Castle of Good Hope

Castle of Food Hope is immensely historic. I would advise this for tourists and history buffs, not per say anyone who does not enjoy these types of things. Lets not avpid the role this played in the finding of South Africa especially so for the to be afrikaans future, and for the then Dutch, Portugese, and French who arrived, worked and lived at the Cape. Standing there knowing the immense role this castle had since its construction 300+ years ago, you can appreciate and admire the castle in full. The castle is highly explorable,with only limited areas cordoned or blocked off. Even on your own with no guide, you have access to old kitchens, armoury, the rooftops, old Canons, and many many more. There are staircases all over and you can spend many hours here if you also enjoy the actual architecture too. The inner rooms have multiple placards with a history of battles, cultures, weaponry and more. There are plenty of real antique furniture and weapons on display too, which is almost unbelievable to imagine was used in actual lives and warfare of some of our ancestors. The sad truth which I must mention is that many of the castles facilities are fairly worn down and neglected, and I think it is to do with the lack of popularity that history plays among the newer generations and their interests. Despite this one can see they do still have areas cordoned off for revamp and renovation, so I cannot fault them for not trying with likely limited resources. I absolutely appreciate the freedom you are allowed to have without security and all sorts eyeing you and asking you not to do this or not the go there etc, with fair requests here and there to not damage antiques, or use flash photography in some areas. Great visit ... if history is your thing.