HISTORY OF WORTELGAT

The original farmhouse built in 1892 and our Stables camp being the original stables, was the stop over for wagons pressing through to the hinterland. They needed fresh water as the estuary is salt water so they dug a hole in limestone rock (you can still see the pick marks) and exposed the roots of the milkwood trees. Therefore the name "Wortelgat" which means "root hole".

The farm was bought in 1966 by George Fehrsen and assisted by - Pieter Pelser, Rob Hewitson and Charlie Powell with the specific purpose of running a Christian camp. The See-Eike Trust family consists of the following shareholders namely: Fehrsen family, the Bridgeman's, Grimbeek's, Hewitson's, Duminy's, Hofmeyr's, Schoombie's with the Slabbert's, Steele's, Miller's, Hendrik's, Goddard's, Barry's, Cooke's and Crous family and camping members being the Bosman's and Barlow family. The company name is See Eike Trust, out of which the Wortelgat Outreach Trust was formed.