Hermon, Swartland
Lying on the route between Wellington and Gouda, Hermon might be but a blip on the map but it is actually a little village that has been here since forever - families have lived here for generations. It is one of four towns that make up the Riebeek Valley now so popular with Capetonians.
Hermon lies just outside Riebeeck Kasteel, the town that has endeared itself as a weekend getaway, filled with foodie type venues and trendy delis and shops. The surrounds are a tapestry of vineyards, olive groves and fields of wheat, a number of the farms now offering luxury manor house type accommodation, and the town of Riebeek Kasteel and Riebeek West serving as major drawcards to those in search of lunch venues or a morning of sanctuary away from Cape Town.
Beautiful mountains, olives, good food and an excellent wine route combine to make the magic of the area easily capable of entertaining one for a weekend or more.
There are also local projects worth visiting like the Riebeek Kasteel Community Garden Project, where locals have their own allotment vegetable gardens, the Steel Band Project run by David Wickham, and the Community Theatre. Two weekend markets - the Riebeek Kasteel Village Market, and the Riebeek West Fresh Funky Market are welcome respites, and make time to hike up the Kasteelberg which give you some incredible views over the Swartland.
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I was born and bred there. My father worked for mr ID Droomer and my mother run a local general shop. Several residents who are known to me, still make a living there. Evert Kotze, Boetie Nel, Connie and Willem, Peter and Jeanette, are only a few mentioned. It is worth while paying a visit to this little village and enjoy the hospitallity of ever-one. Thanks for the opportunity to let you know of Hermon.
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Hotels & other accommodation options
Fish Eagle River Lodge
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Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Bartholomeus Klip is an exclusive destination located on a working farm and game reserve in the Riebeek Valley. Discerning travellers will apprec...
Heron House
Heron House is located on the Elandsberg Farm, offering accommodation on an operational wheat and sheep farm amid the 10,000 acres Elandsberg Nat...
Wild Olive House
Wild Olive House is an exclusive destination on a working farm and game reserve in the Riebeek Valley. Accommodation at Wild Olive House consists...
Blou Porselein Guestfarm
Blou Porselein Guestfarm offers comfortable self catering accommodation in two units on a working farm. Choose from our 6 sleeper Blou Porselein ...
Klein Eikeboom Guest Farm
Enjoy a wonderful self catering farm stay at Klein Eikeboom Guest Farm in Hermon. Being only a stones throw away from Riebeek Kasteel, a number o...
Things to do in the area
Du Vlei Farm Stall
The Du Vlei farmstall and restaurant is situated between Riebeek Kasteel and Hermon on the R46.Breakfast and lunch are served daily from 08h00 un...
Noteworthy attractions
Swartland Wine Route
Meaning ‘black country' and named after the indigenous Renosterbos, which turns a dark colour at a certain time of the year, the wine route exten...
Dasklip Pass
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Darling Renosterveld Reserve
Situated in the village of Darling, the Renosterveld Reserve, which you will find at the top of the village on a hill just behind the Darling Pri...
Tienie Versveld Reserve
The Tienie Versveld Reserve lies just outside Darling en route to Yzerfontein, part of a farm that was donated to the National Botanical Society ...
Berg River Region
North of the Berg River lie the little towns of Piketberg, Porterville, Wittewater, Goedverwacht, Veddrif, Aurora, Eendekuil and Redelinghuys. Kn...
Bartholomeus Klip Renosterveld Reserve
On Bartholomeus Klip's grassy plains you will find wild animals in one of the last spaces, so close to a city, that still allows for game to free...
Bothmaskloof Pass
Bothmaskloof Pass connects the towns of Malmesbury and Riebeeck Kasteel on the R46. Sometimes also known as Bothmanskloof, the pass takes one ove...
Nuwekloof Pass
The Nuwekloof Pass connects the town of Tulbagh with Riebeek-Kasteel and Wellington. Historically it has been called the Oudekloof, Tulbaghkloof ...
Verlorenvlei Heritage Settlement
What was once a thriving little hamlet on the shores of Verlorenvlei (40 buildings or ruins were still in evidence in 1992) is only a few survivi...
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