Knysna is a Khoi word however we are unsure of its exact meaning.
It could mean ‘place of wood’, or it could mean ‘fern leaves’, but its most probable meaning is straight down’ – an obvious reference to the Heads.
Knysna Heads must be the most attractive geological feature along the entire southern African coastline.
They flank a deep and treacherous channel through which the sea pours in to flood the wide and breathtakingly stunning lagoon at the mouth of the Knysna River.
Knysna’s history began in the year 1804, the year that saw the arrival of George Rex, rumoured to be the illegitimate son of King George lll. He purchased the estate known as Melkhoutkraal on the shores of the lagoon and moved his entire family and considerable entourage down to Knysna to settle.
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