The town of Loeriesfontein is situated in the Hantam region, 80 kilometres from Calvinia. Other nearby towns include Nieuwoudtville (65km) and Brandvlei (128km).
It is situated in a basin and surrounded by the beautiful mountain ranges of the Northern Cape. Loeriesfontein are part of the Namaqualand, known the world over for its proliferation of wild flowers during the South African spring time.
People flock from all corners of the globe to experience the natural loveliness of about 4 000 different flower species. The town plays an important role in the sheep farming and salt mining industries of South Africa.
Loeriesfontein is also the proud home of one of the world’s only two windmill museums. This is called the Fred Turner Museum, and it showcases 27 assembled windpumps. A new wind farm are also being build in the bushmanland 80km from Loeriesfontein. The Quiver Tree Forest near Loeriesfontein is one of the largest of its kinds in the world.
Loeriesfontein Windpomp Gastehuis
Loeriesfontein, Hantam Karoo - Accommodation
Loeriesfontein Windpomp Gastehuis in Loeriesfontein
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- Credit Card Facilities
- Parking on Premises
- Satellite TV
- Wi-Fi
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Alternative accommodation near Loeriesfontein, Hantam Karoo
| TOWN, REGION | DURATION | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Loeriesfontein, Hantam Karoo | 2 mins | 1.2 km |
| Loeriesfontein, Hantam Karoo | Current | Current |
| Nieuwoudtville, Hantam Karoo | 1 hour 17 mins | 65.2 km |
| Calvinia, Hantam Karoo | 1 hour 9 mins | 81.2 km |
| Brandvlei, Hantam Karoo | 1 hour 44 mins | 122 km |
| Williston, Hantam Karoo | 2 hours 46 mins | 196 km |
| Tankwa Karoo National Park, Hantam Karoo | 3 hours 34 mins | 222 km |
| Sutherland, Hantam Karoo | 3 hours 22 mins | 240 km |
| Carnarvon, Hantam Karoo | 4 hours 35 mins | 324 km |
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+ OPEN FULL MAPGPS Co-Ordinates: 19° 26' 29.4" E / 30° 57' 5.5" S
By Car / Driving
Driving to Loeriesfontein Windpomp Gastehuis in Loeriesfontein, Hantam Karoo
| Departing: Upington Airport | ||
| Address: Unnamed Road, Upington, 8801, South Africa | ||
| Distance: 0.7 km / Duration: 4 hours 26 mins | ||
| 1. | Head southwest | 0.8 km |
| 2. | Turn left | 0.9 km |
| 3. | Continue onto N10 | 3.3 km |
| 4. | At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Dr Nelson Mandela Dr/N10 Continue to follow N10 | 1.8 km |
| 5. | Continue onto Le Roux St/N14 Continue to follow N14 | 39.4 km |
| 6. | Continue straight onto R27 | 217 km |
| 7. | Turn right onto Meul St/R357 Continue to follow R357 | 120 km |
| 8. | Turn right onto Main Rd/R357 Destination will be on the left | 0.7 km |
Nearest Airport & Flights
Upington Airport - Upington
+ FIND FLIGHT TO UpingtonUpington Airport is a small airport and was opened in 1968 as Pierre van Ryneveld Airport, it has a capacity to have 40 000 travellers but only has around 24 315 passengers departing and around 3 425 passengers arriving.
Upington Airport also has the longest runway in Africa, the runway was built to accommodate a Boeing 747 so that it didn't have to stop along the way to Europe.
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Its a convenient place to sleep over comfortably.
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One of only 2 Wind pump museums in the world.
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