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Huguenot Memorial Museum

PO Box 37, Franschhoek 7690, South Africa
+27 21 8762532
Ranked #17 of 25 attractions in Franschhoek
4.0 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Description: This museum displays the signature of every 1685 Huguenot settler.
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Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

This facinating museum has two sections, namely the main building, which was painstakingly brick by brick removed from Cape Town and re-erected on its present site, where you are informed about the reasons for the Huguenots fleeing Europe in 1688, and the annex where you will find out what has happened to the families who settled in the Drakenstein Valley... More

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Kleinmond south Africa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

Trace your ancestry and pehaps one day visit the part of France from where your ancestors traveled. An interesting and well presented museum. Take time to appreciate the arches and statue in the main garden. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

Very interesting and the gardens are well set out - lots of wedding parties on the weekends More

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South Africa
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

The Monument is really unusual, very nice to see in a lovely big garden and the museum is quite interesting. More

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manchester
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012

Beautiful flower beds surround the memorial and gardens with a stunning backdrop of the mountains surrounding Franschhoek More

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Port Elizabeth
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012
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If you like taking photos, the monument with garden great for this. Museum itself nothing special, so I give it a average rating. More

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Bridgend, United Kingdom
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012
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In the beautiful setting of Franschhoek the Memorial Museum certainly stirred emotions More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012

There's not all that much to it, but it's definitely worth having a look at the monument and the museum while in Franschhoek. As other reviewers have commented, the gardens are really beautifully maintained, and I liked the fact that they had flowerbeds in the colours of the Tricolore (the French flag). The museum is a little dry perhaps, but... More

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Berkshire, England
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 22, 2012

This wasn't a large museum but a very informative one and we learnt a lot...including the fact that some of the first Huguenot settlers had our surname!! It is set in lovely grounds and we think well worth a visit. More

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Middletown, New Jersey
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42 reviews 42 reviews
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67 helpful votes 67 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012

Lots to read, some interesting artifacts, a pleasant 30-minute visit for 10 Rand. More

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