Arniston Attractions 
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24km/15mi southeast of Bredasdorp is the fishing village of Arniston or Waenhuiskrans. Some of the old fishermen's cottages have been carefully restored, and a luxurious modern holiday village has been built in the same style. Arniston's great attraction is a long, lonely sandy beach.
The village takes its name from a British ship which was wrecked on the nearby cliffs in 1815 with the loss of 372 lives. Its other name of Waenhuiskrans comes from a huge sea-cave 2km/1.25mi south (accessible only at low tide). There are many striking rock formations, the result of erosion by the sea, along this stretch of coast.
The village takes its name from a British ship which was wrecked on the nearby cliffs in 1815 with the loss of 372 lives. Its other name of Waenhuiskrans comes from a huge sea-cave 2km/1.25mi south (accessible only at low tide). There are many striking rock formations, the result of erosion by the sea, along this stretch of coast.
