackberries are in season, we’ll provide you with a basket for your pickings. Stop by at the free range chickens which provide our nutritious breakfast eggs. Birdwatchers will enjoy spotting, amongst others, the paradise flycatcher, the malachite kingfisher, three owl species and the resident fish eagle pair.
Bed capacity: 5 en-suite bedrooms.
In-room facilities: At the guest house, the rooms include a wardrobe. Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and a hairdryer, guest rooms at Gardiol Country House have a flat-screen TV and air conditioning, and certain rooms include a seating area. At the accommodation each room comes with bed linen and towels.
On-site facilities: BBQ facilities. WiFi is available in the rooms and is free of charge. Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed). Daily housekeeping.
Style: Children of any age are welcome.
Restrictions: Non-smoking rooms. Pets are not allowed.
Physical address: Clevedon, Somerset East, Karoo Hartland, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Tel: +27 42 243 0205
Cell: +27 63 682 7651
E-mail: info@gardiolcountryhouse.com
Last edited: 2022/04/13

Glen Avon Farm.

Type: Bed and Breakfast, Guest Farm, Self Catering
Grading: 3 star
On-site facilities: Dinner is available on request.
Postal address: PO Box 154, Somerset East 5850
GPS Co-ordinates: S 32o 42′ 84.2″ / E 25o 38′ 82.4″
Contact: Alison Brown
Tel: 042 243 3628 / 042 004 0003
Fax2Email: 086 559 3507
E-mail: brown@glenavonfarm.co.za

Hockley Cottages, Somerset East

Type: Self Catering
Grading: 4 star
Bed capacity: One bedroom studios and two bedroom cottages available
In-room facilities: Fully equipped kitchen. Flat screen TV with DStv. Fans in rooms. Panel heaters in rooms. Tea & Coffee in room. Safe in main bedroom
On-site facilities: Remote access to premises. Secure off street undercover parking. Undercover braai facilities. Credit cards accepted. Daily housekeeping.
Restrictions: No smoking in rooms.
Physical address: c/o Hockley & Paulet Street
Contact: Lynette Fourie
Cell: +27 82 903 4464
E-mail: reservations@hockleycottages.co.za
Last edited: 2018/02/27

Mount Marlow.

Type: Self-catering
Location: Farmstead at the foot of the Bloemfontein mountains

Somerset House, Somerset East

Type: Bed and Breakfast, Guest House
Description: Somerset House was built as a school in the Colonial style in 1905 in Paulet Street which was the first street to be built in Somerset East in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Many of Paulet Street’s original houses survive and are to-day National Monuments, conveying a good idea of what the village would have looked like almost two centuries ago. Somerset House to-day is a guest house, both spacious and elegant. Those who enjoy gracious living, silver service breakfasts and the like will appreciate staying here.
Bed capacity: There are three spacious and airy en-suite bedrooms. All have under-floor heating, air-conditioning, Percale linen and all the extras one would expect to find.
Physical address: 88 Paulet Street
Contact: Vega and Stephen van Niekerk
Tel: 042 243 1819
Fax: 042 243 1207
Cell: 073 154 6199
E-mail: somersetgh@telkomsa.net
Last edited: 2018/02/27

Waterkloof Lodge.

Location: Waterkloof
Tel: 042 243 2893
Cell: 082 784 0695

Witmos Ox-wagon Camp.

Location: On the Witmos cattle farm, between Somerset East, Cradock and Bedford.
Tel: 048 886 0630
E-mail: oxwagoncamp@telkomsa.net

Somerset East accommodation booking platform

Somerset East, easy Travellers Online Guide for South Africa

Alphabetical list of pages for South African cities, provinces, regions, settlements, suburbs, towns and villages.

[a] [b] [c] [d] [e] [f] [g] [h] [i] [j] [k] [l] [m] [n] [o] [p] [q] [r] [s] [t] [u] [v] [w] [x] [y] [z].
Find Accommodation by City, Suburb, Settlement, Town or Village. If you are looking for accommodation in South Africa in a specific City, Suburb, Settlement, Town or Village, but are not sure which South African province it is in, jump to the letter the City, Suburb, Settlement, Town or Village name starts with and then select the name from the list provided. Most noteworthy is that this list is not necessarily a complete list of all towns in South Africa. Please help us if this seems to be incorrect. You can leave a reply at the bottom of the page or go to the contact page. In conclusion, this list may contain the same town more than once because of name changes that happened over the years.