Lifestyle Equestrian Farm
- ENV130652
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What you should know about this plot of land
- 3
- 224 m²
- 20 ha
Special features of this plot of land
Situated in the picturesque Villiersdorp valley you are a mere hour and a half from Cape Town, 30 minutes from Franschoek and Worcester and one hour from Hermanus on the south coast.
This 20ha lifestyle farm is the ultimate horse lover’s dream, with 25 stables, 7ha paddocks, well equipped dressage and show jumping arenas as well as cross-country courses on site. The current owners have been running a successful equestrian centre here for more than 24 years. The new owner can continue this enterprise with a qualified trainer willing to remain on the farm and 6 students enrolled for 2022.
Simon van der Stell, the first Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony, built a hunting cabin on this property in the late 1600’s. He frequented the cabin hunting leopard in the mountains. This historic building, with its 12-inch-thick clay walls, survived all these years and was later converted to a wine cellar. It is currently used as the tack room and staff quarters.
Dwellings on the farm consists of:
1)a 224m² 4-bedroom manor house with granny flat, beautifully manicured garden and heated swimming pool
2)5 cottages currently on fixed term lease
3)2 units for student accommodation
4)Stables, feed store and tack room
A mountain spring supplies crystal clear water for household use and is supplemented with boreholes. Electricity is supplied by Eskom with a backup generator for emergencies. The property is fenced on the tar road allowing horse and mountain bike trails through neighboring farms all the way to the town. Access to the farm is controlled by an electric gate.
The farm is surrounded by fruit orchards and enjoys breath-taking views of the mountain and valley all the way down to the Theewaterskloof dam where you can enjoy fishing, yachting and water skiing as well as a beautiful golf course.
There are no land/liferight claims on this property. Seller is VAT registered.
Virtual tour through this property
- Stellenbosch
- Licence partner of Engel & Völkers Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Dawie de Wet
- Stellengracht Building,, 1 Plein Street
- 7599 Stellenbosch · South Africa
- Phone: +27 21 861 7777
- Cell: +27 67 151 5262
- www.engelvoelkers.com/en-za/stellenbosch/
Commission Details
Agent's Professional Fee is included in the price advertised.