Elsa's @ 27 provides bed and breakfast accommodation in Britstown in the Northern Cape. This traditional Britstown home was built in the 1950s and has been renovated into three stylishly furnished en-suite bedrooms (sleeps: 3,4 and 5), each offering its o
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Situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa is Birtstown. It is such named after Hans Brits. Hans steeled there after a short venture into the interior of Africa with David Livingstone, choosing a life of farming in the Karoo over a life of adventure.
In 1877 a section of his farm (Gmenokfontein) was sold to build a church and community centre. It was only in 1889 that Britstown became an official municipality after many years of being a stop-off point for fortune seekers headed to the diamond fields.
Now Britstown is mainly a farming community focusing on sheep, wool, mutton and karakul skin.
