Escape to the Magaliesberg and enjoy a picnic on the lush lawns of some magnificent country houses and lodges.
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The Old Mill Hiking Trails
Stone Hill Country Cottages are offering twenty kms of hiking trails which are open daily in the Magaliesburg area. Biodiversity displays. These trails are also dog friendly so you can bring your pets along. Open Daily from 7:30 to 17:00.
Entrance fee: R50, Children: R25.
Maps provided.
Call: 083 449 5123 admin@happyacres.co.za
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Clean the Crocodile campaign
Clean the Crocodile campaign needs your support!
Airboat Afrika @ Harties is taking guests to enjoy the Crocodile River and Hartbeespoort Dam and learn about the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve. Pollution is such a devastating problem that we created the Clean the Crocodile Campaign to improve living conditions and wildlife habitat. More and more we witness pollution becoming a major threat to the wildlife habitat. Floating plastic bottles, bags, packaging material and garbage also constitute a health hazard to local residents and families coming to enjoy Harties. The Crocodile River is the...The Battle of Diamond Hill, 11-12 June 1900
Magaliesberg Association for Culture & Heritage: MACH
The Battle of Diamond Hill took place on the 11 and 12 June 1900 and MACH had planned to unveil a Blue Plaque at the battlefield on the 120th anniversary this year. Unfortunately, Covid-19 intervened. Sir Ian Hamilton, one of the generals who took part in the battle, described it as the turning point in the South African War, so in this Memoir we look at what happened...

