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About Gateway Ventersdorp!

Attractions and Historical Sites in Ventersdorp:

Eye of the Schoonspruit River: This is one of many river eyes in the area. It is 6km from Ventersdorp on the road to Koster. The town depends on its water for human consumption. The water level stays constant, even during dry seasons. It was from here that the first mineral water was bottled in South Africa, under the label "Schoonspruit".

Water Mill: is situated in Hendrik Potgieter no.6. It was built by Mr Richard Carew Wilson 1865. The Schoonspruit used to pass here. The mill was used to grind mielies for maize meal. The building was built out of mud and clay bricks and it is still standing now. Mr Wilson was born in 1840 and died in 1916. The 6th generation is still living in the house where the mill was built.

Swartland Caves: The caves are on the farm of Willem Boshoff. The roar of the water can be heard from deep within.

The Schoonspruit: originates 3 kilometers north of Ventersdorp from the vast dolomite formations and flows through the peat mosses and reed beds to the south. The Schoonspruit Distillers, being in the hard of the highveld grain producing area, obtains its raw products for manufacturing of whiskey from the surrounding agricultural community and purchases its wine for the manufacturing of brandy from the wine cellers in South Africa. These products are then distilled according to the legally prescribed processes and matured for the manufacturing of malt whiskey and pot stilled brandy. The two pot stills and large cellar area offer sufficient production and storage capacity for the next decade's projected production.

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