Amlay House Heritage Museum Details verified
Museums · Simon's Town
Small heritage museum in Simon's Town focused on Cape Malay history in the town.
Simon's Town on Foot
Curated guide
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the Welike Team
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4 stops
~1.6 km
20 min walk
Four stops and about twenty minutes of walking, from the middle of the village out to the penguins at Boulders. Short, and deliberately so — this is what you do after you park, and it is the last leg of our False Bay coast run if you are driving down. Do the two museums before the beach: the naval history is the story the village tells about itself, and Amlay House is the one it was made to forget.
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Curator's tip
Start here rather than finish here. A family home kept as it was, and the record of the seven thousand people removed from this village under the Group Areas Act. Small, quiet, and the reason the rest of the walk reads differently.
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Simon's Town Museum Details verified
Museums · Simon's Town
Museum in the old Residency building on St George's Street covering the full history of Simon's Town.
RCurator's tip
St George's Street, in the old Residency. Naval history and the dockyard the village was built around — it pairs with Amlay House rather than repeating it, which is why both are on a four-stop route.
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Closed
Salty Sea Dog Details verified
Takeaways · Simon's Town
Simon's Town institution on Wharf Street known for fish and chips, dine-in and curbside pickup.
RCurator's tip
Down at the jetty on Wharf Street. Fish and chips eaten outside with the boats in front of you. It is the only meal on this route and it does not need a second.
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Closed
Boulders Beach Lodge Details verified
Guesthouses & B&Bs · Simon's Town
Independent guesthouse and restaurant on Secluse Avenue, near Boulders Beach, Simon's Town.
RRCurator's tip
Out along Secluse Avenue to the penguins. The gate closes at five, so this is the end of the walk to keep an eye on the clock for — and staying here is how you reach the boardwalk in the morning, before the tour buses do.
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