Grootvaderbosch Farm, Heidelberg

Grootvadersbosch Farm offers a comfortable guest house named; 'Snelsetter', built in 1735, this Historic Homestead is largely maintained in its original state. The Farm offers a great opportunity for visitors to see agriculture and nature working side by side. Grootvadersbosch Farm is the Heidelberg district, about 250 km from Cape Town. This Farm is one of South Africa's Historic treasures. The Homestead was built in 1735 and 6 generations of the Moodie family have lived here since 1818. Keith and Michele Moodie will welcome you to their dairy Farm! The Farm offers a great opportunity for visitors to see agriculture and nature working side by side. Of the 2500 ha, only 25% is farmed, the rest is Fynbos, forest and Renosterveld. Keith's bird list for the Farm stands at over 180 different species! There is also a variety of buck, bushpigs, porcupines, aardwolf, honey badger, leopard, lynx... the list goes on...There are many walking trails on the Farm and mountain bike routes. The Historic homestead dates back to the early 1700's & is largely maintained in it's original state. The handcrafted Yellowwood ceilings, floors and doors are all beautifully maintained. The rooms are furnished in old Cape style. The Strawberry Hill Farmhouse (now a guest house) was built in the late 1800’s by Thomas Dunbar. Thomas Dunbar was a renowned land surveyor of the time who was responsible for the layout of the Towns of Sedgefield, Voorbaai and Hartenbos. He, after building the Strawberry Hill farm house, moved onto the property to retire. The name 'Strawberry Hill', comes from the wild strawberries that were found across the Farm Hilltops.