The beach resort was initially part of the farm Brakfontein, then property of Dirk Lamprecht and later of Frans Gericke.

Although it was first known as Sandstrand, in 1823 it was named after the first vicar on George, Tobias Johannes Herold,[2] a keen angler.

Oompie Meyer and John Urban, both well-known residents of George, took on the task in 1904 of demarcating small plots of land for the vacationers' tents, wagons and canopies.

This is the house west of the church and built for the sisters and girls of the Convent School on George.

Across from the Stella Maris Chapel, John Urban and the George Divisional Council had a large tidal pool built for swimmers in 1935.

During the summer school holidays, the municipality of George has a team of trained beach guards on duty during daylight hours.

After almost 1 km from the exit there is a parking space to walk to Rooikransies and further west to the Maalgaten River.

At the airport, the R404 turns away, takes a bridge over the railway line near the Skimmelkrans station and a pass in the Brakfontein cliff.

Three years later, the old road from Skimmelkrans station to Herolds Bay Heights was rebuilt and tarred.

The church took advantage of the opportunity by selling fresh water to pay off their building loan.

Where the Skimmelkrans Road dead ends, Ernie Els had a house built next to the beach.

In 1972, part of the farm Buffelsfontein on the plateau was converted into the Herolds Bay Heights residential area.

With this development, Herolds Bay is also connected to George's electricity, water and sewer network.

Between Christmas and New Year 1949 it rained so much that the muddy water ran down the slopes through houses and tents.

Girls from the convent school on George who were in their beach house had to climb up the head to get away while their trunks were washed around in the waves.

Again between Christmas and New Year, but now in 2008, the sea was so rough that it covered Skimmelkrans Lane and Sandstrand Street up to the houses with a thick layer of foam.

About 580 million years ago it came under pressure from the southwest and the rocks were folded, broken and cracked.

This can be seen in the rocks at the older tidal pool and the contact between the sediment and granite on the east side of the bay.