A Karoo-farm holiday for the family or business traveller

This is the ideal Karoo-farm stopover between the Western Cape and Gauteng, 

- Riaan Hattingh

There is an ideal overnight stop in the Karoo if you were to travel between the Western Cape and Gauteng. You will find Finchley Farm Cottages only 3km west of Willowmore in the Eastern Cape, on the R407 towards Prince Albert. Make sure you break your travel, or simply visit for a relaxing Karoo-farm holiday.

Michael and Joanne Kroon moved to the farm in 1996, and the first guests visited Finchley Farm Cottages in 2004. The old home and outside buildings, dating back to the late 1800s, were restored and made available to guests.

Farming primarily includes sheep and wool, with some horses, goats and cattle, and game also adds to the farming activities.

COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION

Farmer’s Weekly received a warm welcome upon arrival. We were shown around and received information about the farm activities and accommodation, with shadows growing tall over long Karoo-farm conversations in the late afternoon sun.

The hosts’ hospitality, and lush gardens around the beautiful, restored buildings and cottages in the surrounding Karoo can only leave a lasting imprint in the hearts of visitors.

Communal areas and services include a lapa with braai facilities and a swimming pool. A generator is available during load-shedding, and free Wi-Fi in all the cottages and rooms makes the life of the business traveller a bit easier. Breakfast can be pre-arranged, and also the meal of the day. All the rooms and cottages have TVs.

The Small Cottage was allocated to