Swaynekloof Farm is a lifestyle farm set in the Botrivier Valley in the Overberg, 4.5km north of Botrivier Town. Botrivier Town is 30 minutes from Somerset West along the N2 or a little over an hour's drive from Cape Town CBD. The large house, Swaynekloof House, enjoys a large private pool, and Top and Green cottage share a smaller splash pool. The other cottages can enjoy splashing in the perennial river and kayaking or fishing on the dam!
At Swaynekloof Farm, we have created an animal and plant sanctuary which we love to share with other country-loving folk. So far, we have built an 11km game fence around a large portion of the farm and already have eland and zebra. We also have a few sheep to keep our grass short on the slopes and to provide free-range meat for the farm. Our bird life is amazing with a wonderful assortment of raptors, weavers, water birds, hoopoo and many more.
The gardens are a cacophony of noise during the day while the still, quiet nights are broken by the occasional ‘hoot hoot’ of our resident owls. We are trying to recover the renosterveld on the hills behind the farm and have seen improvement after many years of over-grazing and neglect.
The farm is particularly beautiful in the winter and the fireplaces in Swaynehuis, Green, Heritage and Top Cottage are very popular on those cold, wet evenings. In the summer, the private pool at Swaynehuis offers a welcome respite from the hot sun for the Swaynehuis guests.. Alternatively, the Botriver (which never seems to completely dry up) is a great place to chill out.
Swaynekloof Farm is an Afristay Valued Member.
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