Must-see church · Eastern Cape, South Africa
St Matthews
St Matthews is a church in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
St Matthews: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit St Matthews
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach St Matthews — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -32.65071, 27.18346. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St Matthews
- Hogsback Mountain · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~22 km · Must-see
- Amathole Museum · museum · Eastern Cape · ~40 km · Must-see
- Laing Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~55 km · Must-see
- Katberg Pass · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~68 km · Must-see
- Great Fish River Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Eastern Cape · ~69 km · Must-see
- Mount Kempt · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~10 km
- Gubu Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~12 km
- Sandile's Cave · cave · Eastern Cape · ~15 km
- Maden Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~18 km
- The Hogsback · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~20 km
- Rooikrantz Dam · lake · Eastern Cape · ~21 km
- Ntaba kaNdoda - National Monument of the Republic of Ciskei · fort · Eastern Cape · ~22 km
- Fort Cox · fort · Eastern Cape · ~24 km
- Redcliff Waterfall · waterfall · Eastern Cape · ~26 km
- Madonna and Child Falls · waterfall · Eastern Cape · ~27 km
- Bridal Veils Fall · waterfall · Eastern Cape · ~27 km
- 39 Steps Waterfall · waterfall · Eastern Cape · ~31 km
- Gaika’s Kop · viewpoint · Eastern Cape · ~31 km
Other churches near St Matthews
- Queens Park Zoological Gardens · church · Eastern Cape · ~98 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George · church · Eastern Cape · ~119 km · Must-see
- NG Kerk Tarkastad · church · Eastern Cape · ~141 km · Must-see
- NG gemeente Adelaide · church · Eastern Cape · ~104 km
- Christ the King Cathedral · church · Eastern Cape · ~110 km
- Stuart Memorial · church · Eastern Cape · ~5 km
- Third St. John's Apostolic Church of Prophecy · church · Eastern Cape · ~5 km
- B. J. Makhwenkwe Methodist Church · church · Eastern Cape · ~6 km
- Burnshill Mission Church · church · Eastern Cape · ~23 km
- New Dimension Of Life Church, Dimbaza · church · Eastern Cape · ~25 km
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Frequently asked
Is St Matthews open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for St Matthews yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit St Matthews?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near St Matthews?
Nearby: Hogsback Mountain (viewpoint, 22 km), Amathole Museum (museum, 40 km), Laing Dam (lake, 55 km), Katberg Pass (viewpoint, 68 km), Great Fish River Nature Reserve (sanctuary, 69 km), Mount Kempt (viewpoint, 10 km).
Is St Matthews worth visiting?
St Matthews is listed as a must-see church in South Africa on Spotwander.