Location: South Africa » Kwazulu Natal » Natal Midlands » DargleWaterfall CottageAccommodation in Dargle, KwaZulu NatalDescriptionCome and enjoy the beauty and peace of the Dargle Valley, KwaZulu Natal Midlands - Self Catering or B & B
- Cottage is made of stone, original farmhouse dating back to 1820
- Farmhouse interior, charming white washed stonewalls
- Two bedrooms, 1 large family bedroom with 4 poster Quaker bed extra single bed in corner. 2nd bedroom twin beds
- Large kitchen with all equipment provided
- Big bathroom with enormous old enamel bath, very comfy
- Heated Swimming Pool
- Stunning views over the Drakensberg
- Close to the main house for security
- DSTV & WiFi
- Cell: V
Waterfall cottage is one of the earliest settler houses in the Dargle Valley. It was built in the mid-nineteenth century by a mad and reclusive Englishman using fieldstone from the surrounding hills and is a charming relic of vernacular settler architecture that has been sensitively restored. Although life in the Dargle was tough and terrifying when Waterfall Cottage was built (the mad recluse is supposed to have buried his small fortune somewhere nearby to safeguard it from brigands) it now finds itself at the heart of a serene working-farm and park-like garden. There are horses, Nguni cattle (the breed is traditionally used by the Zulus as a bride-price) and every kind of chicken, goose and parrot. The surrounding indigenous forest and redgrass plains - where you are welcome to go for walks - are home to abundant wildlife including blesbok, various duiker species, birds, endangered wattled cranes, owls and monkeys. The veranda of the cottage overlooks a delightful rose-garden (roses being a passion of the present owner) and a hanging wood of bird-filled indigenous treesoda & MTN signals Sitting-room: A stone fireplace heats the cottage. There is satellite T.V., books and back-issues of various magazines. First Bedroom: One double bed and one single bed. Second Bedroom: Two single beds. Kitchen: The kitchen is equipped with all the expected utensils and has a gas stove. Bathroom: Spacious old fashioned bathroom with a lovely big enamel bath and some of our renowned hand-made Marseilles lavender soap is always supplied excellent
RatesR250pppn Self catering
DirectionsTravelling from Durban
* Take the N3 to Pietermaritzburg / Johannesburg
* Pass Pietermaritzburg and the Midmar Dam.
* Take the 3rd Howick turn-off (Howick / Tweedie)
* At the Offramp turn left and after 1.4km, at the T-junction turn right onto the R103 in the direction of Nottingham Road.
* Drive 5km & shortly after the Nelson Mandela Capture Monument, turn left onto the Dargle / Impendle Road
* Drive 17.5km and then take right turn right towards Fort Nottingham.
* 4km along this road you will see a sign on your right for Waterfall Cottage. Take drive to the main house and waterfall cottage is just next door to the main house.
Travelling from Johannesburg
* Take the N3 towards Durban
* Take the Nottingham Road Offramp, the first one after the Mooi River Toll.
* At T juntion turn right towards Nottingham Road
* In Nottingham Road, take right turn onto R103 under railway bridge
* 300 yards further on turn left onto towards Fort Nottingham
* Keep going without turning off for 20 km and you will come to a large brown sign on the left saying Waterfall Cottage. Go up drive and cottage is next to main house.
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Lizzie Purbrick
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