Tourist Attractions in Memel, Northern & Eastern Free State, Free State

The Ncandu State Forest Nature Reserve is situated on the Northern Drakensberg escarpment, and although it is relatively unknown, it is the second largest indigenous forest in KwaZulu Natal. Located roughly 32km form Newcastle, the reserve is a typical

Fort Amiel, situated in Newcastle, was built in 1876 by Major Charles Frederick Amiel and a force of two hundred men from the 80th Staffordshire Volunteers. The Fort was to serve as a supply depot, transit camp, and hospital for the British during the

O'Neils Cottage in Newcastle is the sight of negotiations undertaken between the British and the Boers, after the Battle of Majuba. The old stone building belonged to R.C O'Neil, and the treaty which was signed there brought an end to the First War of

Majuba Hill which in Zulu means "the hill of doves", is a mountain in northern KwaZulu-Natal, which forms part of the Drakensberg range, rising about 7000 ft. above the sea and over 2000 ft. above the level of the surrounding country. Majuba