Malmesbury Attractions

Malmesbury is the center of South Africa's largest wheat-growing area, situated in the region north of Cape Town known as Swartland (so called because of the dark color of its fertile soil), which produces wheat.

Malmesbury grew up round a mineral spring which produces sulfurous water at a temperature of 32°C/90°F. The first settlers established themselves here in 1744. The settlement was given its present name in 1829 during a visit by the Governor of the Cape, who named it after his father-in-law the Earl of Malmesbury. The spring is no longer used for medicinal purposes.