ROM / WILD COAST / 32.68°S

EST. 2009 · KEI MOUTH · EASTERN CAPE

REPUBLIC OFMORGANVILLE

Machines. Memories. People. Stories.

A strange little republic on South Africa's Wild Coast, built from history, curiosity, community and a serious love for things with engines.

VISITOR STATUSENTRY
APPROVED
KEI MOUTH · EC
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MORE THAN A MUSEUM

A PLACE THAT
REFUSES TO FIT
IN A BOX.

Morganville is part museum, part workshop, part archive, part accommodation, part garden and part gathering place.

It is a living community shaped by machines, memories, local people and the wonderfully unexpected.

YOU DON'T JUST VISIT MORGANVILLE.
YOU WANDER INTO IT.

THE HEART OF MORGANVILLE

SOME PEOPLE
COLLECT THINGS.
MORGANVILLE COLLECTS STORIES.

THE COLLECTION

Old Triumphs. Royal Enfields. Suzukis. BMWs. Cars. Number plates. Cigarette packs. Signs. Oddities. And the things nobody quite knows how to categorise.

Classic Triumph motorcycles
ROM / 014Triumph Collection
Royal Enfield motorcycles
ROM / 021Royal Enfield
BMW motorcycles
ROM / 034BMW Machines
Old-time matchbox collection
ROM / 039Old-Time Matchboxes
Number plates and motorcycles
ROM / 042Walls With Stories
Yellow Moto Guzzi motorcycle
ROM / 047Yellow Guzzi
DRAG OR SCROLL TO WANDER THROUGH THE COLLECTION
The Morganville Convair aircraft

ARCHIVE 001 · THE CONVAIR

THE AIRCRAFT
THAT FOUND A
SECOND LIFE.

This is not a replica, a themed room or a clever prop. It is an aircraft that became part of Morganville's story.

BOARD THE STORY →

01 / THE HISTORY

IT ARRIVED WITH A PAST.

Old photographs inside the aircraft record the move to Shadow Park and hint at the long life it had before Morganville. The aircraft carries its own history in every panel, switch and worn surface.

Historic photographs showing the aircraft move

02 / THE COCKPIT

THOUSANDS OF SWITCHES.
ZERO TOUCHSCREENS.

The cockpit is pure analogue theatre. Gauges, levers, overhead panels and the flight engineer's station remain a time capsule of another age of aviation.

Convair cockpit and controls

03 / THE CABIN

THEN MORGANVILLE
DID WHAT MORGANVILLE DOES.

Instead of treating it like a sealed exhibit, the cabin found a new purpose. People can step inside, sit down and experience the aircraft as a space again.

Convair lounge interior

04 / SECOND LIFE

YES.
YOU CAN HAVE
A PARTY IN IT.

Birthdays, private gatherings, special occasions and stories you probably won't tell your insurance broker.

Ask About the Party Plane
Open door of the Morganville aircraft

THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC

EVERY REPUBLIC
NEEDS ITS PEOPLE.

Morganville is not just what sits inside the buildings. It is the people who built it, keep it going, contribute to it, visit it and leave with stories of their own.

People of Morganville
COMMUNITY / PEOPLE / LOCAL STORIES
THE REPUBLIC ISBUILT.
SHARED.
REMEMBERED.

This section becomes the home for profiles, visitor stories, contributors, local legends and the people behind Morganville.

Open the Archives →
Morganville backpacker accommodation
STAY
INSIDE
THE STORY

STAY IN THE REPUBLIC

DON'T RUSH HOME.

Park your bike. Rest easy. Wake up to the story.

FROMR250 per person / nightINCLUDEDBreakfast & coffeeCOMFORTHot showers & bathroomsLOCATIONKei Mouth · Wild Coast

BEYOND THE EXHIBITS

THE REPUBLIC
IS ALIVE.

Morganville is a place people use, not just a place people look at.

01
GROW

The Nursery

Plants grown locally, a greener corner of the grounds, and another reason to leave with more than photographs.

Morganville nursery
02
FIX

Garage & Breakdown

Mechanical repairs, roadside assistance, diagnostics, towing and practical support for locals and travellers.

Morganville garage services
03
GATHER

Events & Party Plane

Birthdays, private events and special occasions in a venue nobody is going to confuse with a conference room.

Morganville Party Plane

THE MORGANVILLE ARCHIVES

STORIES WORTH KEEPING.

A living digital archive of machines, objects, people and moments from around the Republic. This grows as Morganville grows.

VISITOR INFORMATION

COME SEE IT
FOR YOURSELF.

Photos don't really explain Morganville. Neither do we.

MORGANVILLE FARM · R349 · KEI MOUTH · EASTERN CAPE
FIND USMorganville Farm, R349
Kei Mouth, 5260, Eastern Cape
ADULTSR100TEENSR50KIDSR20
Card facilities availableCash welcomeTours & bookings
CALL / WHATSAPP071 303 4007
Republic of Morganville grounds

THE WILD COAST HAS MANY STORIES.

THIS ONE IS CALLED
MORGANVILLE.

Come for the machines. Stay for the stories.

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