Interview and programme: Schreiner Festival 2015, Cradock

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Lisa Antrobus (photo: Etienne van Heerden)

Lisa Antrobus talks to Naomi Meyer about this year's Schreiner Festival in Cradock.

Lisa, for any latecomers – please give our readers one reason why they should grab their toothbrushes and visit the Schreiner Festival this weekend?

It is small and intimate and a fabulous way to meet and mingle with famous writers from all over the world! We have guest speakers from Scotland, England and Australia this year.

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Cradock (photo: Etienne van Heerden)

What are the costs to attend the festival, and is there still any space in any guesthouse ...? Please let us know some practicalities?

Our aim is to be really affordable. To attend all the activities, talks, walks, tours and plays (about 20 in total) will cost less than R700 per person! Die Tuishuise and Victoria Manor have a festival accommodation special for R400 pp sharing BB.

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Victoria Manor (photo: Etienne van Heerden)

Anything else to do in Cradock besides the festival?

Here is a summary of what one can do in Cradock:

Nature

Adventure and Sport

Culture and History

Mountain Zebra National Park

White Water Rafting

Schreiner House Museum

Tsolwana National Park (Tarkastad)

Canoeing

Fish River Museum

Birdwatching and Stargazing

Tubing

Xhosa Cultural Village

Predators, Wildcats 7–9 am and 5–7 pm

Walking Trails

Cradock Four Memorial

Egg Rock (8 km from town)

Abseiling

San Etchings (27 km from town)

Sundowners on Oukop or Eerstekrans

Mountain Biking

Graveyard and/or Ghost Tour

Farm Tours

4x4 Trails

Town and/or Township Tour

Restorative

Horse Riding

Ubuntu Talk and/or Basic Xhosa

Dance and Drama

Tennis and Squash

Stoep Stories and/or Xhosa Folklore

African Hum and Sun Massage

Golf – 9 Holes

Xhosa Singing and/or Huiskonsert

Head Massages

Flyfishing

Genealogy


Where can one stay in town?

Stay

Die Tuishuise, www.tuishuise.co.za
Albert House, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Albert-House-Cradock-Eastern-Cape-South-Africa/217027459186
White Rose, http://www.thewhiteroseguesthouse.com
Nietgenaamd, 0822579249
Lowlands Estate, http://www.lowlandscountryhouse.co.za.

 

2015 Programme Summary

Programme 2015 PDF

See photos from a previous festival

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