Gordon’s Bay is situated in the Helderberg region of the Western Cape province of South Africa only 50km away from Cape Town. Gordon’s Bay consists of the old village, situated around the old harbour and Bikini Beach, the mountainside on the lower slopes of the Hottentots-Holland mountains overlooking False Bay, and the low-lying suburbs close to the main beach, making up the most recent expansion of the town.
Credit: Aerial Picture SA
The South African Naval College is situated in Gordon’s Bay adjacent to the old harbour and the yacht marina. Gordon’s Bay has two excellent beaches with the main beach offering white sand, rock pools, shallow paddling areas and calm seas. Gordon’s Bay has its own, blue flag beach in Bikini Beach. Gordon’s Bay has a Mediterranean climate with warm and dry summers. Temperatures can peak at 35 degrees from December to March.
