Did You Know Woodstock Had a Beach? 

My grandmother Emelia Rose (nee Titus) lived in Strand street. Sunday outings was to Woodstock beach.I have pics of me and my brother building castles.This is taking me down memory lane.Thank you!!

Our family lived at 34 Brabant Street Woodtock from 1950 till 1956.I was 12 when we moved to Athlone.A large part of the beach towards Paarden Eiland still existed.We used to walk down Beach Road to the beach.Watkins Pharmaceuticals was on the right hand side and so was the Woodstock Swimming Baths.We walked over the National Road which was a narrow ribbon of road to get to beach which is where the container docks presently is.It was beautifully pristine beach.We used to spend most Sunday mornings on the beach.

Very informative .. thank you RoomsForAfrica!

5 years late but thanks man! I really enjoyed that.

I have a photo of my dad holding the neighbors dog under his arm while standing on Woodstock Beach. Used to be you could go and catch a tan and a swim there. Now, from the same spot, you can probably catch the 8:30 train to Simonstown.

My grandfather used to take me to Woodstock beach.

My grandpa grew up in Woodstock and loved to tell me many stories from his childhood

Never too late....my parents and grandparents always told me about this beach and I remember them mentioning the foreshore they would always say beware the sea would someday take its rightful place🌊

Awesome video sir!

Lovely video. A new take on Cape Town. Well done.

Excellent thank you

Thanks for posting.

"Dear Helen Zille, Woodstock has been upcoming for 10 years now, when will it be up" 😂

What a disgrace that a beach was destroyed, even the ANC could not have been more destructive. Treaty cottage should have been declared a national monument and should also have been preserved. no respect for history in this country. Wonderful video . Thanks so much.

in 1965 we bought a watermelon for .50c on the parade and walked to woodstock beach that was left. and there bought a snoek for .50c and walked home to house in maitland. no car...

Yes went there as a child. Lovely. Left due to redeclarion in 1976. I was 20.

Thanks for the upload. Dont know why people are so rude and disrespectful with their comments. My word but people are angry!

ARE YOU TELLING ME THERE ARE MILLIONS OF RANDS WORTH OF DIAMONDS HIDING SOMEWHERE UNDER VICTORIA ROAD?!

when Woodstock was the suburbs and Constantia was the back and beyond

I recall the wood protruding from the sand of the wreck Wolraad Woltemaade ~ the colonial house is down the ways where my dad and his brothers stomped as children on the flats which today is Paarden island

did you know it was called Pappendorp?

Walked from Salt River to Woodstock Beach as a child.

Must have been a wind beach😅

There's a difficult poem by TataMkhilu based in Woodstock, do u have any idea when he mentioned Sudden Yellow Sign, what was he alluding to, that's found in Woodstock?

Wow amazing I ddnt know this at all... And shame the poor diamonds 😂... Pls ppl don't go dig up the road😁😁😁

wez my daimonds laanie?

Very interesting but the sound was REALLY BAD. calypso music out of place.

good place to catch a NikNaks packet to the head these days

Lekker black label draught

Never knew that! Had that been stolen too?

I grew up in cape town and had no idea Left in 84

While this video is nice and well put together, it doesn't do justice to the gentrification of Woodstock currently underway. The recent trendiness of Woodstock has the unfortunately resulted in a number of local inhabitants losing their roots, community and associated identity with the town. This video makes it sound as if continued change is ok, but the gentrification is not.

the history of wdstck would best be told by the people who used to live there,most of whom have been economically bullied away,..thats sad.

cant hear a word .....

why use Caribbean music ?

The sound quality is very bad. Could not hear anything. Background noise so loud.....

Now Woodstock is gentrified

Any truth in the rumour that there are mass graves in Woodstock due to the Spanish flu of 1918?

No audio???

is maar 'n kak dodgy plek vandaag

Very informative, thank you. But, please, young man, redo the stupid subtitles! Get someone who can really understand English!

Your sound is bad