Fynbos Guest Farm

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Family-friendly rural site on a working farm spread over 67 hectares
A 15-min drive from Ceres fruit farms and less than an hour from Paarl
Plunge pools, playground and braai areas on site

They call it Fynbos Guest Farm, but it’s not just bush-like fynbos that fills this 67-hectare estate five minutes’ drive from the Western Cape town of Wolseley. Much of the space is taken up by a working farm – so come prepped to meet a collection of friendly farm animals (even friendlier if you're bearing apples, carrots and other such treats for them). Fynbos and farm come together to form a most peaceful rural retreat, one that maintains its atmosphere with a no-noise/no-music policy (all the better to hear the birdsong and have a good night’s sleep) and a speed limit of 15 kilometres per hour to ensure the safety of all lives on site. Being in a countryside location, water comes from a borehole so guests are asked to keep an eye on how much they splash around. Speaking of water, the farm has a couple of plunge pools to cool off in on a hot summer’s day, and a bathroom block that’s cleaned daily. Barbecues are encouraged at the braai areas provided, and there’s firewood and ice for sale to help proceedings along. Any food you need to stash away until cooking time can be kept in the guest fridge, so feel free to stock up at the supermarket in town while you’re there. The area around the farm lends itself to outdoor activities: walking trails leave from the site or you can find something more challenging nearby in the Witzenberg Mountains. Horse riding, ziplining and fruit picking are all within 15 minutes, and the wine estates of Paarl less than an hour away.

Site type

Open all year

Languages spoken

English

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Tents for hire

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise

Lake and/or mountain

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Fynbos Guest Farm

Boontjies River Road

Wolseley

Western Cape

South Africa

6830

Directions

Timezone

Africa/Johannesburg +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

-33.38729°N
19.19392°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

A wander around the site is a good place to start (there’s plenty of space for such activities, after all…), but if you want a lengthier hike, it’s recommended that you head to the Witzenberg Nature Reserve (10 minutes’ drive), for mountain paths and splendid lakes views. For a different way to see the scenery, exchange hiking shoes for horse riding boots at the stables 15 minutes’ drive away or take it all in at high speed whizzing along at Ceres Zipslide Adventures (also 15 minutes). Something a little more leisurely? If you’re here in the right season, stick around in Ceres (15 minutes) to tour through a fruit farm, plucking punnets full of juicy cherries. They’ll be a fab follow-up to your evening braai, and it’ll be even better if you pick up a bottle or two from the wine estates around Tulbagh (15 minutes). Head a little further from the site for trips to Karoo National Botanical Gardens (half an hour) or to the famed wineries and foodie shops around Paarl.

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Does Fynbos Guest Farm have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Fynbos Guest Farm dog friendly? No View all features
What attractions are near Fynbos Guest Farm? A wander around the site is a good place to start (there’s plenty of space for such activities, after all…), but if you want a lengthier hike, it’s recommended that you head … Read more