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The Golden Mile: The Ultimate Sunday Drive

After driving inland from Kenton-on-Sea on the R72 for about 25km you’ll come across a large sign  proclaiming: “Welcome to the home of the Clover Cows”. Following closely is another sign that reads: “Welcome to Chicory Country”, and a few paces further you’re told by yet another board that you're in “John Deere Country”. This is the gateway to the town of Alexandria and after going there it’s no wonder why everyone wants a stake in it. This little town holds an entrance to the “Golden Mile”, which is technically a strip of coastal dairy farms, but poetically, it’s a strip of paradise.

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SUN AND FUN... A wooden pathway makes the walk down to the beach easy for beachgoers like Rhodes student Jennifer Snook. The beach is also relatively untouched – it’s peaceful and doesn’t even have life guards.
SUN AND FUN... A wooden pathway makes the walk down to the beach easy for beachgoers like Rhodes student Jennifer Snook. The beach is also relatively untouched – it’s peaceful and doesn’t even have life guards.
A-CAMPING WE WILL GO... The Ocean View campsites are well equipped with electricity, braai areas and ablution facilities, and are affordable even for students.
A-CAMPING WE WILL GO... The Ocean View campsites are well equipped with electricity, braai areas and ablution facilities, and are affordable even for students.
HILLS AND HEAPS... The Alexandria coastal dune fi elds lie in the background while dairy cows graze along the Golden Mile.
HILLS AND HEAPS... The Alexandria coastal dune fi elds lie in the background while dairy cows graze along the Golden Mile.
UNUSUAL NEIGHBOURS... Dairy farms, woody Cape forests and the ocean all co-exist on the beautiful Golden Mile stretch. The area can be found less than an hour away from Grahamstown and is ideal for a weekend or day’s getaway.
UNUSUAL NEIGHBOURS... Dairy farms, woody Cape forests and the ocean all co-exist on the beautiful Golden Mile stretch. The area can be found less than an hour away from Grahamstown and is ideal for a weekend or day’s getaway.
UP AND DOWN... Walking the dunes might be tiresome but the viewsmake up for any aching muscles.
UP AND DOWN... Walking the dunes might be tiresome but the viewsmake up for any aching muscles.
MEANDERING ... The Golden Mile drive is untarred, but the route is well graded which makes it accessible for non-4X4 cars and offers a scenic drive, less than an hour away from Grahamstown.
MEANDERING ... The Golden Mile drive is untarred, but the route is well graded which makes it accessible for non-4X4 cars and offers a scenic drive, less than an hour away from Grahamstown.
OCEAN ANTICIPATION... The road to the Ocean View campsites is untarred, but can be easily navigated in a non-4X4 vehicle.
OCEAN ANTICIPATION... The road to the Ocean View campsites is untarred, but can be easily navigated in a non-4X4 vehicle.
AU NATUREL... The endemic woody Cape fl ora acts as a buffer between the dairy farms and the beach, resulting in ample bird and insect life to be discovered along the way.
AU NATUREL... The endemic woody Cape fl ora acts as a buffer between the dairy farms and the beach, resulting in ample bird and insect life to be discovered along the way.