Ramsgate Village Walking tour
ramsgate village
walking tours
The entire route is about 1 km long and will take approximately one hour to complete with bathroom facilities available en route at the Southern Explorer Eco-Tourism Office.
A few simple instructions are all you need to start off your tour of the enchanting village of Ramsgate.
Enjoy the tour!
Tanglewood
gardens
Tanglewood is an enchanted garden, situated between two streams, and a patch of forest where ancient coastal Red Milkwoods stretch across paths that lead to the unexpected and mysterious Resonance Circle. This green zone was created by Gareth Tennant, who was at the time the head lifeguard at Ramsgate beach, together with the help of Ken Gaze from The Waffle House. It was a personal and socially aware experiment to see what could be made from an alien plant-infested property belonging to the Municipality. Gareth began by laying a path through the invasive plants. He refers to it as “a raising flag”! Gareth is still an avid supporter of all things environmental. The garden is named after one of the indigenous plant species that is found in this garden and along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Other plants that make up the garden are Wild Banana Trees and the `Lagoon Hibiscus’. The garden is currently filled with indigenous plant species, revealing Ramsgate’s commitment to keeping the area environmentally aware of its natural Coastal bush.
the
waffle house
A little Tearoom called The Crows Nest was situated on the site where the Waffle House now sits happily on the North bank of the Ibilanhlohlo River, locally known as the ‘Big Billy’. The site was taken over by John and Doreen Gaze in 1957. They named it the ‘Tea House of the Blue Lagoon’ based on a popular novel and movie called “Teahouse of the August Moon’. While this building was being constructed, business continued on the beach in a small Kiosk built for this purpose. For the following 15 years John and Doreen helped their son, Brian, set up two Waffle House Cafes in the United Kingdom. After this they returned to South Africa, took back the Teahouse as the lease had expired in 1991, and converted it into another Waffle House. To make their food just a little bit more special whenever possible, they use local organically grown vegetables and salad produce. In their effort to support ethical farming, they also use free- range eggs and chickens. The Waffle House was the first restaurant in Ramsgate to become plastic straw free and it recycles 90% of its waste as part of an initiative to protect the environment.