[ PIT STOP ] ABRAHAMSKRAAL GUEST FARM, WC
Heading for or out of the Mother City and need a stopover? Some four hours from Cape Town on the N1 is a farm destination that is literally an oasis in a wonderfully barren wilderness: Abrahamskraal Guest Farm.
Keep an eye open for the R353 – it is a gravel road 18 km on the Cape Town side of Leeu-Gamka.
The actual farm lies 10 km from the national road (33 km from Prince Albert), is a working sheep farm, popular as a guest farm and function venue, and a favourite stop for mountain bikers.
That stretch of road between Leeu Gamka and Laingsburg has a bad reputation for accidents. The roads are straight, the countryside monotonous and the heat can reach into the 40’s in summer. You would be forgiven for thinking that it’s the last place you would ever stop to spend a few days
It’s also an unpaved gravel road, on which you cross the railway line, and travel about 10 km towards Prince
This story is from the February 2019 edition of Caravan & Outdoor Life.
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