The Hermanus Whale Festival, the only Enviro-Arts Festival in South Africa, is held annually to celebrate the return of the Southern Right whales to the waters of Walker Bay and the arrival of spring!

The whales, always the star performers and headline act, will be accompanied by supporting acts including: musicians, crafters, sporting celebrities, thousands of visitors and more.

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This year the festival runs from Friday the 24^th of September 2010 until Tuesday the 28^th of September 2010.

To book your room at The Marine - over the Whale Festival - click here.

The Birkenhead Brewery, in Stanford (just outside Hermanus), was the first wine and brewery estate in the Southern Hemisphere.

At the Birkenhead Brewery they brew the following beers:

• Premium Lager
• Pride (Old English Bitter)
• Honey Blonde Ale
• Chocolate Malt Stout
• Birkenhead Pilsner
• Troopship Cider

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Beer tours are available from Wednesdays to Fridays (11h00- 15h00), and beer tastings take place Wednesdays to Sundays (11h00 to 17h00).

The Birkenhead Brewery is a wonderful experience and definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area.

On the 21^st of September 2010 the latest Ardmore Ceramic Art Collection - in conjunction with Charles Greig and The Collection by Liz McGrath - will be launched at an invitation only opening.

The collection - entitled Travellers of Africa - captures the imagination of the artists and in doing so portrays the previously unrecorded stories, myths and fantasies of the African traveller.

The exceptional Travellers of Africa Ardmore collection will also be showcased at Charles Greig in Hyde Park, The Cellars-Hohenort, The Marine and The Plettenberg.