Attractions in Williston
Distances are from the town centre.
Williston Museum - Williston, Northern cape
Originally the Williston Museum had been erected as a church building for the so called coloured community. The property had been purchased in 1879 for twenty five pounds sterling and it was the following year that Missionary P Sterrenberg chaired the meeting which commissioned the building of th...
Williston Mall - Williston, Northern Cape
The Williston Mall, located in Williston in the Northern Cape, serves as a vital retail hub for this small town and the surrounding region. This modest shopping center caters to the local community by offering a range of essential services and retail options. The mall includes a selection of shop...
Williston Winter Festival - Williston, Northern Cape
The Williston Winter Festival is held in the little town of Williston in the Northern Cape. This festival is an annual event on the agricultural showgrounds. One of the attractions is the 21km race. There is so much to see and do for the whole family. There is live music, competitions galore from...
Williston Dutch Reformed Church - Williston, Northern Cape
The Williston Dutch Reformed Church embodies one hundred years of local church history in a sandstone building. Built from sandstone that was chiselled out of the hill behind the current hospital the Williston Dutch Reformed Church was built by Mr van der Hoven. The corner stone was laid on the 2...
Corbelled Houses - Williston, Northern Cape
Corbelled houses are a distinctive form of rural architecture found in the arid regions of the Karoo, particularly around the towns of Fraserburg, Carnarvon, and Williston in South Africa. These unique structures were built by early settlers, mainly in the 19th century, using a technique that dat...
Williston Anglo-Boer War Blockhouse - Northern Cape
During the Anglo-Boer War the British troops built a line of blockhouses from Victoria West to Lambert's Bay which was known as the cross-country line. The line stretched a span of almost 6000 kilometres with a blockhouse every 400 metres. This was quite an undertaking and cost the British over o...