Living in Wellington
Areas near to Wellington
Franschhoek, Gordons Bay, Malmesbury, McGregor, Montagu, Paarl, Riebeek Valley, Robertson, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Strand,
Schools
There are a wide variety of pre-primary, primary and high schools to choose from in Wellington. Some residents also choose to send their children to the schools with boarding facilities in the neighbouring town of Paarl.
Tertiary Education
Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Huguenote College are both in Wellington. The University of Stellenbosch is a short drive away and the University of Cape Town, under and hour’s drive from Wellington.
Shopping
Besides your regular grocery, fashion and home wear stores, when you live in Wellington, you’ll also be able to spend time perusing the factory outlets and stalls offered by the purveyors of the area’s finest produce: dried fruit, leather and mohair products, fruits and juices.
Wine Estates
The area is teeming with wine estates, vineyards, cellars and farms. Some of which include Bovlei, the second oldest co-operative winery in South Africa, De Compagnie, Diemersfontein, Doolhof, Kleinbosch, Welgegund Farm and Welvanpas.