Wynberg Area Information

Geography

Wynberg is bordered by Kenilworth to the north and Plumstead to the south east, Constantia is situated to its west. Wynberg railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town. Main Road (which runs from Central Cape Town through to Simon's Town) runs through Wynberg, and the suburb can also be accessed from the M3 freeway which skirts the west of the Neighborhood close to the Wynberg Military Base.

Arts and Culture

The Maynardville Community Chest Carnival takes place annually, usually at the end of February.

Victorian building in Wolfe Street, Wynberg

Education

Wynberg Boys' High School, on the hillside above the main village, is the second oldest school in South Africa, having been established in 1841.

Sports

The Royal Cape Golf Club, South Africa's oldest club, had its beginning on 14 November 1885 when Lt Gen Sir Henry Torrens, Governor of the Cape Colony chaired a meeting at the Cape Town Castle "for the purpose of introducing the game of golf and starting a club for the same". It was on Waterloo Green at the Wynberg Military Camp that the Club established its first home. The layout of the course is not known and it is certain that playing conditions at their best were rough and ready.