Die Plaasmol

Hopefield & Die Plaasmol

Hopefield is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the R45 between Malmesbury and Vredenburg. The town is east of Saldanha Bay and Langebaan, 40 km southeast of Vredenburg and 120 km north of Cape Town.

The Dutch Reformed congregation (Zoute Rivier) was established December 1851, and the town was founded in 1852 on the farm Langekuil, it became a municipality in 1914. Named after two people who laid it out, Major William Hope, Auditor-General, and a Mr. Field.[4]

The Air Force Base Langebaanweg, 22 km west of the town, as well as the West Coast Fossil park 25km west from town, falls within town limits.

There are two schools in town, Hopefield Primary, presenting Gr 1-7, an entirely state-sponsored school and Hopefield High, presenting Gr 8-12, a semi-state school with minimal sponsorship from the government.

In earlier years, this now small town was considered the capital of the West Coast, with banks, filling stations and a multiple other shops and businesses. The only access to Vredenburg, Langebaan, and Saldanha were through Hopefield. With the re-routing of the R45 road, passing the town on the outside and the construction of the R27 (West Coast Road), the infrastructure gradually shrunk away.

Die Plaasmol Farm stall is 5km out of Hopefield on the R45 in the direction of Langebaan/Vredenburg. It has a family-friendly restaurant/coffee shop, bar, pet shop, curio/gift shop and a nursery. It's an ideal place to stop and enjoy a meal on route to the many attractions in and around Hopefield.

Hopefield - South Africa Travel Channel 24