Sedgefield - South Africa, Garden Route

Sedgefield

This is a much laid back little town in the Garden Route. Its icon is a tortoise and is Africa's first Slow Town affiliated to Cittaslow in Italy. They have a “Go Slow” festival each year. The other thing that it is known for country wide and even internationally is the Saturday Markets.

It started off with the Wild Oats Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings under the shade of Myrtle trees, but has grown out of its borders and is now three markets walking distance from each other. Next to it is the Island Flea market also open on Saturday mornings and then the Scarab Village that has permanent as well as day stalls. Scarab Village is partly open 7 days a week. One of the fun things about this markets is you can bring your best friend along. Dogs are welcome.

 

Sedgefield however is part of a nature reserve and the Sedgefield lagoon is an estuary that springs from  Swartvlei lake, with its curling course along the side of Sedgefield. Here is a lot of picnic spots along the river with fishing, canoeing, swimming, bird watching and riverside walks.

The cape seahorse or Knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. It lives in the Keurbooms River in Plettenberg Bay throughout the Knysna lagoon and up to Swartvlei in Sedgefield. The limited range of this seahorse puts it at great risk. It feeds on zooplankton and brine shrimp