Babylonstoren

This morning we went out to the old Cape Dutch farmstead of Babylonstoren which was founded in 1692. The farm is massive and needed far more time than what we allocated to it. The buildings kept their heritage styles and were beautifully presented. The grounds were immaculate, and there was so much to see and do. The gardens were massive, and had all sorts of sections to them - water plants, succulents, rainforest, medicinal, spices, and so many more. There were restaurants, wine tasting, leather and steel works, a petting zoo, a bakery, a butcher, homewares and distillery, a mill, fruit and veg store, cafe, and so so much more - all of which were operating and all sourced from the working farm and local areas.
From there it was home for the kids to sleep while the boys headed out to Stellenbosch Golf Course to play a quick 9 holes. The course was beautiful, with fast greens and despite being pretty busy, we were able to play a nice easy round.
On the way home we got some ingredients and snacks for pesto chicken pasta for dinner, before having a memorial meeting and starting to pack up.Read more