Borcherds

Borcherds is a suburb in George Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape. Borcherds is situated nearby to the suburb Lawaaikamp, as well as near Conville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Outeniqua Transport Museum and George High School.

Outeniqua Transport Museum

Museum

Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Transnet Transport Museum is a railway museum located in George, South Africa. The Transnet Transport Museum is one of the Transnet Heritage Assets and Preservation Portfolio's Transport Museums. Outeniqua Transport Museum is situated 3½ km north of Borcherds.

George High School

School

George High School, also known as George Secondary School is an Afrikaans-medium school in George, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. George High School is situated 3 km north of Borcherds.

York High School

School

York High School is a co-educational English Medium High School for boarders and dayscholars in George, South Africa. For many years the Southern Cape was served by dual-medium schools in George, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn and Knysna. York High School is situated 3 km northwest of Borcherds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pacaltsdorp and George.

Pacaltsdorp

Suburb

Photo: Hilda.hmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pacaltsdorp is a suburb of George, Western Cape. In the Apartheid era, it was the coloured township associated with George but administrated independently. Pacaltsdorp is situated 3 km south of Borcherds.

George

Photo: NH53, CC BY 2.0.

George is in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It is the main gateway to the beautiful Garden Route.

Herolds Bay

Village

Photo: Jpmeijers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Herolds Bay is a beach resort on the Southern Cape coast. It is 6.4 km from George Airport and can be reached by the R404. Herolds Bay is situated 9 km southwest of Borcherds.

Borcherds

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: George Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.99167° or 33° 59′ 30″ south

Longitude

22.46611° or 22° 27′ 58″ east

Elevation

206 metres (676 feet)

Open location code

4GR42F58+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 262719390

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

1017424

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Notable Places Nearby

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