Namaqualand Towns: BITTERFONTEIN * More information and photographs for this page will be posted soon * HOW TO GET THERE (GPS: 31 02S 18 16E) On the N7, 86km north of Vanryhnsdorp. HISTORY Mainly a farming community, with granite mined in the district. The Bitterfontein railway station is at the end of the line from Cape Town. We are still trying to establish why the town boast with a hotel and why the church was built at nearby Nuwerus. Well known sheep farming region. Granite is mined in the area and railed from here to local and export markets. ORIGINS OF THE NAME Bitterfontein translate to "Bitter Spring" and is named after the farm it is located on. POPULATION PLACES OF INTEREST Van Meerhof Cave (National Monument) Granite mines WHAT TO DO AND SEE Kersbos Private flower reserve. ACCOMMODATION See "Where to Stay" TOURISM OFFICE NEIGHBOURING TOWNS Garies 61km Nuwerus 17km