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Oude Kweekhuys

Bloemfontein Free State - South Africa

Email Oude Kweekhuys Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Overnight in a quiet peaceful valley on the northern slope of Naval Hill where, in the historic old Bloemfontein of yesteryear, the first nursery was situated.

Oude Kweekhuys is situated in Peter Crescent in a quiet cosy little kloof of Naval Hill.
The plateau of Naval Hill is now the largest wildlife sanctuary in the middle of a city, with free-roaming springbok and other buck, blue wildebeest and even giraffe.
On the hill is also the old observatory which is now used as an intimate theatre.

Overnight in a quiet peaceful valley on the northern slope of Naval Hill where, in the historic old Bloemfontein of yesteryear, the first nursery was situated.
Oude Kweekhuys literally means Old Nursery House. It got that name because it was the house of the nurseryman on the first plant nursery in Bloemfontein, built in 1907 in Victorian-Edwardian style, and restored with all mod-cons.

Oude Kweekhuys Accommodation

Double or twin rooms with private bathroom (some with shower, some with bath) and own entrance in the neatly restored dwelling; or overnight in a cosy garden rooms with two (or three) single beds and en-suite bathroom. Air-conditioning in all rooms.

Oude Kweekhuys Facilities

The rooms have coffee and tea making facilities and come equipped with a microwave, fridge, TV, fan, heater and comfortable bedding.

Parking is under cover, safely behind electronic gates. Included in our reasonable rate is a tasty continental breakfast basket (a la Free State!) for each guest. Dutch, English, German and Afrikaans are spoken!

BLOEMFONTEIN:
Bloemfontein is famous for its history: it was founded in 1847 by a British major, and for 40 years it was the largest town north of the Orange River, until Johannesburg was founded in 1886.
In 1854 Bloemfontein became the capital of the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free State, which was named after the royal House of Orange of the Netherlands, and by all accounts it was a very jolly and cultured place.

The Women's Monument which commemorates the 26 000 women and children who died in the British concentration camps, and the adjacent Anglo-Boer war museum, receives 15 000 visitors annually.
For those interested in military history there are 2 other military museums and many famous battlefields to visit in the area.

Email Oude Kweekhuys Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com