Hout Bay BeachSpendid white beach, freshest seafood and plenty of space
Fancy a fabulous day out at Hout Bay Beach? Looking for great seafood places in Hout Bay? Then this page is for you... Hout Bay is one of the popular seaside villages to the South of Cape Town and located only a fifteen minutes drive to the south of Cape Town City Centre. The sprawling fisherman's village which calls itself proudly "Republic of Hout Bay" and even has got its own consulate, still offers a very relaxed holiday atmosphere and features on many travel magazines and shows around the world.
So even in winter, when the sun is out and feels warm as in summer, make sure you explore Hout Bay Beach or one of the other fabulous Cape Town beaches . The beach in Hout Bay is a great place to laze in the sun, take your suntan lotion, take some towels, your surf board or beach ball and go for a nice day out at the wide sandy beach between the Mariners Wharf and Hout Bay’s Victoria Road which leads up Chapman’s Peak Drive .
The beach is well populated in summer and on weekends but never too busy and in winter it is pretty quiet even on the weekends as you can see in my picture which was taken in July 2009. Cape Town Visitors, Tourists, Cape Town expats and Capetonians enjoy the wide shallow beach at Hout Bay and the white dunes which shelter the beach from northerly wind. Kids of all colours are playing together in the sand and splash in the water and enjoy having their friends around at children’s beach parties like here at Hout Bay Beach with Mariner’s Wharf and the Hout Bay Harbour in the Background.
This picture was taken on the eastern end of Hout Bay Beach. You can walk along the beach to but midway have to take a few steps through the Disa River which forms a tidal lagoon to reach to the other side of the beach. Walk along the white sand dunes at the beach or enjoy the sun setting over the Atantic Ocean. Restaurants at Hout Bay BeachFor a real seafood feast you have to go to one of the restaurants at Hout Bay Beach.At the Harbourside you will find the excellent Mariner’s Wharf Restaurant, the "Wharfside Grill", where you can get real authentic Seafood Chowder, enjoy their delicious seafood basket and other great seafood delicacies.
If you wander down the Harbour there is also the lovely Lookout Restaurant in the Yacht club where you not only can enjoy great salads and fish and chips but also the most tasty seafood platters. Here you will sit right next to the Ocean on a deck and watch the yachts in the harbour moving up and down with the waves and will have this splendid view of the village and the Hout Bay Harbour.
If you are on the eastern side of the beach, the Chapman’s Peak side you will find the very popular Dunes Restaurant. This is a great place for families as they have a huge enclosed playground next to the restaurant. There is a lively atmosphere and on weekends you will have to be prepared to wait for a table. Other Fish and Chips Stalls are located at the Harbour, of which Snoekies and Fish on the Rocks are the most popular.
Facilities at HoutBay BeachYou will find some shopping facilities as well as the fish market at the Fisherman’s Wharf and for more shopping you have to go to the Hout Bay Village or Hout Bay's "Mainstream Shopping Centre" where you will find plenty of stores from Groceries to book and toy shops.And how about some yummy ice-cream in a chocolate dipped sugar cone at "Mozart" in the Mainstream Shopping Centre. Many medical centres are located in Hout Bay’s Main Street, Victoria Avenue. There are toilet facilities at either end of the beach and plenty of parking at both ends of the beach at supervised parking areas.
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