SIMON’S TOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOUNDED IN 1960
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR HERITAGE
REGISTERED AS A CONSERVATION BODY
Copyright © Simon’s Town Historical Society
MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN SIMON’S TOWN
NAVAL MUSEUM St GEORGE’S STREET SIMON’S TOWN
The SA Naval Museum Collection, established in 1965 traces the history of the SA Navy and
its precedents, the Volunteer Reserves from the Cape Colony and Natal. The collection is
extensive and includes uniforms, medals, weapons. charts, photographs and displays of naval
equipment.
Opening Hours: Phone 021 787 4686
Daily 10h00 -
Closed : Christmas Day, New Year's Day & Good Friday
HERITAGE MUSEUM KING GEORGE’S WAY SIMON’S TOWN
The museum was created as a reminder of the rich Muslim culture that existed in
the town from the establishment of Simon's Town as the official winter anchorage
for the Dutch East India Company in 1743 until the Forced Removal of more than
7000 "people of colour" under the Group Areas Act, in 1968.
Opening Hours: Phone 021 786 2302
Tuesday to Friday 11h00 -
Closed : Monday and Saturday
WARRIOR TOY MUSEUM St GEORGE’S STREET SIMON’S TOWN
The Warrior Toy Museum in Simon?s Town houses a permanent display of 4 000
model cars, 500 dolls and teddy bears, miniature dolls houses and rooms, two fully
operating railroads, lead soldier displays, Meccano, ships and many other
miscellaneous toys and models. The toy museum also has a sales section for
collectors. Percy van Zyl, curator of the museum, has created a haven for collectors
of cars, buses, airplanes, trucks and lead soldiers.
opening Hours: Phone 021 786 1395
Daily 10h00 -
SIMON’S TOWN MUSEUM COURT ROAD SIMON’S TOWN
The Simon’s Town Museum collects and exhibits the cultural history of the
people of Simon’s Town and their connections with the Dutch East India
Company and the Royal Navy.
Opening Hours: Phone 021 786 3046
Monday to Friday 09h00 -
Saturday 10h00 -
Sundays & Public Holidays 11h00 -
Closed : Christmas Day, New Year's Day & Good Friday
