We Deliver More Than Just Stationery In Laaiplek

Laaiplek, on the West Coast, has received a boost with the planned development of the harbour by the Laaiplek Harbour Forum and several other stakeholders.

On the verge of being approved are 145 self-catering units known as the Bergrivier Family & Lifestyle facility. In addition, the Harbour Edge development already offers 68 serviced plots, with the Eigelaar group boasting some of their own in the harbour area.

Accommodation currently available at the harbour includes the Sunset Villas with six apartments and the Sunset Cabanas with seven townhouses. Also earmarked for development is the Key Way Shipwright Facility & Academy with the Stywe Lyne caravan park, in cooperation with the Bergrivier Municipality, to be integrated.

The Laaiplek Hotel will be upgraded including a pathway throughout the development that will give guests access to the hotel.
The Forum also plans to reclaim parts of the sea front that has been washed away, by building a wall to be used as a raised walkway and so, prevent further erosion from occurring.
The walkway will also connect the harbour area with the community space in St Helena Street. Laaiplek (loading place) is situated next to Velddrift and even though the two towns could be seen as one, each has its own character and name.
Closer to the ocean than Velddrift, Laaiplek is situated right on the bank of the Berg River mouth, which made it historically favoured as the place to load and unload goods and commodities.

Situated next to the Berg River estuary, Laaiplek is rich in bird life including, as its neighbour Velddrift, large flocks of flamingos and pelicans. In fact, over 350 different species of sea, land and river birds can be found here.