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Things to do in Bathurst

6 curated things to do in Bathurst, Eastern Cape — hand-picked and kept current by Out & About SA. Updated August 2026.

Out & About SA lists 6 things to do in Bathurst, in the Sunshine Coast & Makhanda. They span Museum / Heritage, Culture / Art and Landmark / Sightseeing. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Eastern Cape things to do guide.

Bathurst Agricultural Museum

Museum / Heritage

Sunshine Coast & Makhanda

Displays vintage farm machinery, tractors and tools reflecting 1820 Settler farming heritage

Bathurst Toposcope

Museum / Heritage

Sunshine Coast & Makhanda

A hilltop monument marking the survey point from which 1820 Settler parties were allocated their land

Pig and Whistle Inn

Culture / Art

Sunshine Coast & Makhanda

One of South Africa's oldest continuously licensed pubs, dating to the 1830s in the settler village of Bathurst

St John's Anglican Church

Museum / Heritage

Sunshine Coast & Makhanda

Historic 1830s settler church, one of the oldest Anglican churches in the country

The Big Pineapple

Landmark / Sightseeing

Sunshine Coast & Makhanda

A giant 16.5-metre fibreglass pineapple with a viewing deck celebrating the district's pineapple farming

The Toposcope

Landmark / Sightseeing

Sunshine Coast & Makhanda

Hilltop monument and viewpoint marking the allotment of the 1820 Settler farms

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