A bullet laden park: potential for battlefield tourism in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park

A bullet laden park: potential for battlefield tourism in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park

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This paper follows the recent discovery of thousands of ammunition from the AngloBoer war in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.We explore the potential of the ammunition to attract tourists and as a stimulant for local economic development.Drawing on focus group discussions, key informant interviews and personal observations, the research established that the local community was eager to benefit quest fryer because it had previously not benefited from the activities taking place in the park.

Because of the historical significance of the ammunition which shaped modern day South Africa, the local community perceive the discovery of the ammunition in the park as a tool for generating tourism products in the park which they previously thought was reserved for the elite few.Drawing on map of frank church wilderness such sentiments, it is imperative that the ammunition sites are urgently conserved, preserved, developed and marketed for the benefit of current and future tourism products.