Strawberry Hill Country Lodge

Strawberry Hill Country Lodge

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

Text written by Simon Greenwood

The Turners must love watching the reaction of their guests as they first confront the view at Strawberry Hill. I started applauding, congratulating people and ordering copies of the prints! The valley plunges straight from the lawns in front of the house and nothing spoils the unfettered natural beauty of this hill-marooned farm. Lynda had commandeered Bill (her father-in-law) to lead me down the mountain trails through ferny afro-montane forests to �The Point�, a hidden idyll of cascading water at the frothy confluence of two rivers. We went for a swim in the rock pools and guests are ordered (by me!) to take a picnic on a fine day and explore. Back at the lodge fastidious attention to detail sees luxury piled on luxury. Huge baths with lots of water pressure, separate showers, soaps and shampoos, wonderful linen on new beds, mohair blankets.

Drinks and dinner are taken with the other guests (before a log fire on cool nights) � delicious crudit�s, tomato soup and Malay curry on the night I stayed. Breakfast was equally hard to fault - typically I was given a whole jug of freshly squeezed OJ. Strawberry Hill bowled me over because it is so rare for a place to provide such extremely high levels of comfort without compromising one smidgin on the friendly family atmosphere.

Contact Details

Telephone: +27-(0)44 8770055
Facsimile: +27-(0)44 8770055

Email address:
getaway@strawberryhill.co.za