So if I had to think of a line
um..that can describe Greyton
This would be very easy because I wrote a song for Greyton,
I fell in love with Greyton,
and I wrote a song called "Great Life".
So the line would be "Plenty horses in my town and good friends by my side"
[singing]
Hey, my name is Divine Mahara, and I'm a singer-songwriter based in Greyton.
Well in 1846, my Great, Great Grandfather Herbert Vigne purchased the farm Weltevreeden,
and he then established the village of Greyton in 1854.
I'm Keith Radmore, and I'm stiiting here on the stoep here infront of my Great, Great Grandparents home
in Greyton, in the Western Cape.
The town got the name of Greyton, and it's named after Sir George Grey
Sir George Grey had done similar developments while he was Governor of New Zealand.
It was based on that. So it was an agricultural village
and people made their living out of farming their properties.
I don't own any land, but I'm a farmer
Basically I facilitate and set-up people to grow specific vegetables for me or for the market
My name is Marshall Rinquest, and we're in the Overberg, Greyton.
So this is a very quaint village
beautiful in winter, so nice snowy mountains
Very hot in summers, but beautiful waterfalls to go and swim.
Um... Saturday Market I think that is quite a big thing just for people to come buy local
produce, where people bake their own bread, you can have
eggs that's been laid this morning that you can buy at the market, and I don't think you find that in many other towns.
Greyton is my town. The community is very strong and supportive.
My name us Soa, and you're in Greyton.
The best advice I can give someone whose never been to Greyton,
don't think we're backwards people here, We're a creative town.
People that live here have beautiful big hearts.
So when you come to Greyton, or come to Greyton for the very first time, you immediately feel at home.
You see lots of threes and you smell the earth.
Because you're home, it's country.
My name is Roslyn Peterson, I am the Tourism Officer, and we are in Greyton.
The best thing about a small town is that you're free.
Good Afternoon everyone, my name is Chris Cloete and today we're in Greyton.
I think Greyton is one of the arty towns.
Art towns of the Western Cape, perhaps the Country.
Where art is
Where a soul is fed just by walking the streets
where you listen to the water in the channels
where you experience the natural beauty and breathe the fresh air
I think Greyton gives you a feeling a renewal.
I think that's why many people just on the message we put out, "thumbs up for Greyton"
Lots of people said, I was there, it was that weekend that meant so much to me walking around
in the pristine natural environment.
Let me vote for Greyton.
And this is why we we won with such a large margin, according to Kwela,
Town of the year. Winner of Town of the Year in the Country.
So, what advice would I give people coming from a City to Greyton.
I'd say leave all your expectations in town, or in Cape Town.
Come here with no expectations and that's how you enjoy
Greyton. Um for people it's often that people have big expectations,
and sometimes it's not met.
And I've had the most amazing times in my life all over
South Africa and Africa, just because I left all my expectations
back home. And came into a space or a place or a village
with no expectations. And yeah just come
enjoy the walks, enjoy the sunrises and the sunsets,
Um, and also just connect with
locals as well. I think for me I think that's an important aspect for people to
keep in mind when they come this side.