Local favourite heritage site · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Springbok Collieries
Springbok Collieries is a heritage site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Springbok Collieries: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Springbok Collieries
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Springbok Collieries — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -26.08461, 29.33229. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Springbok Collieries
- Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) · church · Mpumalanga · ~47 km · Must-see
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~55 km · Must-see
- Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~18 km
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~21 km
- Witbank Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~28 km
- Rietfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~41 km
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~42 km
- Trichardtsfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~58 km
- Rhenosterpoort Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~66 km
- Ezemvelo Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~73 km
- New Clydesdale Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~8 km
- Albion Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Goedehoop Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Atcom East Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Douglas Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Transvall Navigation Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~12 km
- Marlothnews · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~13 km
- Travistock Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~13 km
Other forts & heritage near Springbok Collieries
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~55 km · Must-see
- Blaauboschkraal Stone Ruins · fort · Mpumalanga · ~138 km · Must-see
- baKoni Ruins · fort · Mpumalanga · ~137 km
- Erasmus Castle · fort · Gauteng · ~139 km
- Stephanus Johannes Roos · fort · Limpopo · ~143 km
- Fort Klapperkop Museum · fort · Gauteng · ~147 km
- General Louis Botha · fort · Gauteng · ~148 km
- Nelson Mandela Statue · fort · Gauteng · ~148 km
- Delville Wood Memorial · fort · Gauteng · ~148 km
- National Heritage Monument · fort · Gauteng · ~148 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Springbok Collieries?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Springbok Collieries?
Nearby: Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) (church, 47 km), Fort Merensky (fort, 55 km), Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve (sanctuary, 18 km), Witbank Dam (lake, 21 km), Witbank Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 28 km), Rietfontein Dam (lake, 41 km).