Warden

Warden is a town situated in the Free State Province of sout

Warden is a town situated in the Free State Province of South Africa on the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban. The town has one of the largest Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa, with seating for 1,750. Warden was named after the former Harrismith magistrate Charles Warden.

The town, located on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban, was named after a former magistrate of Harrismith. Warden is home to the largest church in the Free State, the magnificent sandstone Dutch Reformed Church. The church has a steeple 45 m high and a seating capacity of 1750. bushmen paintings are found at various sites in the region.

GENERAL INFORMATION

How to get there

Bethlehem 84 km, Harrismith 53 km, Villiers, Heidelberg, Johannesburg, Durban

Average Rainfall – 100 mm per annum

Average Temperatures – Summer 14°c – 32°c’ Winter 4°c – 22°c

Banks – Absa, Fnb, Standard

Dams – Sterkfontein Dam

Mountains – Corneluis, Wilge

HISTORICAL VIEW

Dutch Reformed Church

It is the largest sandstone church in the southern hemisphere. The church has a steeple 45 m high and can accommodate 1750 people completed in 1924.

Granite Target - Used by the Boers during the Anglo Boer War for target practice

San Rock Art - On the farm Goedgegeven

Sterkfontein Dam

Situated near Harrismith. The dam offers excellent water sport activities. Ranging from boasting and sailing to trout fishing in the nearly streams. It is the habitat of the mountain rhebuck, but oribi and reedbuck are also be seen while the Bald Ibis, Blue and White Bellied Korhaan are conspicuous on the grassy slopes.

Vaalbank – Paul Steyn’s farm

Cave where horses were hidden during the Anglo Boer War, approximately 12 km on the road tp Verkykerskop

ATTRACTIONS

Annual Events

Spring Festival – September / October

Accommodation in and around Free State