The girls and I quite enjoy taking an outing to Helderberg Farm every now and then, and so the other day, when we found ourselves once again left to our own devices, we immediately decided to make the most of the great weather and head over there for some much needed picnic and play time!
The farm, which lies at the food of the Helderberg Mountain on your way to Stellenbosch, is (as most of the farms in the area) old – with some of the buildings marked as being built in way back 1692!
The farm primarily produces wine grapes, but also produces a host of other produce including the ever popular strawberry. They offer a multitude of activities, including excellent picnic and braai spots, fantastic hiking trails, 4×4 trails, a tea garden, a kids playpark (with farmyard), mountain bike and trail running tracks, bird watching, clay pigeon shooting, paintball games, gravel karts, and even African drumming (if you are so inclined).
After playing a bit in our normal spot, I decided to take the girls for a little stroll in Granny’s Forest (the farm has some fantastic woodlands, which apparently is home to quite a fair bit of wildlife – not to mention a massive Mountain Candlewood tree).
Sadly, despite the fact that I was rather enjoying our shady stroll on what was a rather warm afternoon, the girls decided that this was definitely no fun – even if there were butterflies fluttering around wherever you looked!
So I left it at that and we worked our way back, meaning that I’ll either have to a) wait for them to get older, or b) sneak back myself! :)
Related Link: Helderberg Plaas