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Mansfield Bush Camp

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About Mansfield Bush Camp Camping

Camping at Mansfield Bush Camp in Eastern Cape combines scenic beauty with practical amenities. Guests can enjoy nature walks, wildlife viewing, and peaceful outdoor living. The campground provides tents, shaded areas, and open spaces for recreation. Local attractions such as Kowie River Cruises, Sunshine Coast Tourism enhance the visitor experience. This location is ideal for family trips, couples, or solo travelers seeking tranquility.

Contact Info

Accommodation

  • Camping Allowed: Caravans & tents
  • Caravan Allowed: Yes
  • Caravan Requirements: Standard caravan
  • Ground Cover: Grass
  • People per Site: Maximum of 50 for the whole camp
  • Power points: Generator power is available on request at additional cost per hour
  • Self Catering: Fully equiped farm house (sleeps 7) & cottage (sleeps 4)
  • Shade: A few sites have shade
  • Tents Allowed: Yes

Facilities

  • Cellphone reception: Yes
  • Credit Cards welcome: Mastercard & Visa
  • Dogs Allowed: No
  • Shop: Wood for sale
  • Washing up: Yes
  • Wheelchair Friendly: No

Directions and Road Condition

  • Access Road: Gravel road
  • Closest Town: Port Alfred
  • Directions to campsite: From Port Alfred, take the R67 towards Bathurst. Follow the road for 6km. Turn left onto the gravel road at the Mansfield sign. Follow the gravel road for 2.7km until you reach the main entrance gates to Mansfield.
  • Distance to Town: 10 km
  • GPS Campsite: S 33.562692 E 26.847561
  • GPS Turnoff: S 33.549761 E 26.890572
  • Trailer Required: Standard trailer
  • Vehicle: Sedan

Ablution

  • Showers: Hot shower
  • Toilets: Flush toilet

Activities

  • Bird Watching: Yes
  • Canoeing: Yes
  • Fishing: River
  • Hiking: Yes
  • Mountain Biking: Gravel roads
  • Nature Drives: Yes
  • Other Activities: Picnic site next to river with a swimming pool, trampoline, swings & jungle gym
  • Swimming: Swimming pool and river

4x4 Related

  • 4x4 Routes: Yes
  • 4x4 Comments: Yes

Comments, Rules and Notes

  • Articles: Wegsleep, June 2012, front page picture & p. 19 & 20
  • Comments: The camping area is situated about 50m from the Kowie River. The sites are not marked, so you are welcome to camp anywhere in the camping area. Hot water showers, toilets and basins are available at the communal open air ablutions. Braai facilities are available and braai wood is for sale.
  • Additional Comments: Campsite in a nature reserve
  • Special rules: No loud music and noise allowed in the nature reserve
  • Other: Communal braai areas with braai grids & communal bon fire pit.

Nearby Attractions & Points of Interest

  • Kowie River Cruises

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (42 reviews)
    4,7 km from camp
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  • Sunshine Coast Tourism

    tourist attraction, travel agency, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,2 (46 reviews)
    4,9 km from camp
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  • Integrity Cruises

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 5 (62 reviews)
    5,4 km from camp
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  • "Let's Go" river cruises

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,7 (19 reviews)
    5,4 km from camp
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  • The Big Pineapple

    tourist attraction, museum, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 3,9 (912 reviews)
    6,2 km from camp
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  • Bradshaws' Mill

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4 (24 reviews)
    6,6 km from camp
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  • Shelley’s lower beach

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    6,7 km from camp
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  • Bathurst Methodist Church (formerly Wesleyan)

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,4 (5 reviews)
    7,0 km from camp
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  • Viner Cottage

    tourist attraction, travel agency, lodging, health, point of interest, store, establishment

    7,0 km from camp
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  • Kowie Museum in the Bathurst Agricultural Museum

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,3 (61 reviews)
    7,5 km from camp
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  • BATHURST AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,5 (95 reviews)
    7,5 km from camp
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  • Clumber Church

    church, tourist attraction, place of worship, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (7 reviews)
    12,4 km from camp
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  • Kikuyu Lodge Game Reserve

    tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,8 (22 reviews)
    38,7 km from camp
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  • Temba Private Game Reserve

    tourist attraction, park, lodging, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,4 (28 reviews)
    39,9 km from camp
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  • Observatory Museum

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,1 (69 reviews)
    40,8 km from camp
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  • St Patrick's Catholic Church

    tourist attraction, church, place of worship, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (48 reviews)
    40,8 km from camp
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  • Botanical Gardens

    tourist attraction, park, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,2 (245 reviews)
    40,9 km from camp
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  • Cathedral of St Michael and St George

    tourist attraction, church, place of worship, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,4 (144 reviews)
    40,9 km from camp
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  • Makana Tourism Office

    tourist attraction, travel agency, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4,6 (18 reviews)
    41,0 km from camp
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  • Albany Museum Makhanda

    museum, tourist attraction, point of interest, establishment

    ⭐ 4 (100 reviews)
    41,0 km from camp
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