TOURIST INFORMATION
Makana Tourism
63 High Street, Grahamstown.
Tel 046 622 3241
E-mail info@grahamstown.co.za
Website www.grahamstown.co.za
Colonel John Graham established Grahamstown in 1812. The town boasts more than 70 declared National Heritage sites. One of these is the highest church spire in the country, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of many famous buildings of the Victorian era, including the Albert Memorial in London's Kensington Gardens and St Pancras Station in London.
Grahamstown remains an important educational and cultural centre today, with easy access to game reserves and the unspoilt beaches of the Sunshine Coast. The surrounding area is farmed, largely for chicory, pineapples, ostriches, sheep and game. The city is also an important legal centre.
