About Munster

Munster is a lovely town on the KwaZulu-Natal South coast that has a lot to offer: holiday accommodation, sports such as bowls, tennis and squash, the Munster Motor Museum and of course our beautiful, unspoilt and easily accessible beaches.

But most of all Munster has a wonderful natural environment and a great diversity of wildlife, plants and trees, some of which are rare or threatened. A good example, to be enjoyed by young and old, is the 30 acre Secret Sithela eco-estate, 18 acres of which have been registered as a conservancy area (the Kathleen Kinsey Nature Reserve). The Admiralty reserve is also a unique environment, offering paths to the beaches for nature lovers of all ages.

However, this beautiful environment is fragile and constantly under threat from development, mismanagement, pollution and even vandalism. That is why the Munster Conservancy was founded in 2021 by (in alphabetical order) Felicity Balcomb, Tony Balcomb, Robin Broide, Ingrid and Heiner Hedricht, Tim Hornby, Jean-Louise Kinsey, Alister Nel and Elise Scott. Since then we have lost some old team members and gained new ones, as is normal in any organization. However, our dedication to protecting our fragile nature for current and future generations remains the same.