The elegant double storied house situated on the farm Van Wyksfontein, is nestled against protective Karoo koppies. The house built in 1870 is 28km north of Colesberg. A stream runs past the house. This fountain water is constant and feeds irrigable lands further down. Trees shade its course and a row of giant Cypress trees stand formerly in the front garden.
At the back of the house the top storey has a trellised veranda, and from it one looks beyond the attractive lawns, trees and flowerbeds to the koppie and pulpit rock which juts out at the top. This is a vantage point for climbers and is also home to a pair of Black Eagles.
The farm still belongs to the Greathead family. Rhys and Eileen your hosts, have experience in the hospitality trade being the founders & original owners of the well known "Horse & Mill", English Pub, in Colesberg.
The Greathead Lodge offers more than just an overnight stop. You may spend a few days enjoying the Karoo hospitality on a working sheep farm or enjoying activities such as birding, walking. tennis, swimming, mountain biking and fossil hunting. Other activities can be arranged nearby, for example, hunting, river rafting down the
nearby Orange river, fly fishing for barbel & Yellow fish and horse riding trails. A variety of game can be viewed in the nearby reserves and tours to Boer War sites can also be arranged.
Colesberg Accommodation - Large sash windows with shutters are a feature of this house as is the typically karoo moulding on the parapet. At the back of the house the top storey has a trellised verandah, and from the bedrooms one looks beyond the attractive lawns, trees & flowerbeds to the koppie & pulpit rock which juts out at the top & is a vantage point for climbers.
The Rooms at Greathead Lodge:
- 2 rooms, both ensuite (with shower) with doors opening on to balcony, queen size beds.
- 1 room ensuite (with shower) with 4 single beds
- 1 room ensuite (with bath) with two x ¾ beds.
- Family Room: 1 room with private bathroom (with bath) with queen size bed and an interleading room for children, with 4 single beds.
All the bed rooms are on the upstairs level.
Lounge rooms: 1 with Fireplace for winter with Dstv.
Tennis Court, Swimming pool and lovely garden area. Lovely walks and mountain biking trails. |
