The Goods Shed — Local services in George

I recently visited the Good Shed and must say that it did not impress me much. Its great for walking around for a few minutes and it has a little play park at the back to keep the kids busy. I found some of the vendors cold, unfriendly and uninviting at times. As a person of color I also felt watched ( also felt this was possibly why some vendors were so cold) all the time which generally makes one want to leave as soon as possible. If you haven't visited the place I guess you could go and have a look, however, I have absolutely no desire to go back to that place. Many of the items on sale can be found at most flea markets in the area or Cape Town for that matter thus not really unique. There is a ATM and fairly clean bathrooms which was great. They have parking along the road as well as at the back which was great. They have a little cafe which I did not visit during my short visit. As always this was...

The Good Shed is close to the Mossel Bay harbor and you would need at least an hour to browse through the variety of flee market shops.

There are on site parking, but also enough parking in the area.

We had brunch at the coffee shop. I found the fishcakes delicious, but the portions very small. The green salad that comes along with it totally overshadows it. On the other end, the cuppacino I had with it was so much that I couldn't finish it.

The Good Shed is child and wheelchair friendly.

The public toilets, close to the coffee shop, very clean and well kept.

Across the Good Shed is an enormous antique shop. I would suggest you combine the two visits if you are interested in the goods of the...

There appears to be a nice variety of goods sold at the Shed and it also has an ATM and a nice little café to stop and rest at.

I would specifically recommend looking out for the lady that sells drawings of cars. The drawings are of a good quality and there are a variety of different cars to choose from.

In general, the people at the Good Shed seem to live up to its name as they are good, friendly people.

I would recommend visiting the Good Shed while you are...