Nose your way through the world of fragrance and discover the joyful varieties grown at Babylonstoren. Join Gundula, guardian of our Healing Garden, in harvesting and exploring various ways in which natural fragrances can perfume your everyday living. Steaming coffee from the Farm Shop is served upon arrival. Lunch at the Tasting Room is included.
Bobotie is considered the national dish of South Africa, having been served at a special dinner by the United Nations Women’s Organisation in 1954. It is one of the most engrained recipes in traditional South African cuisine, with cultural influences from all over the world, including Malaysia, France and the Netherlands. Bobotie is celebrated everywhere […]
CREATING A LONG LASTING LOVE FOR THE GAME! Holiday Programmes are the ideal opportunity for juniors to experience golf in a fun and focused environment and play together. We will be running golf programmes at both Durbanville Golf Club and Hazendal Golf, Stellenbosch during the January, April and July (Hazendal only for weather reasons) school […]
Come and enloy a Saturday learning how to paint with Watercolour, specifically focusing on Botanical subject matter. We will be working from Life, learning to observe from root to tip, and using watercolour to add layers of colour and visual interest.
Only once every season, Babylonstoren gathers guests around one long table, hidden deep within the farm. These extraordinary evenings unfold in secret spaces rarely opened to guests – among the orchards, beneath the olive trees, or inside our historic cellars – where the garden writes the menu and the moment. This is Babylonstoren at its […]
Put on your hat and slip on a pair of comfortable shoes – we’re going to the orchards! Take a stroll through the olive orchards with farmer Ian de Villiers who will explain how to grow, maintain and harvest olives. A tasting of this season’s fresh olive oils will follow in the newly renovated Babylonstoren […]
Try your hand at versatile choux pastry to create numerous variations, from classic eclairs filled with pastry cream to salty treats of choux puffs with gruyère cheese and biltong filling.In this hands-on workshop, we’ll also celebrate the seasonal Babylonstoren almond harvest with Martjie’s famous macaroons. Martjie will demo and guests will get to taste. After […]
Bobotie is considered the national dish of South Africa, having been served at a special dinner by the United Nations Women’s Organisation in 1954. It is one of the most engrained recipes in traditional South African cuisine, with cultural influences from all over the world, including Malaysia, France and the Netherlands. Bobotie is celebrated everywhere […]
Butter was considered the golden commodity of the 1900s and today still, every knob is worth its weight in gold – and rightfully so! Join us on the historical farm of Soetmelksvlei to see how butter is made from scratch – from milking the cow to the separation of the cream and, finally, churning real […]
**Swap screen-time for adventure-time!** A school holiday programme for teens aged 13+ who love the outdoors, creativity and practical life skills. Based at Boschendal’s Food Forest, trails, dams and natural spaces, participants will enjoy hands-on adventures including fire building, outdoor cooking, foraging, food growing, shelter building, mountain biking, wildlife discovery and nature-inspired creative projects. Each […]