Barberton Manor Guest House
Barberton Manor Guest House, built in 1927 after a Sir Herbert Baker design, is a National Heritage and still in it's original state, but offers modern day comfort. Barberton offers many attractions: hiking trails, scenic drives, visiting a gold mine, an Heritage Walk
starts at museum and many more ...
Barberton, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (25°47′S 31°03′E) is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is surrounded by the Mkhonjwa Mountains. It is 43km south of Nelspruit and 360km to the east of Johannesburg. This reserve is situated in the Barberton Mountainlands and is the Mpumalanga Parks Board's largest reserve, extending over 500 square kilometres.
Large amounts of money flowed into Barberton and the first Stock Exchange to operate in the then Transvaal opened its doors. More buildings were erected, billiard saloons and music halls established. The Criterion and Royal Standard hotels were opened. Barberton flourished for only a brief period and soon the inhabitants began to move away to the newly discovered goldfields on the Reef.
