Local favourite heritage site · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Blesbok Colliery
Blesbok Colliery is a heritage site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Blesbok Colliery: 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 Blesbok Colliery
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 Blesbok Colliery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -26.00457, 29.45763. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Blesbok Colliery
- Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) · church · Mpumalanga · ~34 km · Must-see
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~43 km · Must-see
- Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~11 km
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~23 km
- Witbank Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~25 km
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~29 km
- Rietfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~58 km
- Rhenosterpoort Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~72 km
- Trichardtsfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~73 km
- Schoongezicht Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~3 km
- Bankfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~5 km
- Douglas Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Marlothnews · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~14 km
- Goedehoop Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~15 km
- Klipbank Mine · fort · Mpumalanga · ~16 km
- Mac's Creek Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~16 km
- Springbok Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~19 km
- Eikeboom Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~21 km
Other forts & heritage near Blesbok Colliery
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~43 km · Must-see
- Blaauboschkraal Stone Ruins · fort · Mpumalanga · ~119 km · Must-see
- baKoni Ruins · fort · Mpumalanga · ~118 km
- Stephanus Johannes Roos · fort · Limpopo · ~126 km
- Schoongezicht Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~3 km
- Douglas Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Goedehoop Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~15 km
- Klipbank Mine · fort · Mpumalanga · ~16 km
- Springbok Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~19 km
- Eikeboom Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~21 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Blesbok Colliery?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Blesbok Colliery?
Nearby: Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) (church, 34 km), Fort Merensky (fort, 43 km), Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve (sanctuary, 11 km), Witbank Dam (lake, 23 km), Witbank Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 25 km), Athlone Dam (lake, 29 km).