Aliwal North Chalets Accommodation
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Whittals Chalets/B & B
Bed And Breakfast, Chalets, Holiday Homes, Self Catering in Aliwal North
Whittals Chalets, graded Highly Recommended by AA Quality Assured Accommodation, is situated 300 m from the Aliwal...
R540
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More info about Aliwal North
The charming town of Aliwal North can be found between the two provinces of the Eastern Cape and the Free State as it borders along the banks of the well-known Orange River. Aliwal North was named in tribute to the then Governor of the Cape Colony Sir Harry Smith in 1850; this came after Smith won the Battle of Aliwal against the Sikhs during the First Sikh War in India in 1846.
The gardens in the middle of the town known as Juana Square Gardens is named after Smith’s wife Juana. Aliwal North would most likely have remained in obscurity were it not for the fact that it lies right on a strategic ford on the Orange River, which in all likelihood led to the development of a railway line from East London. The town’s other claim to fame and undoubtedly a big tourism point, is its two hot springs that are widely known... Show more