Pilgrim's Rest
A gold-rush town that sprang up after gold was found in 1873. The whole town is protected as a heritage site, with its corrugated-iron-roofed wooden houses, old hotel and museums preserved as they were.
Pilgrim's Rest lies about 15 kilometres west of Graskop. After alluvial gold was discovered here in 1873, a gold-mining town grew up quickly. Gold mining continued until the 1970s, after which the entire town was declared a provincial heritage site. Along the main street stand Victorian-style wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs. The bar of the old Royal Hotel is housed in a converted former church. Small museums include a printing works, a pharmacy and an old family home, and you can also try your hand at panning for gold. It makes a good stop for lunch and a stroll of one to two hours. Museum entry tickets are sold separately.
Opening hours
Shops approx. 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Graskop
- Lisbon Falls
- Graskop Gorge Lift
- The Pinnacle Rock
- Berlin Falls
- Mac-Mac Falls
- God's Window
- Lone Creek Falls