Kleinmond Attractions

The coast road (R44) which runs north from Betty's Bay to Gordon's Bay (40km/25m) is of outstanding scenic beauty. Mile-long sandy beaches alternate with stretches of rugged cliffs, and there are wide views over False Bay with the Cape Peninsula in the background.

A side road goes off R 44 to Cape Hangklip (453m/1486ft), at the east end of False Bay, with a lighthouse, a number of holiday houses and a hotel.

11km/7mi west of Kleinmond is the little holiday resort of Betty's Bay, named after Betty Youlden, daughter of a landowner in the years before the Second World War. This charmingly situated little place consists almost exclusively of privately owned holiday homes.

At Betty's Bay is the only penguin reserve on the mainland: on Stony Point is a colony of rare jackass penguins.