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During the late seventies, The Marine was allowed to run down after a succession of managers were unable to keep up the standards of its glorious past. Its Swiss-born owner Werner Hinder, who had purchased the hotel in 1967, was glad to sell it to David Rawdon in 1980. David […]

Last night the Cliff Path Management Group and the Hermanus History Society attended a special function outlined above. The two organisations were kindly awarded monies to assist in their work by Holly and Simon Bellingham- Turner owners of Sumaridge Wine. Holly shared with us her interest in  local history and […]

HOW ARE WE GETTING ON AFTER FIVE YEARS? AGENDA A Fascinating Glimpse of Old Hermanus: video interview with Sydney Oblowitz, given in 2010 when he was 95 years old. Introduction by Robin Lee. Presentation by our Treasurer Michael Clark on several months research he has done into the dates of […]

Today, Fick’s Pool is one of the lesser-known historical sites in Hermanus. Probably not one in twenty of our own residents knows what or where it is. But it has been in existence for nearly 90 years and has provided exercise, thrills and teenage romance for thousands, writes DR ROBIN […]