The first half of our holiday over, the girls and I were driving from Barrydale to Mossel Bay via the Garcia Pass and through Riversdale, when about 15 kilometers outside of Ladismith (just before we needed to turn off the famed R62 and onto the R323) we spotted a giant metal coffee pot sculpture beckoning us to pull over. The marketing stunt worked and so we discovered Algerynskraal Farm Stall, a Klein Karoo farm stall in the middle of nearly nowhere.

Situated on the farm Algerynskraal, originally a farming outpost purchased by Phillip Lodewyk Le Grange in the mid 1860’s, the Algerynskraal Farm Stall lives in a classic, renovated old farm house, with each and every room brimming with all manner of vintage Klein Karoo curios, gifts, arts & crafts, and little bits of history scattered about.

There is a small restaurant onsite that produces a wide variety of light meals, home bakes and the odd traditional Sunday roast or two, and the front reception is stocked with all manner of delicious nibbles to pack in for the road ahead.

Ample space, farm animals, interesting bric-a-brac, the tranquility that comes from a farm in the Klein Karoo, and friendy staff – a lovely (and unexpected) little discovery indeed!

As for the treasure we walked away with? Well let us just say that the chocolate biscuit fudge, fruit cubes and traditional Hertzoggies didn’t last for very much of the drive! :D

Related Link: Algerynskraal Farm Stall | Route 62 | Ladismith