Bedford

Find property for sale in Bedford, a small town found in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that was established in the mid 1800s. The town developed when Sir Andries Stockenstroom sold parts of his farm to raise funds for the restoration of his library, which had been burnt down by British soldiers after he attempted to broker peace during the frontier wars. The properties for sale in Bedford include residential houses and homes, smallholdings and farms, as well as vacant land plots and stands to buy.

Located on the southern perimeter of the Winterberg Mountain range, Bedford lies in the ‘smaldeel’, which is a narrow strip of grassland that runs laterally from Fort Beaufort to Somerset East. Those who buy property here will soon discover that the area is renowned for its sweet grass and is regarded as an artist’s haven and retirement village.

Bedford suffered a