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Somerset West is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. In Afrikaans language, it is called Somerset-Wes. It is a part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. Located in the Helderberg area which was earlier known as Hottentots Holland, Somerset West is 50 km east of Cape Town central city area and 10 km from Strand. Hottentots-Holland range of mountains surround the town.

Dutch soldiers came here and established a cattle post in 1672. There is Lourens River around which the town developed. This is a river that passes through Stellenbosch and the farm of Vergelegen. A subsidiary of a big mining company called Anglo American now owns the farm. The company has brought the farm back to its original historic form. A few wine types are still produced from here. The farm is important for this area because it is open for tourists. It was here on this farm that Somerset West was established in 1822.

Somerset West offers various attractions for the tourists. Somerset West wears a festive look during Christmas holidays in December. The Helderberg Lights Festival which is also known as Strawberry Festival, a flea market and parade, add to the glitter of the Christmas lights. There is a community radio that broadcasts community notices and pop music. It's called Radio Helderberg.

First opened in 1964, the Helderberg Nature Reserve is spread across 363 hectare natural wildlife preserve. It houses a diversity of fauna such as buck, tortoises and other reptiles and unique indigenous flora like protea and fynbos. The Vergelegen Wine Estate is located just on the outskirts of the town. You can get to Stellenbosch, the historic town via the R44 motorway. The area between Somerset West and Stellenbosh is important because of the vineyards and wineries where visitors can try out and buy wine of their choice.

As Somerset West is closer to Cape Town and contains beaches for tourists, a lot of places for overnight stay have come up in recent years.

If you have never been to Somerset West, you can keep in mind the important landmarks like Cheetah Outreach, Helderberg Nature Reserve and Strand Beach etc. If you are fond of art and culture, you can explore the Art Creations Africa Sculpture Garden and Gallery on the Helderberg Estate in Somerset West.

If you want to go out and shop, Somerset Mall, The Sanctuary Shopping Centre, Waterstone Village Centre are places to explore.
Steffanies Place, The Hussar Grill Somerset West, Real Food Co are great place to try out the food at Sommerset West.

If you want to shift there and stay longer, your kids may need good schools to study. Somerset West Private School, Beaumont Primary School, Somerset College, Curro Sitari Independent School are a few of the well known educational institutions. Closest universities around Someset West are University of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch University.

Options for travelling to Somerset West could be a concern for you. You can try out Africa Transport Solutions, Viljoens Transport, Melvin's Transport Sand and Stone.

Suburbs In This Area

Average rent for Apartment
	All rentals	1 Bed	2 Beds	3 Beds
Somerset West Central	R 8 053	R 6 647	R 8 203	R 10 000
De Velde	R 9 250	R 7 077	R 10 469	R 11 433
Briza	R 11 000	-	-	R 11 000
Stuarts Hill	-	-	-	-
Westridge	R 4 333	R 4 333	-	-
Audas Estate	R 7 500	-	-	R 7 500
Pearl Marina	-	-	-	-
Parel Vallei	R 8 000	-	-	-
Montclair	-	-	-	-
Die Wingerd	R 7 000	R 7 000	-	-
Somerset Ridge	R 9 492	R 7 385	R 10 929	R 12 383
Monte Sereno	-	-	-	-
Roundhay	R 16 150	R 16 150	-	-
Paardevlei	R 12 128	R 7 970	R 11 833	R 16 483
Kalamunda	-	-	-	-
La Concorde	-	-	-	-
Bridgebank	-	-	-	-
Pearlrise	R 11 500	-	-	R 11 500
Victoria Park	-	-	-	-
Helena Heights	R 10 000	-	-	R 10 000