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Great Brak River

Great Brak River

A village on the Garden Route in the Western Cape, Great Brak lies alongside the Great Brak River and is found midway between George and Mossel Bay. Many of the residential and holiday homes for sale are situated around the estuary and generally are constructed out of timber frames. Close enough to the major towns, Great Brak makes for a peaceful escape from busy city life, while still having access to the necessary amenities and entertainment that bigger towns offer.

The town of Groot Brak River will always be associated with Charles Searle, who was awarded the tender to build a bridge across the river to the island. He settled on the farm Voorbrug and set up a shop, watermill and woolwashing business. Later, he opened a shoe factory, which was to become the backbone of Great Brak River’s commercial industry. Those who buy property in Groot Brak do so for holiday and