page_title: Pringle Bay
hierarchical_section_title: Pringle Bay
caption_attribution_description: Afrikaans: In die paar jaar dat ons hierdie wonderlike kusdorpie net 'n uur van Kaapstad besoek het, het Pringlebaai ons hart gesteel. In die afgelope twintig jaar was daar aansienlike veranderinge. Dit het naamlik gegroei van slegs enkele huise sonder elektrisiteit of teerpaaie tot 'n vakansieplek geskik vir alle ouderdomme. Swem in die riviermonding is warm en veilig vir kleuters terwyl ouer kinders die meer robuuste deining van Valsbaai se golwe verkies. Naweke word baie duikers, rubberbootjies en kajakke opgemerk wat hul kwota kreef in die baai vang, een van die wonderlike duikplekke vir hierdie aktiwiteit. 'n Uitstekende plek om die ontspannendste naweek deur te bring ... English: We have fallen in love with Pringle Bay in the few years that we have been coming to this wonderful seaside village only an hour away from Cape Town. There has been considerable change over the last twenty years or so, growing from only a few houses with no electricity or tarred roads to a holiday place suitable for all ages. Swimming in the river mouth is warm and safe for the toddlers with the older kids preferring the more robust boarding in the waves of false bay. Weekends will see many divers, rubber ducks and kayaks in the bay catching their quota of crayfish in one of the great diving spots for this activity. A great place to spend the most relaxing weekend you could have...
context_page_description: Pringle Bay is a small coastal village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, in South Africa. It is situated at the foot of Hangklip, on the opposite side of False Bay from Cape Point. The town and surrounds are part of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Heritage Site. The bay is named after Rear-Admiral Thomas Pringle, of the Royal Navy, who commanded the naval station at the Cape in the late 1790s.
  Situated between Betty's Bay and Gordon's Bay, many of the houses in the small community are only used as holiday houses by their owners. It is accessed by the R44, which connects it to the N2.
  Pringle Bay is well known for the Hangklip that leans out to sea and marks the eastern end of False Bay. The Hangklip Mountain at 484m above sea level is packed with numerous natural caves, and was once a refuge for bandits and slaves escaping their Dutch masters, hence the mountain cave being named “Drostersgat” - Deserters Cave.
  The beach is exposed to the wind, and frequently empty. The village is regarded as one of the safest in the country, naturally being family friendly and is home to a number of restaurants and curio shops which serve locals, holiday-makers and passers-by.
context_section_description: Pringle Bay (Afrikaans: Pringlebaai) is a small coastal village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, in South Africa. It is situated at the foot of Hangklip, on the opposite side of False Bay from Cape Point. The town and surrounds are part of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Heritage Site. The bay is named after Rear-Admiral Thomas Pringle, of the Royal Navy, who commanded the naval station at the Cape in the late 1790s.
  Situated between Betty's Bay and Gordon's Bay, many of the houses in the small community are only used as holiday houses by their owners. It is accessed by the R44, which connects it to the N2.
  Pringle Bay is well known for the Hangklip (hanging rock) that leans out to sea and marks the eastern end of False Bay. The Hangklip Mountain at 484m above sea level is packed with numerous natural caves, and was once a refuge for bandits and slaves escaping their Dutch masters, hence the mountain cave being named “Drostersgat” - Deserters Cave. 
  The beach is exposed to the wind, and frequently empty. The village is regarded as one of the safest in the country, naturally being family friendly and is home to a number of restaurants and curio shops which serve locals, holiday-makers and passers-by.
caption: Aerial view of Pringle Bay.
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