This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Published 4 March 2020Updated 23 November 2020
This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
Rawsonville is situated merely an hour's drive from Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. These are the wineland areas of the Breedekloof, Slanghoek, Goudini and Breede River.
The picturesque town of Wellington is a scenic 45-minute drive from Cape Town.
The Bains Kloof Pass provides a more direct route from the town of Wellington to the more Northern towns of Ceres and Worcester, in the Western Cape. It is 26,8 km in length from the bridge over the Breede River to the outskirts of Wellington. Built in 1849 by Andrew Geddes Bain, the famous road engineer. Despite having had no formal engineering training (he and his son Thomas collectively built over 30 passes in the Country). this pass was a tough nut to crack, working with convicts and raw, rough materials and methods.
This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
This article forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project