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 St James is a small village situated between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay on the False Bay coast. The beach area is characterized by colorful Victorian bathing boxes and a tidal pool and is very popular with locals, and in summer holidays is packed with a variety of people and their children. The beach is well sheltered from the notorious winds of Cape Town and is accessible by public transport as St James train station is at the beach. The views over False Bay are magnificent especially from Boyes Drive. Whales are often spotted (June to November) and Boyes Drive has some excellent viewing spots.
The residential suburb, very close to Rhodes’ cottage, is much sought after and many of the homes date back to the time when the Cape was a colony of the Victorian empire. St James is named after the St James Roman Catholic Church, built in 1858 for the Filipino fishermen of Kalk Bay, just up the road....
Danger beach, the other little beach of St James, was used in the whaling industry during the early 1800s, as a place to haul carcasses. Kalk Bay is within walking distance and offers a further delightful ambling opportunity, through cobbled streets and a main road lined with an eclectic mix of antique and bookshops, restaurants, coffee bistros and clothing boutiques.
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