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Rawsonville was founded in 1858 and named after William Rawson. It is a small farming community in the Breede River Valley. Rawsonville might be little, but it lies in a prime spot to explore surrounding vineyards - there are thirteen wine and brandy cellars within a radius of ten kilometres, and is part of the popular Route 62. Along its western flank runs the Klein Drakenstein that wends its way through the Slanghoek Valley where various cellars litter the R43 towards Ceres. On its eastern side several wineries line the banks of the Breede River, and the R60 to Robertson even more so.
The wine in this region was initially produced by co-operative cellars that focused primarily on producing sweet wines in bulk. Today individual wine growers create award winning red, dry white and sweet wine varieties and scenery to take your breath away
Popular for its wine routes Rawsonville also hosts the annual Breedekloof extreme sports festival and has a huge variety of activities to choose from such as, hiking, trout fishing, golfing, horse riding, game drives and quad biking. For the more adventurous there is boating, canoeing and white river rafting
Come and enjoy the ever popular Tin House restaurant with freshly made delicious food cook by the owner and sample a selection of popular local wines or have a relaxed breakfast or lunch at the Opstal Landgoed situated in the Slanghoek Valley, only 10km from Rawsonville.
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