Local favourite heritage site · Mpumalanga, South Africa
Douglas Colliery
Douglas Colliery is a heritage site in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas Colliery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -26.03475, 29.39304. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Douglas Colliery
- Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) · church · Mpumalanga · ~39 km · Must-see
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~47 km · Must-see
- Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Witbank Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~19 km
- Witbank Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~23 km
- Athlone Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~34 km
- Rietfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~51 km
- Trichardtsfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~67 km
- Rhenosterpoort Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~67 km
- Ezemvelo Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Gauteng · ~73 km
- Schoongezicht Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Blesbok Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Goedehoop Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Springbok Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Mac's Creek Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Marlothnews · sanctuary · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Bankfontein Dam · lake · Mpumalanga · ~13 km
- Wolwekrans Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~16 km
Other forts & heritage near Douglas Colliery
- Fort Merensky · fort · Mpumalanga · ~47 km · Must-see
- Blaauboschkraal Stone Ruins · fort · Mpumalanga · ~128 km · Must-see
- baKoni Ruins · fort · Mpumalanga · ~127 km
- Stephanus Johannes Roos · fort · Limpopo · ~134 km
- Erasmus Castle · fort · Gauteng · ~145 km
- Schoongezicht Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Blesbok Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~9 km
- Goedehoop Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Springbok Collieries · fort · Mpumalanga · ~10 km
- Wolwekrans Colliery · fort · Mpumalanga · ~16 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Douglas Colliery?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Douglas Colliery?
Nearby: Nederduitse Gerformeerde Kerk Middelburg (Witkerk) (church, 39 km), Fort Merensky (fort, 47 km), Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve (sanctuary, 10 km), Witbank Dam (lake, 19 km), Witbank Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 23 km), Athlone Dam (lake, 34 km).