The little village of Nieuwoudtville lies on the R27 approximately 70km west of Calvinia. The village and surrounding area offer the visitor a suprising number of attractions despite its remoteness and size.
Officially the village was only founded in 1897, but just on the outskirts are the 200 year old Groenrivier sandstone ruins from some of the earliest settlers in the area. Accommodation is plentiful with guest houses, a caravan park, and self catering cottages being available to the visitor. Nieuwoudtville is famous for its flowers and boasts its own botanical garden at the Hantam National Botanical Gardens just outside town.
Approximately 10km to the north of Nieuwoudtville on the R357 towards Loeriesfontein is the Nieuwoudtville Waterfall Reserve. This reserve contains a very impressive gorge although the waterfall dropping into the gorge is seasonal. On top just before the waterfall one may find a whole lot of River Lilies.

We stayed at a private caravan and camp site at Nieuwoudtville which was very neat and well equipped. There are certainly some very good restaurants to be found in the village. Walking down some of the dusty streets one got the distinct feeling of being in a typical Karoo village. The big church in the center of town was quite interesting and the old sandstone ruins on the outskirts make for good photographic subjects. One should not miss the Nieuwoudtville Waterfall Reserve and its impressive gorge.

Area of Nieuwoudtville Village Map