De Oude Herberg

De Oude Herberg

Description

Tulbagh lies in a beautiful ‘hidden valley’, surrounded by the Winterhoekberg, Witsenberg and Saronsberg mountains. The Tulbagh Valley is at the western end of the famous Route 62, which meanders through all the Winelands areas of the Western Cape and Karoo.

De Oude Herberg Guest house is situated in Church Street, Tulbagh and has been providing bed and breakfast accommodation since 1875. Translated from Afrikaans as “The Old Inn”, De Oude Herberg Guest house has, over the years, won several awards and accolades. These include winning the prestigious AA Travel Accommodation Award, in the Heritage Accommodation category, two years in succession.

In 1969 an earthquake resulted in the collapse of all the historic buildings in Church Street. These buildings were rebuilt in the Cape Dutch style, creating 32 National Monuments, all in one street; Tulbagh became famous ‘overnight’!

Tulbagh is a place to come and enjoy the beautiful countryside and magnificent scenery. To take gentle walks, or hike up the mountains, horse ride through the valley and take trips to vineyards, fruit and olive farms. Visitors are welcome at most farms to taste their produce and purchase their products. In the town there are museums, gift & antiques shops, art galleries and various restaurants to suit all tastes. In the immediate vicinity, we have at least sixteen wine estates. They include such well-known farms as Twee Jonge Gezellen, Tulbagh Winery and Rijk's.

There is a buffet of fresh juices, fresh fruits, cereals and yoghurts. This is followed by a cooked breakfast of your choice served with fresh toast, coffee and tea. Breakfast is served either on the shady terrace in summer or in the warm dining room in winter.

Inside there is a comfortable sitting room to use with plenty of reading matter, a fully licensed bar and a first class restaurant “Pielows at De Oude Herberg” which offers local & international dishes. An interesting selection of award winning wines are available, mostly from the Tulbagh Valley which forms part of the famous Route 62.

During the summer all meals are served outside under the shade of trees and in the winter beside a log fire.

De Oude Herberg in Tulbagh prides itself on the service it provides. Leslie, Jane and their staff aim to make their guests most welcome and as comfortable as possible

We had never heard of Tulbagh before and we were truly amazed by the beauty of the Tulbagh valley and its charming historic town with a wealth of cape Dutch Architecture, majestic mountain ranges and exciting wine estates. Historical Church Street, home to 32 National Monuments, constitutes the largest concentration of National Monuments in one Street in South Africa.

By the end of our week in Tulbagh in March 2005 we had signed a contract to buy Honeyoaks Cottage. One of the traditional cape Dutch houses on 1.5 hectares on Church Street, with a plan to plant a vineyard in the back garden.

By October we moved with our two Labradors, and a forty foot container with the contents of our Restaurant from Ireland. We opened up our new Restaurant Pielow’s at the De Oude Herberg Guest House just across the road from Honeyoaks.

We were featured in a documentary (The Great Escape) about relocation filmed by Coco Productions for RTE, Ireland’s national television network. The documentary was filmed over one year showing us setting up and running the Restaurant, cultivating our vineyard at Honeyoaks and producing our own wine with a local award winning winemaker, David Jordan from Manley’s Private Cellar. Keen to produce our own wine we bought 4 tons of Shiraz grapes from a local vineyard to make our first Pielow’s Shiraz.

Now, thanks to The Great Escape, Tulbagh has now been put on the map for a (as a) new destination for Irish visitors to the Cape. Because of the great response from the programme and a huge increase in Irish visitors we would now like to help you plan your Great Escape to the Cape.

Tulbagh is very centrally located just under 1½ hours from Cape Town, the East Coast, West Coast and the Winelands and is easily accessible on safe and scenic routes.

We would like to share some of our favourites of the Cape and some alternative destinations that we have discovered beyond the usual tourist routes.

Accommodation

There are four double bedrooms, all have ensuite bath/shower rooms and are air-conditioned. Each room is equipped with coffee and tea making facilities, hairdryers, ceiling fans and radiators. The bed linen is of top quality and the towels are white and soft! All rooms are Non-Smoking.

Two rooms are inside the main house, with the other two being in the cottage, located in the garden, a short distance from the house.

