Muldersvlei Estate

Muldersvlei Estate

Selected by The Greenwood Guide to South Africa, 2nd edition

Text written by Simon Greenwood

Helen�s home is a Cape Dutch beauty (1817) - ask for a tour and relish the grand dimensions and original yellowwood beams and oregon pine floors. Muldersvlei dates back to this time as a farm too, today a mix of fruit and wine (shiraz and pinotage). One of the rooms is actually in the manor house, a treat, while the others are in the Cellars, a converted farm outbuilding with its own kitchen-cum-dining room and sitting room; beds are solid and clothed in linen of high quality. There is a farmhouse feeling to the place with fresh flowers in pretty bunches and a porch at the back of the cottage serves as the perfect breakfast-cum-braai setting: in the background the Simonsberg mountains; in the middle distance a sporadic view of the famous Blue Train and the occasional steam train - perhaps a thrill for trainspotters; and cows wander through wild arum lilies in the foreground.

There are oaks in the garden for shade, or a swimming pool for further refrigeration. This is a real farm setting from which to sample the many wines of the Stellenbosch and Franschhoek wine routes, including the farm�s very own Starke wines. Helen herself is very relaxed and welcoming and another good reason to come to Muldersvlei. Wonderful bird life on the farm. Helen will direct you to the best viewing spots or organise a tour with an excellent �birder�.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)21 8844433
Facsimile: +27-(0)21 8844324

Email address:
info@muldersvlei.co.za