Winterton, Central Drakensberg

Introduction to Winterton

Winterton a quint village located next to the Little Thukela River, in the Central Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A key gateway to the Central Drakensberg regions of the Champagne and Cathkin Vallies and Cathedral Peak.

This small town has magnificent distant views of the Drakensberg mountains, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Winterton is a very convenient location to shop and has several excellent eateries such as the Pig and Plough, The Bridge and the Winterton Country Club.

Winterton - Pig and Plough
The popular Pig and Plough
Winterton
The Pig and Plough’s fascinating exhibit of old farm equipment.

A commercial centre

There are many excellent supermarkets, such as:

  • The Spar;
  • OK Simmies; and
  • Desai’s Supermarket

Also, there is a range of hardware and agricultural shops, which will meet your hardware requirements.

Winterton also has a renowned car repair business, Johnny’s. Johnny and his sons are brilliant at repairing and panel beating most makes of cars. Furthermore, there is a tyre and brake repair outlet, Tyremart Winterton.

History

This town was founded in 1905 as Springfield when the Natal Government built a weir across the Little Thukela River.

It later was renamed after the famous agricultural specialist, Mr Winter.

Attractions

The Winterton Museum:

A small museum renowned for its insights into Zulu history, San rock art and the Battle of Spioenkop.The museum houses a Zulu beehive kraal replica, built by the local Ngwane people. But there is also an excellent Anglo Boer (South African) war library, a history of local farming that includes implements, reproductions of San art and insights into their lifestyle and culture and how it influenced their art. The museum consists of a gallery of San paintings.

Other exhibits feature the Rein-Weston Caravan – in which Admiral Weston toured the world from the Cape through Africa and on to England.

Other:

Winterton is also close to the Second Boer War or South African battle sites of The Battle of Vaal Krantz and Spioenkop.

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