TOURIST INFORMATION
Newcastle Publicity
Town Hall,Scott Street, Newcastle
PO Box 2220, Newcastle, 2940
Tel 034 315 3318
Fax 034 312 9815
E-mail info@newcastle.co.za
Originally known as Post Halt Two on the journey between Port Natal-Durban and the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal), the town was referred to as Viljoensdorp by the Boers during their brief occupation in 1899. At the junction of three provinces, this 'natural' destination and departure point for travellers is now the largest town in northern KwaZulu- Natal...with all the amenities and advantages of city life a mere ten minutes' drive from scenic, pristine mountain countryside.
Not only is Newcastle named after the mother of all Newcastles northern England's Newcastle-upon-Tyne but it also has links with 27 sister Newcastles worldwide.
This cosmopolitan character is celebrated annually over the first week in September - with the International Village Festival.
