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The Retreat
is a Victorian farmhouse set in 560ha of the beautiful Groenfontein
Valley Conservancy, bordering on the 129 000ha Swartberg Nature
Reserve. The house, filled with yellow-wood and mellow Oregon
pine, has a lounge and dining room - each with its own ceramic
fireplace to keep them cosy on chilly winter evenings - leading
onto a wide verandah, overlooking the sweeping gardens and majestic
Swartberg mountains
Your Hosts, Grant and Marie, enjoy treating guests to true Klein
Karoo hospitality. The smell of fresh coffee welcomes you back
from a morning walk, to a hearty breakfast on the terrace, where
dinner - cooked with Marie's continental flair - is also served
when the weather is warm. Vegetarians are welcome and we cater
for problem diets.
The
meals at Groenfontein have a health emphasis, using herbs and
vegetables from the garden. Our Guests can enjoy Karoo lamb
dishes and local Cape specialties. Meals are served under the
stars on the veranda in the summer or in the beautiful dining
room, with a crackling fire, during the cold winter evenings.
The
Retreat has a full liquor licence and carries a selection of
fine wines of the region.
There are five comfortable en-suite bedrooms in the main house,
with French doors opening onto a patio. Two suites in a new
garden annexe have breathtaking views of the mountains from
their private terrace.
The
Retreat is ideally situated for day trips to the Swartberg Pass,
Meiringspoort, Seweweekspoort, Montagu Pass, the coast and more
(See our map).
Enjoy
energetic hill walks or mountain biking in the clear air - or
lazy summer afternoons cooling off in the shady, secluded rock
pools that sparkle like jewels along the length of the tree-fringed
river - or simply stroll along the peaceful, winding lanes of
the Groenfontein Valley.
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