Nestling at the foot of the Groenberg, the historic town of Wellington lies in a picturesque valley on the banks of the Kromme River with the majestic Hawequa Mountains standing guard on its eastern border. Wellington , in the heart of the Boland and rich in cultural, religious and educational history, is an unsurpassed area to enjoy the Winelands and scenery of the Western Cape in South Africa.

Wellington lies within accessible reach of Cape Town and its various features like the International Airport, and is conveniently central to many places of interest across the Western Cape province. The region features a number of dramatic mountain passes in the nearby vicinity, as well as the famous Cape wine and Brandy routes and fruit farming districts. Historic Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Tulbagh and Paarl are neighbouring towns, each providing visitors with a wide variety of attractions of their own. Wellington has a population of approximately fifty thousand inhabitants. This includes almost two and a half thousand tertiary education students., adding vibrancy and excitement to the town.

Well known for its education institutions, the town of Wellington is home to the Huguenot College which offers training to students in social, youth and missionary work. The Wellington Campus of the Cape Technikon is the only institution in the Western Cape to offer educational training for teachers in Afrikaans. Other institutions in Wellington include the Timothy Ministry Team, Bible Media, Huguenot High School and Bergriver Senior Secondary School amongst others.

For those wanting to buy property in Wellington, a variety of clubs offer membership, including athletics, badminton, bowls, cricket, golf, hockey, judo, jukskei, cricket, squash, polo, netball, rugby, soccer, tennis, land cruiser and racing pigeon clubs.

Property for sale in Wellington is much sought after for a variety of good reasons. Wellington properties provide owners with a balanced mix of a typical laid back rural lifestyle with all the essential modern amenities.

The property market in Wellington consists of an assortment of town properties, smallholdings and farms on offer. Properties in the town of Wellington, and many of the regions agricultural properties are extremely well maintained and preserved historical buildings displaying traditional Cape Dutch or Victorian style architecture. House prices in Wellington vary from as little as R600k for a small town-house with 2 bedrooms, to massive estates in the millions.

As well as houses, farms and commercial properties, Wellington also features a variety of vacant land which sells from as little as R300k. Farms for sale in Wellington are generally priced upwards from R3m, depending on their size.

There are also a large number of apartments for sale in Wellington in the down-town areas. These flats are selling for about half a million rand. A variety of cluster homes are also coming onto the housing market in Wellington.