CLEMENTINE COTTAGE
Self Catering Accomodation
in Franschhoek, Winelands,
Western Cape, South Africa
Fully booked until end of March 2008
Clementine Cottage is a beautifully appointed self-catering cottage on a working fruit farm. It has two tastefully furnished double bedrooms each with luxurious en suite bathroom and dressing room, and a spacious living area with fully equipped kitchen.
The cottage, set amongst
Franschhoek valley and is only 3km from the village and boasts magnificent mountain views. You will appreciate the calm, peaceful atmosphere and can be assured of total privacy. Whether you stroll through the
orchards, laze around the pool or explore the Franschhoek Valley, you can be assured a memorable stay.
Facilities include:
- Swimming Pool
- Fire Place
- Under floor heating
- Satellite TV
- Telephone
- Braai area
- Servicing
- Laundry
- Air con in bedrooms
Regret no children or pets.
The farm is 20 hectares (±50 acres) of which are planted with plum varieties, soft citrus (Satsuma's and Clementines) and vines. A winery will be established in due course.
Water for irrigation is provided from a large dam on the property as well as by borehole.
Attractions:
Franschhoek lies in a beautiful and picturesque fertile valley deep in the Cape Winelands and is only a 45-minute drive from Cape Town. In 1685 the French Huguenots, who were exiled for their religious beliefs, settled in the valley to make it their new home and bought with them their winemaking skills with the first wine being pressed in 1700. Many of the old farm homesteads still exist with the characteristic Cape Dutch architecture. In 1938 the Huguenot Monument was built to commemorate the arrival of the Huguenots.
Franschhoek is known as the gourmet capital of South Africa and has well over 25 restaurants and boasts 8 of South Africa 's top 100 restaurants. One can also tour and enjoy many the valleys fine wines on the local estates. The village also has a host of jewellers, art shops, galleries and specialist stores.
For the more active one can enjoy paragliding, horse riding, mountain biking, hiking, a game of boule, fly-fishing as well as golf on a number of nearby courses.
Both the
Paarl Wine routes are within a 25-minute drive and whale watching can be done from the cliffs in Hermanus, which is approximately an hour and a half away.
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