Montpellier is situated in the main house. It has an entrance off the main hall and another from the front terrace. The room consists of a queen size, four poster bed and is decorated in 'Out of Africa' style. The bathroom has a Victorian bath with an overhead shower.

Also in the main house is Twee Jonge Gezellen, consisting of two rooms and decorated in traditional English style. One room has a queen size bed and the other a single bed. Both rooms share the same bathroom, which has a Victorian bath and overhead shower. There are two entrances to the rooms - one from the front terrace and the other leading directly to the pool area.

Twin Rooms

Just a short distance from the main house and set in the same garden is the Cottage, containing two bedrooms with ensuite bath/shower rooms. There is a small sitting area between the two rooms making it ideal for a family of four or two couples travelling together. However, this does not detract from the privacy, should the rooms be occupied by different parties.

The rooms, Lemberg and Theuniskraal, are decorated in simple country style. Lemberg is twin bedded, whilst Theuniskraal has a king size bed. In addition to the communal sitting area, there is a sitting area outside in a small private garden, close by the pool area.

All four rooms are quiet and restful during the day and at night.

Restaurant

Early in 2005 we were in the process of selling our business in Cork, Ireland to return to Dublin. Before returning to set up another business in Dublin we had planned to buy a camper van and tour Europe for a few months. However all this changed when we decided to take a holiday in South Africa. We had intended in stay in Franschhoek or Stellenbosch when friends of ours offered us their holiday home in Tulbagh.

We had never heard of Tulbagh before and we were truly amazed by the beauty of the Tulbagh valley and its charming historic town with a wealth of cape Dutch Architecture, majestic mountain ranges and exciting wine estates. Historical Church Street, home to 32 National Monuments, constitutes the largest concentration of National Monuments in one Street in South Africa.

By the end of our week in Tulbagh in March 2005 we had signed a contract to buy Honeyoaks Cottage. One of the traditional cape Dutch houses on 1.5 hectares on Church Street, with a plan to plant a vineyard in the back garden.

By October we moved with our two Labradors, and a forty foot container with the contents of our Restaurant from Ireland. We opened up our new Restaurant Pielow’s at the De Oude Herberg Guest House just across the road from Honeyoaks.

We were featured in a documentary (The Great Escape) about relocation filmed by Coco Productions for RTE, Ireland’s national television network. The documentary was filmed over one year showing us setting up and running the Restaurant, cultivating our vineyard at Honeyoaks and producing our own wine with a local award winning winemaker, David Jordan from Manley’s Private Cellar. Keen to produce our own wine we bought 4 tons of Shiraz grapes from a local vineyard to make our first Pielow’s Shiraz.

Now, thanks to The Great Escape, Tulbagh has now been put on the map for a (as a) new destination for Irish visitors to the Cape. Because of the great response from the programme and a huge increase in Irish visitors we would now like to help you plan your Great Escape to the Cape.

Tulbagh is very centrally located just under 1½ hours from Cape Town, the East Coast, West Coast and the Winelands and is easily accessible on safe and scenic routes.

We would like to share some of our favourites of the Cape and some alternative destinations that we have discovered beyond the usual tourist routes.

Contact Details De Oude Herberg (023)2300260 (023)2300260 0722214214 Enquire now View Rates View Directions

Attractions

Accolades

:Tourism Council of SA Star Grading

TGCSA Star Grading

Facilities

To start the day ...

There is a buffet of fresh juices, fresh fruits, cereals and yoghurts. This is followed by a cooked breakfast of your choice served with fresh toast, coffee and tea. Breakfast is served either on the shady terrace in summer or in the warm dining room in winter.

The Inn also offers a sun-drenched swimming pool, surrounded by a courtyard and shady areas in which to sit and relax, either on the verandah or under the vines.

Inside there is a comfortable sitting room to use with plenty of reading matter, a fully licensed bar and a first class restaurant “Pielows at De Oude Herberg” which offers local & international dishes. An interesting selection of award winning wines are available, mostly from the Tulbagh Valley which forms part of the famous Route 62.

During the summer all meals are served outside under the shade of trees and in the winter beside a log fire.

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