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Things to do in Pilgrim's Rest

8 curated things to do in Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumalanga — hand-picked and kept current by Out & About SA. Updated August 2026.

Out & About SA lists 8 things to do in Pilgrim's Rest, in the Panorama & Escarpment. They span Museum / Heritage and Landmark / Sightseeing. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Mpumalanga things to do guide.

Alanglade House Museum

Museum / Heritage

Panorama & Escarpment

The restored Edwardian mine manager's residence furnished in early-20th-century style, open for guided tours

Diggings Site Museum

Museum / Heritage

Panorama & Escarpment

Open-air museum at the original alluvial diggings with gold-panning demonstrations

Dredzen Shop & House Museum

Museum / Heritage

Panorama & Escarpment

Preserved early-1900s general dealer store and dwelling

Pilgrim's & Sabie News Printing Museum

Museum / Heritage

Panorama & Escarpment

Historic printing works displaying the original presses of the local newspaper

Pilgrim's Rest

Museum / Heritage

Panorama & Escarpment

A preserved 1870s gold-rush town declared a national monument, with restored period buildings and museums

Robber's Grave

Landmark / Sightseeing

Panorama & Escarpment

Old goldfields cemetery known for its single north-south 'Robber's Grave'

Robber's Pass

Landmark / Sightseeing

Panorama & Escarpment

A historic mountain pass between Pilgrim's Rest and Ohrigstad, site of famous gold-coach robberies

St Mary's Anglican Church

Landmark / Sightseeing

Panorama & Escarpment

Historic corrugated-iron church from the gold-rush era with a notable pipe organ

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