Barnard Self-Catering Apartments

Barnard Self-Catering Apartments are nestled in the heart of the town, affectionately known as "The Village." Our property offers five diverse accommodation options, each equipped with an inverter to ensure you have continuous lighting, TV, Wi-Fi, and the ability to charge your mobile devices. Enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi, BBQ facilities, and secure private parking. For your comfort, we provide towels and bed linen, but please bring your own beach towels. Immerse yourself in the local attractions, such as canal boat tours, hiking, surfing, cycling, and fishing, for which St Francis is well known. The iconic Seal Point Lighthouse in Cape St Francis is just 8 km away, while the Village Square Shopping Centre is a mere 400 metres away, easily reachable on foot. The nearest airport is Port Elizabeth International Airport, located 76 km from our accommodation. Throughout the year, St Francis hosts a variety of popular events, including the Canoe Championships, Calamari Festival, Choka Run, Brandy Festival, and Wine On Water Festivals. Additionally, the St Francis Bowling Club, the Squash Court, St Francis Golf Course, and The Links offer numerous events year-round. We warmly invite you to experience all that our vibrant community has to offer.

Area Info

Touted as the countries answer to ‘Little Venice’, St Francis Bay lies just 90 kilometers west of Port Elizabeth a series of little man made canals and waterways that lend themselves perfectly to boating, swimming and other water sports. Trails for runners and hikers. Cocks Comb Mountain range visible.

St Francis Bay is the playground of surfers, dolphins, whales and the wealthy, the bay magnificent with a white sandy St Francis Bay beach that offers some of the safest bathing on the coast and some fine opportunities to fish on the rocks. Surfers flock here, for its waves, called Bruce's Beauties; and the fabulous beaches are surrounded by nature reserves, making them alive with the calls of birds and an incredible escape from the city lifestyle that suits most of us. The Addo Elephant Park is close enough to visit in a day.

It gets pretty tricky around here to remember just which St Francis you’re in. The bay includes Port St Francis, St Francis Bay, Cape St Francis and Oyster Bay. St Francis Bay lies alongside Cape St Francis at the estuary of the Kromme River, navigable for about 10 kilometers with many twists and turns that make it an amazing stretch along which to boat. St Francis also boasts with a deep sea Harbour and Moorings for boat owners as well as a busy commercial Chokka Harbour

Essentially a little holiday village, St Francis Bay includes a marina and a wonderful collection of white-walled thatched homes set right on the waters of the canals. The small boat harbour here offers sheltered anchorage for fishing vessels and other ocean going vessels, and each home has its own mooring. A Mooring in the Harbour can be arranged.

The St Francis Lighthouse, erected to warn ships of the reef out beyond Sea Point, almost a kilometer out to sea, marking one of the ‘corners’ of the African coast. The Irma Booysen Flora Reserve lies close by and offers some wonderful opportunities to see local fynbos and bird watching. The rest of your time is given to pleasure, eco and river cruises, surfing, swimming and fishing. Enjoying the good life, sitting on the rocks with a local Beer brewed in our own St Francis Brewery watching the sun set over the ocean.
The world famous Golf Course THE LINKS is less than a kilometer away.