Margate, Margate

Margate is a bustling holiday town on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Real estate and property investors can choose from houses, villas, apartments, townhouses, cluster developments, security villages, retirement complexes, guesthouses and vacant land. Although is essentially a holiday town, it is occupied virtually year round.

Margate is a coastal resort town in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province, about 20 kilometres southwest of Port Shepstone. The river which flows into the sea at Margate is called "Nkhongweni". It is one of the major hubs for tourists who are looking to visit the eastern coastline of South Africa.

With Margate being a major seaside resort, majority of its economy comes from tourism. Signs of this can be found on the coastline where hotels and holiday accommodation apartments lie.

Reputable hotels and holiday accommodation in Margate include the Margate Hotel, Margate Sands, Seagull Holiday Flats.

It features Blue Flag Beaches for swimming, snorkelling, and surfing. Many apartment buildings offer accommodation for residents and visitors. It also contains a shopping street and many restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs, Margate is a spot where many South Africans and foreign visitors spend their vacation. 

Margate is busiest during school and public holidays when inland residents travel to the coast. Christmas and Easter are especially busy times, with Margate's main street often clogged with heavy traffic during these times.

Margate is one of the most visited tourist destinations in South Africa and had the third highest inflow of new visitors

Margate has one police station, and one hospital Netcare Margate Hospital which is a private hospital and four shopping centres Hibiscus Mall, Margate Centre, Emoyeni Centre and Margate Mall/Shoprite Mall. Nearby and larger shopping centres are Southcoast Mall and Shelly Centre, both located in Shelly Beach.

The Margate Country Club is located on the western outskirts of Margate on Wingate Drive. Other golf courses in the broader South Coast area are in Port Shepstone, Port Edward, Southbroom, Hibberdene, Pennington and Scottburgh.

Seeff Hibiscus Coast can assist you with all types of residential property and real estate for sale and rental including houses, villas, apartments, townhouses, cluster developments, security complexes, land and guesthouses. townhouses, cluster developments, security complexes, land and guesthouses.