The cottages are all fully equipped including WI-FI. All beds are fitted with Egyptian percale cotton bedding, and towels are provided. The hand-made mud brick walls are plastered with earth on the interior and then whitewashed. The dung floors are warm and soft to the tread, and each cottage is unique. We have tried to match the furnishings with the style of each cottage, gleaned mostly from local antique shops, thus creating each with its own character and individual ambiance. The single thread that draws them together is a gentle simplicity redolent of how we once lived - and perhaps could again.
Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage, affectionately dubbed "Lav", was the most dilapidated of all the cottages, and has been lovingly restored, preserving its original character as much as possible, with traditional cow dung floor and thatch roof, keeping the windows & doors the original size. This quaint little cottage served as the home for three different miller families that operated the watermill during its eighty-years of milling activity. The furnishings of the cottage reflect its old-world charm, and it sleeps two with a double brass ‘Hemel bed’ in the bedroom, complete with brushed cotton bedding. The second bedroom has been converted into a bathroom with a shower. There is a two-plate gas burner for cooking, gas hot water, and soul-soothing candlelight for evening illumination. Solar powered lighting, a fridge, power points, along with an electric fan have all been added for comfort. A cast iron fireplace in the original hearth provides warmth in winter. This cottage is comfortable and cozy while retaining its old worldly authentic minimalist style. The Barn The Barn started its life as a typical Karoo cottage. At some stage it was altered and became a milkery, with the historic stone walled kraal at the rear of the cottage, complete with feeding mangers, bearing testimony to this time. It was later simply used as a barn, before being reworked back into the cottage it had once clearly been, keeping the large arch doors, and adding a Victorian fireplace that was discovered in one of the farm lofts during restoration. The Barn is more spacious than the Lavender cottage with a double bedroom plus a sleeper couch in the living area if needed. The barn has a two-plate gas burner for cooking, gas hot water and soft candlelight for the evenings. Solar powered lighting, power points, a fridge along with an electric fan have been added for comfort. The elevated front stoep overlooks the picturesque Rooiberg mountain range. The Barn is a romantic cottage, embracing a delightful ambiance of old and new, favored by artists and other creative souls. Manor House Manor House is a spacious two Bedroom cottage with spectacular views from every room over the farm dam and the majestic Langeberg Mountains in the distance. In years gone by, this cottage was the long-time residence of Louw Rabie, renowned geologist and philosopher, and brother of writer Jan Rabie. Manor House can sleep four in two separate queen-size double bedrooms. There is a shared bathroom with bath and overhead shower, a farm style kitchen with separate scullery, and a spacious dining room / lounge area, with original handmade clay tiled floors throughout. The kitchen has a fireplace with a Dover stove and is equipped with a two-plate gas burner, a fridge, and gas hot water. This cottage has solar electricity for lights, power points and two electric fans added for comfort. An elevated front stoep overlooks the farm dam, with the stunning uninterrupted vista onto the Langeberg mountains in the distance. There is a private, peaceful shaded patio area at the rear of the cottage that is ideal for impromptu get togethers. Mill House The original farmhouse, Mill House is a typical Karoo cottage that has been altered and enlarged over the years, as families grew and needs changed, into its present Victorian style. Mill House can sleep three in a queen extra-long bedroom plus a separate three-quarter bedroom. There is a bathroom with bath and overhead shower, a separate kitchen, and a lounge/dining room. The kitchen has a fireplace with a Dover stove and is equipped with a two-plate gas cooker, electric fridge, and gas hot water. This comfortable cottage also has solar power for lights, power points, plus an electric fan for comfort. This peaceful and soothing old-world farmhouse, furnished in simple country cottage style, is private, and is set on a hillside, looking onto the old Watermill and a large poplar tree forest. Langhuis - (Farm owner's homestead) The Langhuis dates to about the 1820’s and is one of the original buildings of the farm. It has massively thick mud walls, with small deep-set windows, and started its life as a barn that was used to house the ox wagons. It was built in two sections which have been retained over the years. This would have consisted of a small living area on one side, and the barn with a tack room on the other. After the end of the Second World War, when many of the deserted properties in the area were re-occupied, the Langhuis was converted into a large family house, and additions were added, which remain to this day. Community gatherings were held, along with ‘opskop’ dances, on the long stoep in former years, with folklore of the tremendous times enjoyed by all. The Langhuis is much quieter now, but is still a wonderful gathering place, and the long stoep remains a magnet for those who wish to sit ‘chewing the fat’ over a sundowner. |
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