Town metropolitan area). Being on the outskirts of the city and at the gateway of the Cape Winelands means that Stellenbosch, Paarl and Durbanville's wine farms are in easy access. Located more or less halfway between the Cape Town and Paarl, Brackenfell is approximately 30 km north-east of Cape Town and 35 km south-west of Paarl. The town is bordered by Kraaifontein in the north-east, Kuilsrivier in the south, Durbanville in the north-west and Bellville in the west. Suburban areas Brackenfell is divided into three suburban clusters namely Brackenfell North, Central and South. Brackenfell North is located north of the N1 and includes the following suburbs: Cape Gate (retail) Chamonix (residential) De Tuin (residential) Kleinbron Estate (residential) Kleinbron Park (residential) Marlborough Park (residential) Vredekloof (residential) Vredekloof Glen (residential) Vredekloof Heights (residential) Vredekloof Rand (residential) Welgeleë (residential) Brackenfell Central is located between the N1 and R101 Old Paarl Road and includes following suburbs: Arauna (residential) Brackenfell Industria (industrial) Eden Park (residential) Ferndale (residential) Hoogstede (residential) Morgenster (residential) Morgenster Heights (residential) Okavango Park (industrial) Springbokpark (residential) St Michaels (residential) Brackenfell South is located between the R101 Old Paarl Road and the M23 Bottelary Road is presently the centre of property development in Brackenfell. Brackenfell South includes the following suburbs: Birgundy (residential) Brackenfell South (residential) De Oude Spruit (residential) Kaapsig (residential) Klaradyn Retirement Village (residential) Protea Heights (residential) Protea Village (residential) Ruwari (residential) Sonkring (residential) Schools Bastion Primary School Brackenfell High School Brackenfell Primary School Brooklands Primary School Curro Brackenfell (private primary school) Curro Castle (private nursery / pre-primary school) Destinatus Private School Northpine Primary School Northpine Technical High School Paarl School Protea Heights Academy (high school) Vredekloof Primary School Economy Brackenfell is home to many retail companies' head offices such as Shoprite, Checkers (falls under Shoprite) as well as Food Lover's Market. Shoprite-Checkers have a new distribution centre which was completed in 2019 at the Brackengate 2 Business Park named the Cilmor Distribution Centre. Retail With the development of the Cape Gate shopping precinct, Brackenfell has become one of the most important retail hubs in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town and in Greater Cape Town as a whole. Within the precinct is the Cape Gate Shopping Centre which is the largest shopping centre in Brackenfell and adjacent to the shopping centre is the Cape Gate Lifestyle Centre. In Brackenfell North, the Glengarry Shopping Centre serves the neighbourhood of Vredekloof and even