Green Fountain Farm Resort
Events Organisers in Port Alfred

Green Fountain, a golf.
consists of 22 up-market holiday homes, a farm stall, wedding and conference facilities, not only promises distinct quality and.
driving range and a full ala carte restaurant with a swimming pool on.
ablutions, 48 caravan stands with private.
peaceful country setting. Nestled in a peaceful and tranquil country farm setting 6km outside of Port Alfred is the historical Green Fountain Farm Resort.This is a graded establishment and carries a 3 star lodge grading and 4 star caravan park.Resort.
memorable one, leaving you longing to return to this tranquil and.
excellent service, but also guarantees that your stay with us will be a.
site.

The Washie 100 is one of the oldest and probably the toughest of all the ultra marathons in the country. This little town is home to the only chicory processing plant in South Africa. For such a small town in South Africa, the history of Port Alfred and the surrounding area is one rich beyond its size and prominence. One only has to look at its coat of arms to see the story this fascinating town has woven into its fabric. The quarters of the shield show a fish, a rooster, an anchor and the three feather of the Price of Wales. Let’s take a look at the historical significance of each of these images. The fish simply represents excellent sea and river fishing. A rooster represents the 1820 Settler, William Cock, who was instrumental in changing the course of the Kowie River in the 1840’s. When the 1820 Settlers first laid eyes on the mouth of the Kowie River, it was a marshy area consisting of a few small islands and expansive reed beds. Nevertheless they immediately realized the potential of the river mouth as a port. In 1821 the Locust, a small brig, easily crossed the sand bar at the mouth of the river, sparkling development plans that lasted for almost 10 years. The Cape Government appointed J Dyason as harbour master and pilot of Port Kowie, as it then became known. In 1831 attempts by government to develop a viable port were finally scrapped. In 1841 William Cock, a local resident, formed the Kowie Harbour Improvement Company, and his efforts led to diversion of the river flow to a new channel along the West Bank. The town was renamed Port Alfred around this period, in honour of Prince Alfred who was visiting South Africa at the time. The advent of steam ships with a deeper draft, the developing of new harbour facilities on the Buffalo River at East London and the opening of a rail link from Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth in 1881, led to a decline in the town’s importance as a commercial harbour and it finally fell into disuse in the 1890’s. In 1989 harbour life was revitalized with the opening of the small craft harbour on the newly built residential Royal Alfred Marina, where pleasure craft of all kinds, including seagoing yachts, find safe anchorage.