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| Penny Farthing Country House
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| Description |
Penny Farthing is a charming country house with luxurious
en-suite bedrooms and is well known for its warm hospitality
and excellent meals.
Tourism Grading Council *** and Tourism Dundee Recommended
Semi Finalist - 2001, 2002 & 2003 A.A. Travel Guide Awards |
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| Position/General |
Penny Farthing is situated on a 3 000 hectare cattle and game farm
in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal battlefields and is in close
proximity to Rorke's Drift, Isandhlawana and Blood River.
The house is built on the original foundations of the colonial home
founded by the Vermaak family in 1847.
Present owners 5th generation.
It is set in a large garden with a fish pond and swimming pool and is graced with an abundant bird life.
Foy's late wife, Marinella was a descendant of Dougald McPhail, a founder of the town of Dundee, and one of the few survivors of the battle of Isandhlwana. Foy is a registered tour guide, with a passion for history, and conducts regular tours of the battlefields.
A flight of semi-circular stairs leads one into an impressive 10 X 4 m
dining room, furnished with a 16 seater walnut table and carved
oak chairs. A Victorian sideboards and server complement this
enormous room. A wide passage leads off the dining room and
homes a Victorian bookcase filled with a collection of Africana books
for guest to enjoy.
All five bedrooms have French doors which lead into the garden,
and each is tastefully furnished with antique furniture and choice
fabric to enhance the ambience. All beds are fitted with
electric blankets for those cold winter's nights, and each room
has an overhead electric fan to ease the summer heat.
An authentic fort is converted to an interesting en suite bedroom.
The comfortable lounge has a big fireplace, and wood fires in winter
allow for very cozy conversations, while a small bar supplies the
refreshments after a grueling day in the African sun. |
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| Features |
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standard features, electric blankets, overhead electric fan, en suite bedroom, fireplace |
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| Rates |
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| Dinner, Bed and Breakfast (P/P/S) |
R400
£31
$57 |
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R485
£37
$69 |
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| Bed and Breakfast Only (P/P/S) |
R325
£25
$46 |
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R425
£33
$61 |
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| Self Catering (when available & P/P/S) |
R180
£14
$26 |
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| Extra
Information |
Minimum charge R 650.00 on the Self-Catering. Rates for tour groups and overseas agents negotiable. Rates quoted from 1st of October 2003 to 30th of September 2004.
Tours to the battlefields
The guiding fee for up to 4 people is R 550.00 per day. Clients are responsible for their own transport and payment of all entrance fees. An additional charge of R 85.00 per person applies to extra clients.
Transport can be arranged in a VW mini bus @ R3.00 per kilometer. Avarage distance to Zulu battlefields are 100 km's and Anglo Boer war 200-300 km's.
Tour guiding and transport are nett. rates. |
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| Contact
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| Contact : Foy |
Telephone : (+27) 34-6421925 |
| Email : foy@pennyf.co.za |
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| For enquiries please call +27 21 438 4341/2 or email foy@pennyf.co.za with your contact details. |
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