Wellington

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Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 57,500. Wellington’s economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75km north-east of Cape Town reached by the N1 motorway and R44 highway.

Wellington is situated at the foot of the Groenberg on the banks of the Kromme Rivier (Dutch for Bend River) and forms the center of the Cape with its picturesque environment and numerous wineries, Wellington’s tourism industry has started to blossom. The town is at the base of one of the oldest mountain passes in the country, Bain’s Kloof Pass, built by master road-builder Andrew Geddes Bain
The beauty of the area is best viewed either by foot, by horse or by car to take in the scenery of nature, fynbos, wine, olives and the historical buildings to name but a few.

The pass up to Bain’s Kloof winds through pine tree plantations, to the summit where on a clear day you can see a vast area, consisting of the Swartland to the right, home of the extensive wheat fields, the Cape Flats and Cape Town to the right, and the sun glimmering on the sea.