In 1869 the Anglican Society inaugurated a cave church which was used for services and accommodation until a house was built. In 1902 the project was taken over by the Anglican Society of the Sacred Mission and on the last Sunday in August every year, a special service is held in this rather chilly cave church. White settlers began to put down roots in this region around the middle of the 19th century and it soon became the scene of frontier wars.

Skirmishes broke out with the English and Voortrekkers at various times against the local Basotho tribe. Ladybrand was one of the towns established by the Voortrekkers to stabilize the "conquered territories" taken from the Basotho in the war of 1865. Later it was the British against the Boers during the Anglo-Boer war when in March 1900 the British occupied Ladybrand, but were defeated by a Boer Commando who lifted the siege within a matter of days. Today Ladybrand offers tourists spectacular mountain scenery and a base to visit the Golden Gate National Park and Eastern Highlands.

Accommodation in Ladybrand

• Amakhulu Central Reservations
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• Accommodation in Ladybrand
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