Best 66 abandoned places in South Africa

Top abandoned places in South Africa

1. Rosemary Hill - sunset, landscape, nature, people, astro, wedding, abandoned
2. Old Factory - architecture, urban, abandoned
3. Johannesburg Skyline - 14 photos; sunset, urban, abandoned
4. Ptasi Raj - 1 photo; abandoned
5. Farm 365 - sunset, landscape, nature, people, panoramic, wedding, abandoned
6. Lovers Rock Car Show - abandoned
7. The William Porter Reformatory - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
8. Kogel Bay - sunset, water, abandoned
9. Johannesburg skyline - view from Brixton - 5 photos; architecture, abandoned
10. Abandoned Rhodes Zoo - 45 photos; urban, abandoned
11. Colourful Beach Huts - 15 photos; water, people, abandoned
12. Wermuller Center - 30 photos; architecture, abandoned
13. Flamingo Pan - sunset, landscape, nature, water, wildlife, panoramic, abandoned
14. Athlone Power Station - 26 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
15. Stikland House Abandoned Capetown - architecture, abandoned
16. Ruin Klipriver Bridge - architecture, abandoned
17. Years Was #Urbex #Urbandecay - 3 photos; landscape, abandoned
18. Ruins - abandoned
19. Irene Country Lodge - landscape, abandoned
20. Disused Strictly Koos Koosfernhout - 3 photos; abandoned
21. Saved Decay Railway Gauge - 34 photos; transport, abandoned
22. Boer Fort Magaliesberg - landscape, abandoned
23. Abandoned Old Wall Going - 5 photos; architecture, abandoned
24. Irene Country Farm - abandoned
25. Southafrica Aves Kingdomanimaliaanimals Phylumchordatavertebrates - abandoned
26. Ruins - abandoned
27. Sparks Lock Vaal Planet - urban, abandoned
28. Green Tomato - nature, abandoned
29. Abandoned Rackruin Urbexsa Urbex - 45 photos; abandoned
30. Qunu Falls - abandoned
31. Abandoned Nature Hornet Gold - 6 photos; nature, abandoned
32. Granite Quarry Vredefort Dome - water, abandoned
33. Lion Battery - 35 photos; abandoned
34. Courser Cursorius Weevil Brachycerus - 3 photos; abandoned
35. Mercury Rust Vintage Decay - 43 photos; abandoned
36. Abandoned Power Southafrica Soweto - 40 photos; nature, abandoned
37. Stikland - architecture, abandoned
38. Africa Jo'burg Johennesburgsouth Vusi - 7 photos; abandoned
39. Leopard Rock - abandoned
40. Disrepair View Lagoon Abandoned - landscape, abandoned
41. Southafrica Westerncape Helderberg Strand - 45 photos; water, abandoned
42. Blue Decay Helderberg Westerncape - 45 photos; water, abandoned
43. Cape Point - 45 photos; abandoned
44. Rusty Rust Decay Pdpnw - 6 photos; nature, abandoned
45. Cross Decay Flakey Anyone - 45 photos; abandoned
46. Happy Lazy Rocky Bay - abandoned
47. Rocky Bay - sunset, abandoned
48. Buffels Bay Decay - 10 photos; water, abandoned
49. Dome Red - 6 photos; abandoned
50. Stars D3400 Nut Bolt - 4 photos; astro, abandoned
51. Hidden Village - 5 photos; landscape, urban, abandoned
52. Southafrica Simonstown Westerncape Capetown - 45 photos; abandoned
53. Going Back Time Thomas - 5 photos; water, abandoned
54. William Porter Reformatory - 45 photos; architecture, abandoned
55. Burned Out Building Streetart - 25 photos; architecture, urban, abandoned
56. Helderberg Macassar Southafrica Westerncape - 7 photos; water, abandoned
57. Tradewinds Antique Antiquity Decay - 6 photos; abandoned
58. Abandoned Macassar Beach Pavilion - 45 photos; water, abandoned
59. Abandoned House Aframe - 22 photos; architecture, abandoned
60. Old Fool Pool Abandoned - 12 photos; urban, abandoned

Abandoned places in South Africa, by area

• Free State - 6 abandoned places
• Gauteng - 22 abandoned places
• KwaZulu-Natal - 10 abandoned places
• North West - 20 abandoned places
• Western Cape - 28 abandoned places

Before you go

We don't know whether you're allowed to visit any of these places. Many are private property, closed to the public or unsafe: get permission from the owner or the relevant authority, and take safety precautions.