Breaking news – read all about it! We are back to celebrating our fabulous beachfront cottages every month. Welcome to Cottage of the Month. Cottage 17 is the new kid on the block at Seaside Cottages. It’s a fabulous original, one-bedroom cottage made for the perfect couple’s beach getaway. We love it because it features tasteful interiors designed for elegance and comfort. In fact, Cottage 17 is so stylish, one would expect...
Freedom Day in Fish Hoek 2024
Posted on Sat April 6, 2024.
Freedom Day is a holiday when South Africans celebrate the end of apartheid rule and the first non-racial election in South Africa.
In Fish Hoek, we honour our freedom as South Africans, to be at liberty to live safely and in happiness. That’s why Seaside Cottages recognises Freedom Day and we invite all locals to come and experience the best time of the year in Cape Town.
Freedom Day in South Africa is an important date on our calendar to honour the brave people who fought for the nation’s freedom. It’s also Autumn in Fish Hoek and we have so much to tell you!
Did you know that 2024 is the 30th anniversary of South Africa's inaugural democratic elections, a pivotal moment in our history? That was 1994 when President Nelson Mandela came into power as our first Black President! Yes, April 27, 1994, marked the dawn of a new era with South Africa's first post-apartheid national elections, where all citizens, regardless of race, exercised their right to vote.
Freedom Day serves as a poignant reminder of our duty to protect our rights as human beings and as free South Africans – and we all need to rise and fight corruption and injustice. It’s time to confront uncomfortable truths and ask ourselves whether we are truly free when poverty and inequality persist. We are the people and we want jobs, services and social justice for all.
Seaside Cottages is the right place to stay during the Freedom Day Public Holiday. Join us to visit Fish Hoek Beach for long walks, swim in the False Bay ocean and watch fishermen pulling in their lines. Just a short walk away, over the railway line, is a choice of funky restaurants serving fresh seafood, rich Italian pasta and pizzas, spicy curries and traditional South African meals.
Further Reading
Cottage of the Month - Cottage 17
Wed April 22, 2026
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What Does April Mean to YOU?
Tue April 7, 2026
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There’s something quietly magical about April in Fish Hoek. It doesn’t arrive with a bang or a blazing statement. Instead, it slips in gently, like the whiff of fresh wors braaiing on an early evening fire when the wind picks up along the shore. Seaside Cottages is waiting for your call. So… what does April mean to you? For some, April is that in-between month - the one that doesn’t quite know...
It is Your Human Right to Enjoy Seaside Cottages this March 2026
Thu March 12, 2026
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Every year, as summer slowly softens into autumn and the golden light of March settles across South Africa, the country pauses. March is Human Rights Month in our country, a time when the nation reflects on the long and difficult road to freedom, dignity, and equality. Most people take a day off on Human Rights Day, 21 March, a public holiday commemorating how far we have all travelled as a nation. Here...
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