Barnard Self-Catering Apartments

Barnard Self-Catering Apartments are situated in the center of town (The Village) and features five different accommodation options, with a inverter which will supply lights, Tv, Wi-Fi, cell phone charging etc. Free Wi-Fi, BBQ facilities and free secured private parking. For added convenience, the property provides towels and bed linen. Supply own beach towels. If you would like to discover the area: Canal Boats Tours, hiking, surfing, cycling and fishing are St Francis well known for . Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St Francis is 8 km from Barnard Self-Catering Apartments, while The Village Square Shopping Centre is 400 meters(walking distance) from the property. The nearest airport is Port Elizabeth International Airport, 76 km from the accommodation. Popular events during the year: Canoe Championships, Calamari Festival, Choka Run, Brandy Festival, Wine On Water Festival, St Francis Bowling Club, the Squash Court and St Francis Golf Course and The Links have many events during the year.

Area Info

Touted as the countries answer to ‘Little Venice’, St Francis Bay lies just 90 kilometers west of Port Elizabeth a series of little man made canals and waterways that lend themselves perfectly to boating, swimming and other water sports. Trails for runners and hikers. Cocks Comb Mountain range visible.

St Francis Bay is the playground of surfers, dolphins, whales and the wealthy, the bay magnificent with a white sandy St Francis Bay beach that offers some of the safest bathing on the coast and some fine opportunities to fish on the rocks. Surfers flock here, for its waves, called Bruce's Beauties; and the fabulous beaches are surrounded by nature reserves, making them alive with the calls of birds and an incredible escape from the city lifestyle that suits most of us. The Addo Elephant Park is close enough to visit in a day.

It gets pretty tricky around here to remember just which St Francis you’re in. The bay includes Port St Francis, St Francis Bay, Cape St Francis and Oyster Bay. St Francis Bay lies alongside Cape St Francis at the estuary of the Kromme River, navigable for about 10 kilometers with many twists and turns that make it an amazing stretch along which to boat. St Francis also boasts with a deep sea Harbour and Moorings for boat owners as well as a busy commercial Chokka Harbour

Essentially a little holiday village, St Francis Bay includes a marina and a wonderful collection of white-walled thatched homes set right on the waters of the canals. The small boat harbour here offers sheltered anchorage for fishing vessels and other ocean going vessels, and each home has its own mooring.

The St Francis Lighthouse, erected to warn ships of the reef out beyond Sea Point, almost a kilometer out to sea, marking one of the ‘corners’ of the African coast. The Irma Booysen Flora Reserve lies close by and offers some wonderful opportunities to see local fynbos and bird watching. The rest of your time is given to pleasure, eco and river cruises, surfing, swimming and fishing. Enjoying the good life, sitting on the rocks with a local Beer brewed in our own St Francis Brewery watching the sun set over the ocean.