INTRODUCTION

The 200 hectare farm known as Die Bos, bordering the N2 highway in Somerset West, Western Cape (30 km from Cape Town), is being carefully re-developed into an entire and complete secure town called HERITAGE PARK.

Its new name conveys the historic legacy of the land dating back to 1703 when it was first granted as private land. The Morkel family acquired it in 1718 and farmed it for five generations. The ancient Cape Dutch homestead and oldest dove cote in South Africa are a tribute to its past yet without compromising this antiquity, we move into the future to create a new era for this land.

After many years in a dormant state the land will create employment for around 6000 people and homes for a whole new community. The natural beauty of the area will not suffer as existing woodlands and mountain streams will be retained while landscaping and beautification around the developments will ensure a pleasing environment.

The town, like any other, will have schools, shops, offices, places of worship, parks and houses. The difference is that the whole town will be secured by an electrified perimeter fence monitored by the town's own security force. The concept of whole town fortification has been with us since medieval times and it seems appropriate to take a leaf out of our past and install it into a safe future.

Click on Heritage Park to view the proposed development framework.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GEORGE HAZELDEN ON TELEPHONE NUMBER: +27 (0)21 852 5646 georgehazelden@mweb.co.za
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