Greathead Lodge, Colesberg, Northern Cape
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CATEGORIES: Accommodation in South Africa » South Africa Bed & Breakfast » South Africa Guest Farms » South Africa Guest Houses » DESCRIPTION: The Greathead Lodge is situated 28km north of Colesberg, on the Van Wyksfontein Farm. It is an elegant double storeyed house offering four en-suite rooms and one family suite. The Greathead Lodge is an elegant double storeyed house situated on the farm Van Wyksfontein and is nestled against protective Karoo koppies. The house, built in 1870, is 28km north of Colesberg and 5km off the N1. A stream runs past the house. This fountain water is constant and feeds irrigable lands further down. Trees shade its course and a row of giant Cypress trees stand formerly in the front garden. Large sash windows with shutters are a feature of this house as is the typically karoo moulding on the parapet. At the back of the house the top storey has a trellised verandah, and from it one looks beyond the attractive lawns, trees and flowerbeds to the koppie and pulpit rock which juts out at the top and is a vantage point for climbers. This is also home to a pair of Black Eagles. AccommodationThe rooms of Van Wyksfontein house are large and beautifully proportioned. The atmosphere is different from usual karoo homesteads as the hall and stairwell are hung with large Game Trophies. In the dining room there are large photographs of the big game hunts and over the doorway hangs a large photo of the hunter himself. John Baldwin Greathead known as Dr J B who bought the farm in 1907.During the Anglo Boer war General Clements made this house his headquarters. The farm still belongs to the Greathead family. Rhys and Eileen your hosts, have experience in the hospitality trade being the founders and original owners of the well known "Horse & Mill", English Pub, in Colesberg.FACILITIES2 Rooms en-suite (shower) with doors opening on to balcony, queen size beds 1 Room en-suite (shower) with 4 single beds 1 Room en-suite (bath) with 2 x ¾ beds 1 Family suite: 1 room with private bathroom (bath), queen size bed and interleading room for children with 4 single beds All rooms are located upstairs 2 Lounge rooms, 1 with fireplace for winter and DStv Tennis court, swimming pool and lovely garden area. Lovely walks and mountain biking trails.ACTIVITIESThe Greathead Lodge offers more than just an overnight stop. You may spend a few days enjoying the Karoo hospitality on a working sheep farm or enjoying activities such as bird watching, walking/hiking, tennis, swimming, mountain biking and fossil hunting. Other activities can be arranged nearby e.g. hunting, river rafting down the nearby Orange river, fly fishing for barbel and Yellow fish and horse riding trails. A variety of game can be viewed in the nearby reserves and tours to Boer War sites can also be arranged. Several interesting fossils have been found here over the years, the most recent being that of a complete dicynodont. |
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DIRECTIONS: We are situated 28km north of Colesberg and 4,5km off the N1. Our exit is a cross road sign posted Brigadoon/Van Zyl Sylyn. Turn to Van Zyl Sylyn. We do not have a Greathead Lodge Sign on the N1. Ther is another B&B Orange River Lodge with a B& B sign at this exit. Turn to the opposite side to them. Follow gravel road for 2km, it brings you to a tar road the R58 (Colesberg/Burgersdorp ) Cross over the tar road and follow gravel road over a railwayline for a further 2km up to the farm house. MAP: Available at: http://www.sa-venues.com/visit/greatheadlodge/map.php |
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