Local Events/Happenings

Being one of the most beautiful places in South Africa, Hilton looks down from the hills onto the City of Pietermaritzburg. The forests and hills attract many sports like running, cycling - mountain biking and downhill, hiking, off road motorbiking and horse riding. Bancroft B & B is on the doorstep of World’s View a recently named world biking hotspot. Our son Ryan has teamed up with our home grown off road champ William Gillet and takes various off road motorbike tours through the forests sometimes nearly all the way to Lesotho. Below are some of the many annual events in Pietermaritzburg:

The Dusi Canoe Marathon 17th – 19th Jan 09 : www.dusi.co.za/

The Midmar Mile : 6th & 7th Feb 09 : www.midmarmile.co.za/

The Kaarkloof Classic Mountainbike Festival 8th – 10th May 09 : www.kaarkloofclassic.co.za/raceprog.php

The Comrades Marathon: 24th May 09 : www.comrades.com/

Nashua Art in the Park always held at the end of May : www.african-artists.co.za/Art%20in%20The%20Park.htm

The Royal Agricultural Show : 22nd-31st May 09 : www.royalshow.co.za

The Garden & Leisure Show : 3rd-5th Oct 09 : www.royalshow.co.za/upload/Garden%20Show/South%20Coast%20Tourism.pdf-

Cars in the Park : 17th May : www.dyna.co.za/cars/events.htm

Open Gardens – Every year the citizens of Pietermaritzburg (also called the Flower City) open their beautiful gardens to the public to share their love of gardening and inspire the rest of us. www.pmbtourism.co.za/18.Parks_and_Gardens.html

The Hilton Arts Festival: at Hilton College : 12-14th Sept 09 (dates to be confirmed) www.hilton.kzn.school.za/bw2/witness%20arts%20fest.htm

Then too….not to forget our Midlands meander which offer some of the best crafters in the country – cheese makers, iron mongers, leather workers, stained glass window makers, embroiderers, rug makers, kite makers, shoe makers and the list goes on and on … restaurants, coffee shops, artists, potters, scultpors, painters ahhhh! Arm yourself with a Midlands Meander brochure from Bancroft B & B and enjoy the weekend. www.midlandsmeander.co.za/