Melkbos

Melkbos is a beautiful seaside town of 12,000 people (2011) on the north-western fringe of the Cape Town Metropolis. It is well known for its tranquility, wide white beach, water-sports and west-coast hospitality. It is an easy getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. The village, named after the milkwood trees growing to its north, is washed by the Atlantic ocean on its west side and has the Blouberg mountain on its eastern side. Its full name is Melkbosstrand, but most people refer to it as Melkbos.

Get in
From Cape Town, travel north on the R27 (the west coast road) past Milnerton and Tableview. Turn left at the traffic lights just after Atlantic Beach golf course. The highly touristic West Coast Region officially begins at Melkbosstrand with the "Cape to Namibia" scenic highway N7 and the West Coast Route R27 starting off there.

The MyCiTi Rapid Transit route T03 goes to Melbos.

Get around
Nearby suburbs of Cape Town are:
 * Parklands,
 * Blouberg,
 * Table view &
 * Milnerton

See

 * Beach
 * Atlantic Beach Golf Course

Do
All kinds of water sports are popular, including surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, bodyboarding, swimming and boating.

Go next

 * Namaqualand - The world-famous Spring (September) Wild Flowers area begins in the outlying fields of Melkbosstrand, and stretches all the way to the Namaqualand region. See the official West Coast Tourism website for more information.
 * West Coast National Park - known for its birdlife and flowers. Within the park is a major historical manor house, Geelbek (named after a local wild duck species) and once upon a time a playground for the Johannesburg mining aristocracy of the 1900s. Not very far, in a quiet vale, lies the beautifully preserved De Groene Kloof Mission of Mamre, established in 1808 and still serving the local community of faithful.