S.A. Fisheries Museum Laaiplek — Attraction in Bergrivier Local Municipality

From the road the place looks rundown (as does most of the area) but step inside and a feast awaits your eyes. According to the curator, this is its third home, having been in Capetown, Houtbay, and now in Laaiplek. It is an unfortunate reality that museums and places of cultural importance suffer from a substantial lack of funding, and paying rent does not help. The Dromedaris model, desperately needing and deserving a display case was in pieces in a Capetown museum and about to be turfed. It came to Laaiplek in pieces on the back of a bakkie and was lovingly reassembled/restored. This museum has many stories for those...

This museum is a must see when in Velddrift i learn so much in that short time i was there and love this little town, i got to see all the equipment the fisherman used in olden days and they also the town who manufacture the Glenryck tin foods, this museum reminds me of my grandparents shop with all the stuff they used in those days, lots of history what they used in the days there was no computers and...

A small museum and interesting museum in Velddrif, situated next the Laaiplek Hotel which has a pretty view of the Berg River. There is a R15 entrance fee. The museum is clean and well maintained. The surrounding area is also kept clean. A very friendly and knowledgeable lady chatted to us and gave us some...