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Hermanus, Overstrand Local Municipality

Overstrand Local Municipality · 28.3 km to the city center (Overstrand Local Municipality)

Hermanus, Overstrand Local Municipality, Western Cape, 7200, South Africa

Scores

Overall5.7Fair

This address is a walkable coastal municipality with a relaxed holiday-town feel. It is moderately noisy and located far from the city center with almost no public transport. It remains very safe during the day, though safety at night is about average for a city.

Walkability7.9/10 Good
Public transport0.0/10 Very poor
Safety6.8/10 Good
Nightlife1.0/10 Very little
Quiet6.0/10 Fair

Safety by day 8/10, at night 6/10.

About Overstrand Local Municipality

A coastal municipality with small towns, residential streets, and scenic Atlantic and bay views. Hermanus is the main administrative center, while other settlements are lower-key and spread along a long coastline. The pace is relaxed, with a strong outdoors and holiday-town feel.

Good for

  • families
  • couples
  • retirees
  • first-time visitors
  • nature lovers

Less suited to

  • nightlife seekers
  • business travelers
  • students
  • budget travelers
  • public transport users

Watch out for

  • This is a large municipality rather than a single neighborhood, so conditions vary between Hermanus, Kleinmond, Stanford, and Gansbaai.
  • Oceanfront and coastal roads can be windy and exposed, especially outside town centers.
  • If you want nightlife or a dense urban feel, this area will likely feel too quiet and spread out.

Sources

Getting around

28.3 km to the city center (Overstrand Local Municipality).

What's nearby

Groceries

  • Shell Select 470 m
  • Daan's Bakery 470 m
  • Pick n Pay 470 m
  • Checkers 600 m
  • Woolworths 760 m

Restaurants

  • Hame 430 m
  • JP's Seafood 500 m
  • Ficks Pinchos & Wine 550 m
  • CanD's Kitchen 600 m
  • Fabio's Ristorante 600 m

Cafés

  • Mikro Coffee Co 430 m
  • Just Pure Bistro 480 m
  • Plato Coffee 550 m
  • The Handmill Coffee Shop 660 m
  • The Station 670 m

Bars and pubs

  • Tipples Bar & Grill 570 m

Health

  • Drs Du Toit, Munnik, Wium and Barnard 340 m
  • Clicks 380 m
  • Hermanus Pharmacy 660 m

Parks

  • Daisy Park 140 m
  • Duiker Street Park 360 m
  • Swallow Park 430 m
  • The Sculpture Park on Lemm’s Corner 640 m

Sights

  • Hermanus Station 690 m
  • Whale 700 m
  • Tongensgang 710 m
  • The Sea Change 750 m
  • Dreunkrans 770 m