With its five kilometre long stretch of white sand, Strand Beach
is a perfect family beach for swimming, sunbathing and a variety of marine
sports. There’s even a tidal pool for anyone who is not brave enough to plunge
into the mellow surf.
And if its waves you’re after, there are a number of surf
spots to suit every level of surfer. Wannabee surfers can grab a lesson or two
in gentle waves with Stand
Surf School
- 083 232 4822.
Although the beach is mostly sandy, there are two rock
pools frequented by rock and surf anglers at low tide.
The town of Strand
lies right next to the beach with a plethora of beachy restaurants and drinking
spots. Access to the beach is easy and parking is never a problem.
The
town of Strand is situated on the shores of False Bay at the foot of the
Hottentots Holland Mountains, an easy 40 minute drive from Cape Town. It is a
bustling metropolis of some 50 000 residents and forms part of the picturesque
Helderberg Basin, along with Somerset West and Gordon's Bay.
Strand originated some 200 years ago as a holiday and fishing resort and was founded in 1714. Strand's main attraction is "the strand" - 5 kilometers of beautiful white sandy beach lapped by the warm waters of False Bay.
The beach is known to be one of the best and safest bathing areas in the country. Facilities on or nearby include Dune Park with a supertube and mini-golf and Harmony Park which boasts a huge tidal pool. Watersports may be conducted from various points along the beach front.
For the sporting enthusiast Strand offers a wide variety of organised sport including a brand new golf course capable of hosting international events; tennis, rugby, squash, jukskei, athletics, and watersports like surfing, sailing, power boating, paddleskiing and boardsailing.
Strand also boasts an olympic sized, covered, centrally heated swimming pool which is open all year round. The coast between the Lourens river mouth and up to Rooi Els is very popular with beach fishermen and rock anglers, whilst organised and social diving activities beckon the more adventurous.
Strand forms an ideal base from which visitors can explore the Cape Peninsula and its environs:
* The majestic Peninsula with its renowned coastal drive from Muizemberg to Cape Point to Hout Bay via the magnificent Chapmans Peak to Sea Point;
Cape Town itself with Table Mountain brooding over the city and the vibrant V&A Waterfront;
* The West Coast and Swartland;
* The scenic Boland with its pinotage of wine routes and with its heart, Stellenbosch a mere 25km away;
* The coastal road past Gordon's Bay to Betty's Bay and Hermanus, one of the greatest sites for whale watching.
Strand offers a wide variety of restaurants guaranteed to appease even the most selective palate. The choice of shopping facilities is simalar - from the comprehensive Somerset Mall situated just outside the town to the local Dorpsmeent Centre, one would be hard pressed to find a service which is not locally available.
Strand accomodates most requirements with three caravan and camping sites, one with chalets, tent sites, numerous bed and breakfast facilities and a top class RCI Timeshare and hotel an the beach front with conference facilities, but not forgetting good honest family accomodation.
Strand originated some 200 years ago as a holiday and fishing resort and was founded in 1714. Strand's main attraction is "the strand" - 5 kilometers of beautiful white sandy beach lapped by the warm waters of False Bay.
The beach is known to be one of the best and safest bathing areas in the country. Facilities on or nearby include Dune Park with a supertube and mini-golf and Harmony Park which boasts a huge tidal pool. Watersports may be conducted from various points along the beach front.
For the sporting enthusiast Strand offers a wide variety of organised sport including a brand new golf course capable of hosting international events; tennis, rugby, squash, jukskei, athletics, and watersports like surfing, sailing, power boating, paddleskiing and boardsailing.
Strand also boasts an olympic sized, covered, centrally heated swimming pool which is open all year round. The coast between the Lourens river mouth and up to Rooi Els is very popular with beach fishermen and rock anglers, whilst organised and social diving activities beckon the more adventurous.
Strand forms an ideal base from which visitors can explore the Cape Peninsula and its environs:
* The majestic Peninsula with its renowned coastal drive from Muizemberg to Cape Point to Hout Bay via the magnificent Chapmans Peak to Sea Point;
Cape Town itself with Table Mountain brooding over the city and the vibrant V&A Waterfront;
* The West Coast and Swartland;
* The scenic Boland with its pinotage of wine routes and with its heart, Stellenbosch a mere 25km away;
* The coastal road past Gordon's Bay to Betty's Bay and Hermanus, one of the greatest sites for whale watching.
Strand offers a wide variety of restaurants guaranteed to appease even the most selective palate. The choice of shopping facilities is simalar - from the comprehensive Somerset Mall situated just outside the town to the local Dorpsmeent Centre, one would be hard pressed to find a service which is not locally available.
Strand accomodates most requirements with three caravan and camping sites, one with chalets, tent sites, numerous bed and breakfast facilities and a top class RCI Timeshare and hotel an the beach front with conference facilities, but not forgetting good honest family accomodation.
