4.5 ha Smallholding in Howick

This historic property is steeped in heritage and situated on ten acres in a prominent position on the brink of Howick. Run as a four star guest farm for many years, the early settler homestead comprises the two original houses, the first being the original Voortrekker house adjoining a 150 year old blue stone English Settler house flanked by an impressive Belhambra tree with a stunning trunk and crown. Additional units on the property include a three bedroom house, a two bedroom cottage and two wings of the old school and stables were aesthetically converted into six bedrooms of generous proportions and all ensuite.

Special features include beautiful Yellowwood (from the Karkloof Forest) beams and ceilings in the main house, additional features include a pool, a pool/ games room, four water tanks, three phase power and soft borehole water.

The pretty garden attracts an array of birdlife and some wildlife and there is a large paddock for the donkeys and an indigenous forest beyond the pond and old tennis court. Fruit trees on the property include Methley plums, orange and lemon trees, crab apples, pecannut... Some of the valuable trees in the forest include Black Stinkwood, Cape Chestnut, Tulip trees, and Ginkgo trees.

This homestead is one of the oldest homes in the district with an interesting history that links to Reverend James Archbell, an English Methodist missionary and politician who provided the land on which Howick now stands. This history has been preserved with this special property.

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