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Property Details
- 3 bedrooms
- 2 garages
- Farm name: Schulpadgat
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Property Description
Another kind of lifestyle living on your own piece of heaven on earth! Looking for that elusive old Cape farm with river frontage just ONE hour from Cape Town, Mother city of the Western Cape, and earmarked as the most popular city in the African continent? An incredibly private, peaceful and beautiful property with absolutely LOADS of potential.
Forty minutes to Cape Town International Airport.
± 5 Km from Botriver village - five minute drive to Co-op, post office, petrol station, library, bottle store, restaurant and pub, ATM, cafe's and police station. One hour from Cape Town and forty minutes to Cape Town International Airport.
Half an hour drive to the Strand and Somerset West, twenty five minutes to Hermanus, Grabouw and Caledon - all cities well known and popular for their tourist attractions in the Overberg. Hermanus is known as the best landbased whalewatching spot in the world.
No land claims.
100 Hectares managed as nature reserve and bird sanctuary (not registered so still zoned as agricultural) with resident wild buck, porcupines, secretary birds, blue cranes, fish eagles, owls, meerkat and bat eared fox - of which 80 hectares are arable - most invasive alien vegetation eliminated, suitable for organic accreditation (not farmed for twenty years and no pesticides).
Game fenced on one side, barbed wire fenced on two other boundaries, Bot river forms the fourth boundary.
Historical ruin of 18th century Toll house, remains of earliest inhabitation and wagon trails.
View of the sea from highest point of property.
Emergency exit (when river is in flood) out the back of the farm through the nature reserve.
1 km River frontage with terraced lawned picnic and camping areas and solar composting toilet. Almost the entire river frontage has been cleared of bramble and successful flood precautions installed (canal and flood wall) creating drained and dry river pastures.
7 Hectares of arable flat river pastures or paddocks.
Bridge over the Bot River which flows all year round.
Hillside pastures suitable for permaculture gardens, vineyards, olive groves or fruit orchards
Three avenues lined with young trees under drip irrigation.
Title Deed water rights registered with Department of Water Affairs
Large deep earth dam with island, jetty and lawned recreational area.
Smaller earth dam for storage of kloof and river water - pumped by electric pump to storage tanks at top of hill and gravity fed to irrigation systems.
Third earth dam in nature reserve - watering hole for wild animals and cattle - holds water throughout year.
Fourth earth dam at back of nature reserve - damaged but can be repaired - storage of winter rainfall for previously farmed lands.
Area with aquifer water identified near water storage tanks at the top of the hill for possible borehole with solar powered pump - gravity feed to lower portion of property.
Area with aquifer water identified in nature reserve for possible borehole with solar powered pump - gravity feed to lower portions of nature reserve.
Borehole beside river with electric pump provides domestic water which is pumped to storage tanks at top of hill - excellent water pressure and crystal clear filtered water for domestic consumption.
Four x 5 000 litre storage tanks with filters on platform for domestic water.
Three x 5 000 litre storage tanks with filters for irrigation water (secure from fire in old cement reservoir.
Second borehole situated near stream of water from natural spring at back of the farm (not in use).
New pumps and irrigations systems - all gardens and trees are under drip or spray irritation.
Garage with storeroom suitable for conversion to small guest cottage overlooking dam.
Large shed with concrete floor suitable for conversion to wine cellars or functions venue.
Two storage rooms adjacent to top shed suitable for servants quarters, catering kitchen, laundry or cloak room facilities.
Long shed with concrete floor suitable for stables, storage, workshop, events or informal back-packer accommodation.
Barn or stables built in 1926 with original clay brick walls - suitable for conversion to permanent residence, wedding chapel, art gallery, restaurant, tea room, event/conference/wine-tasting venue or additional guest accommodation.
Privately owned with no commercial farming activities. 7 Hectares of pasture on the bank of the Bot River are used for summer grazing of Nguni cattle, tented events and a tree nursery. 80 Hectares of previously farmed arable lands are presently managed as private nature reserve and bird sanctuary (not registered so still zoned for agricultural purposes). Main residence and three cottages are currently used as weekend retreats for family, friends and their dogs. Top shed, river and dam area are used for events (weddings, yoga workshops, team-building weekends and private events). Lower shed is used for storage of film sets and workshop space.
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