Hout Bay Museum
Hout Bay Museum is a province-aided museum at 4 Andrews Road in Hout Bay near Cape Town, South Africa. Opened on 5 April 1979, the museum has displays on the history of the Hout Bay valley and its people, focusing on forestry, mining, and the fishing industry up to modern times.Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hout Bay Beach and Lichtenstein Castle.
Hout Bay Beach
Beach
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hout Bay Beach is situated 800 metres southwest of Hout Bay Museum.
Lichtenstein Castle
Lichtenstein Castle is a mock castle in Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, built on the Karbonkelberg and modelled after Lichtenstein Castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Lichtenstein Castle is situated 1½ km west of Hout Bay Museum.World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park
Zoo
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park is an avian, reptilian and wildlife sanctuary in Hout Bay, a suburb of Cape Town in South Africa. As suggested by its name, the focus is primarily on birds and monkeys. World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park is situated 2½ km north of Hout Bay Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hout Bay and Llandudno.
Hout Bay
Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hout Bay appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the South African metropole Cape Town.
Llandudno
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llandudno is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the Atlantic Seaboard of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.
Noordhoek
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noordhoek is a seaside town between Kommetjie and Chapmans Peak on the Cape Peninsula. Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.
Hout Bay Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: history museum in Hout Bay, South Africa
- Categories: history museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.04024° or 34° 2′ 25″ southLongitude
18.36002° or 18° 21′ 36″ eastOpen location code
4FQWX956+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 300609972OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5916901
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In Other Languages
“Hout Bay Museum” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Гут Бей музей”
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