The Reinet House, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4.5 (198 reviews) Spent Ranking #3 in Graaff-Reinet Speciality Museums
Well worth seeing!
Dating back to 1812, this house acted as parsonage for the Rev Andrew Murray and then his son Charles. The museum was opened in 1956 and is now fitted out as a complete home, with drawing room, dining room, kitchen and bedrooms, whereas the cellar space is now used to display collections of toys, medical equipment, clothing, laundry equipment and other miscellania from times gone by. I loved the high ceilings and the cool interior -although I would not enjoy the task of dusting all those household itmes on display. The grounds are well worth seeing, especially the old grape vine, planted way back when, still producing a harvest of grapes each year. There is also a particularly fine Australian Banyan tree which provides much needed shade in the summer. Newer additions are the watermill and the still, used to produce a brew called "Withond"! I thought this to be the best of the 5 museums of the complex - I certainly spent the longest time here.
Address
Murray Street P.O.Box 104, Graaff-Reinet 6280 South Africa
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Website
http://www.graaffreinetmuseums.co.za/
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 0:48
User Ratings
4.5 based on (198 reviews)
Reviews
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5Pietro B 5:00 PM Mar 29, 2017
Very beautiful
Very beautiful indeed, we spent more than 1 hour exploring the place and plungiing into the ancient world of Orange colons in this valley. The yard behind was very nice and interestng, full of ancient pieces in very good conditions. Surprisingly we were the only visitors to the museum.
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5Bernard P 5:00 PM Aug 23, 2015
Reinet House
This is a very interesting museum and we found the staff to be friendly. The museum is clean and safe to browse. We got lost in time and spent much longer than we intended. The history in these walls was really interesting and we also tried the locally produced Withond witblits. I do suggest that one allows for a longer time to enjoy the museum and I also recommend that one purchases the multiple museum access pass and visits some of the other nearby museums.
