Welcome to Ladysmith Info

A Guide to Accommodation, Activities, Restaurants & Businesses in Ladysmith, South Africa

Ladysmith lies on the banks of the Klip River in the Battlefields Region of KwaZulu Natal.  It is approximately halfway between between Johannesburg and Durban.  Officially declared a town in 1850, Ladysmith was named after the wife of Sir Harry Smith, Lady Juana Smith. 

Today Ladysmith is the commercial centre for the surrounding communities and serves as a gateway to the central and northern parts of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park. During winter the snow-capped peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains form an awe-inspiring backdrop to the town.

Ladysmith has an historical past as it was an important transition point for fortune-hunters en-route to the Transvaal gold fields and diamond discoveries at Kimberley and become well known round the world as the site of the 118-day siege.