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Robben Island
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
Darling sits on the route: 20 minutes from Mamre, 48km from Robben Island.
Darling is a town located in Western Cape, South Africa. With a population of 12,484, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Darling sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Darling to your route.
Darling is a small town in a farming area on the West Coast region of the Western Cape, about 75 km (46.6 mi) from Cape Town,like many small towns situated along the West Coast it is primarily inhabited by Afrikaans speaking people,It is also home to a dairy company bearing the same name.
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century, about 29 farmers lived in an area called Groenkloof and on one of these farms, Langfontein, Darling was founded in 1853. It was named after Sir Charles Henry Darling who came in 1851 to the Cape as Lieutenant Governor.
The Darling Museum showcases the history of the town and the Darling creamery which was established in 1899 by two Swedish settlers, Nils Georg Moller and G. Threnstrom, and was closed in 1950. The museum also holds a collection of large agricultural machines. Darling is famous for its wildflowers and since 1917 the annual Darling Wildflower show is held by the Darling Wildflower Society in the beginning of Spring in September,founded in 1915 by Mrs. Suzanne Malan and Mr. Frederick Duckitt of Waylands.
The Darling Wind Farm is situated between Darling and the coastal town of Yzerfontein. It is operational with plans for expansion.
The South African satirist Pieter-Dirk Uys performs many of his shows as Evita Bezuidenhout at Evita se Perron, a cabaret venue and restaurant in Darling. The adjacent arts and crafts market has been taken over in 2006 by the Darling Trust, a charitable organisation which addresses the problems of impoverished communities in the area through the establishment of grassroots projects. In 1998 the first private school opened its doors in the Swartland area, Darling College, which is close to the entrance of the town on the Malmesbury,South Africa
In 2006, the city launched the Darling Music Experience with the aim to organise small concerts in a rural setting for both classical and more popular music. The festival offers chamber music, popular choir works and jazz. A young local composer is commissioned every year to write a piece for the festival.
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Darling is located in Western Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -33.3782 latitude, 18.3794 longitude.
Darling has a population of approximately 12,484 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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landmark
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
48 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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