Transport & Venues
Our 21st South African Quilt Festival venue is the historic Rhenish Girls’ High School in Stellenbosch. Rhenish Girls’ High School is a boarding school for girls and was founded in 1860, making it the oldest girls’ school in South Africa.
10 Koch Rd, Krigeville, Stellenbosch, 7600
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Getting there - It is recommended that you travel from the airport in a group to share transport costs. The following companies provide airport transfers:
• Uber drivers are recommended and can be pre-booked online at https://www.uber.com/global/en/airports/cpt/ or through the Uber App.
• The airport collection point is on the ground floor of Parkade 2.
• Check the car registration and driver’s name before getting into a car, and then share your trip with someone.
Two evening functions will be held at the Stellenbosch Town Hall, 26 Andringa Street, Stellenbosch.
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There are also satellite quilt exhibitions in the Stellenbosch area.
https://vlv.co.za/en/textile-museum/
Hostel Parking
Limited parking is available for members accommodated in the hostel. Members requiring parking are to indicate this when booking accommodation. Parking disks will be issued to members when checking into the hostel reception.
Day Visitor Parking
Day visitors may park in the designated parking areas on the school grounds or outside the school grounds. A limited number of bays will be reserved for disabled visitors.
Transportation
Festival Bus - The Festival Bus pickup points have been updated to more accessible and safer parking spots. The bus will depart from the following places (see the photos of the pickup points and the pins to the location).
Kenilworth Centre Gate 1 (at the Capitec Entrance) on the corner of Chichester Rd and Doncaster Rd. From Chichester Road, with Kenilworth Centre (KC) on your left-hand side, drive in at Entrance 1, turn left, park in the vicinity of the ground-floor doors to KC. The bus stop is outside the pedestrian opening in the perimeter fence opposite the ground-floor entrance. The mall opens at 06:00 for the gym so parking is available in the mall area. https://maps.app.goo.gl/TtDufbfkRMv391EYA
Tygervalley Mall at the eastern side of Tygervalley mall at the old carwash bay (currently a COVID testing point). https://maps.app.goo.gl/2AJrCXmRaEHvNNVm6
The bus will also take ticketholders to the Hazendal Wine Estate for the special events. You will be back in Stellenbosch in time for afternoon classes.
The schedule is as follows:
- 07:30 Depart from Kenilworth Mall
- 08:00 Depart from Tygervalley East (traffic dependant)
- 10:15 Depart from Rhenish for Hazendal
- 12:45 Depart from Hazendal for Rhenish
- 14:30 Depart for Textile Museum and Rupert Museum (free)
- 17:30 Depart from Rhenish to Tygervalley Centre and Kenilworth Mall
- 18:15 Arrive Tygervalley (traffic dependant)
- 18:45 Arrive Kenilworth
Tickets cost R20 for a return trip and are still available at https://www.goodhopequiltersguild.org.za/festival2022/south-african-national-quilt-festival-bookings.
