Die Geel Huis Wolmaransstad

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Email Die Geel Huis Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Accommodation at the Die Geel Huis is arranged as follows:

King Size rooms x 2
- can be made into 2 single beds

Room amenities:

King Size rooms x 2
- can be made into 2 single beds

Room amenities:

Queen Size Rooms x 2

Room amenities:

Single Rooms x 6

Room amenities:

Check-in time for the guest rooms are strictly 14H00 onwards and check-out no later than 10H30 each day. Reservations prior to 14H00 will be kept at full daily rates. We do not accept cheques, but we have a facility for debit and credit cards.

Smoking Policy
There is a strictly no smoking policy in the rooms.

Die Geel Huis Facilities
The atmosphere out here is relaxed, with enough space for the children to play outside, jump on the trampoline and meet farm-animal friends.

The bar is equipped with a big plasma screen and stays open until late. The restaurant food is prepared in the traditional manner with fresh, farm ingredients.

For the more active visitors, the golf driving range is waiting. The Pride Land Archery Club has a permanent facility here where members and non-members are equally welcome.

Die Geel Huis Weddings & Special Occasions
The Restaurant is spacious enough to cater for up to 60 guests per function. The Conference room can seat 24 people and is available for private functions. Please phone the Geel Huis to enquire about our conference packages.

Town History
Wolmaransstad is situated in the North West Province and to reach the town, visitors have to travel with the N12. It lies 250km south west of Johannesburg, 80 km from Klerksdorp and 300 km north east of Kimberley.

The town was founded in 1891 as a stopover along the old postal route between Johannesburg and Kimberley. Wolmaransstad lies in the valley of the Makwassie stream where diamond digging is one of the most important activities. The town is therefore an important diamond buying centre.

The hot summers (up to 40 degrees Celsius) and cold winters (below 0 degrees) are ideal for cattle farming, although planting of agricultural crops also takes place.

Because of the town’s long history, it still has beautiful sand stone buildings erected during the early years of the previous millennium. Of these, the Broadbent Mission Station and the Thomas Leask House is well-known.

Thomas Leask, from Orkney in England, was an elephant hunter who became a trader and opened a trading store here. When the town was established later, it was named after J. Wolmarans, an executive member of Council for the Zuid Afrikaansche Republic. Paul Kruger, president of the ZAR, was a regular visitor at the house of Thomas Leask.

Major Attractions in the Area
For the Nature Lover, a variety of recreation options exist. Just outside town is the Makwassierante Conservation Area which hosts a variety of game species and has hiking trails for visitors. Situated south of Leeudoringstad on the banks of the Vaal River, Wolwespruit Dam Nature Reserve conserves riverine vegetation in very natural surroundings. For those who love fishing, there is the Yellow fish angling sites along the water's edge.

The Digger’s Diamond Tour is an opportunity to learn about the beginning of alluvial diamond digging in the area up to the selling of diamonds.

Kiddies parties at the Geel Huis are a blast! We will organise the eats. There is also the option of the following: Photography, a horse-carriage and birthday cakes.

Email Die Geel Huis Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com