Avondale Wine Estate
Open Gardens
23rd & 24th October 2021
AVONDALE WINE ESTATE opens their gardens in aid of charity
Avondale Wine Estate is situated outside Paarl on the slopes of the Klein Drakenstein mountains. It has magnificent views of the Simonsberg, Paarl Rock, the Klein Drakenstein Mountains and, in the far distance, Table Mountain.
After the abundant winter rains the Avondale organic gardens are looking beautiful, too beautiful not to share. To share with anyone who loves open spaces and enjoys the pleasures of a magnificent spring garden.
In addition to viewing the Avondale Wine Estate’s gardens you will also be able to view the majestic private garden of Ginny Grieve and 6 other private gardens on the estate; experience Avondale’s historic Cape Dutch buildings; view many mature trees; walk through the working vegetable garden that supplies Avondale’s award winning restaurant, FABER; stroll over the meandering streams; experience the indigenous beds, rose gardens and meadow; and watch the stately cows, working ducks and chickens in their free range environment.
Finish your walk with a tasting of the organic and biodynamic wines at the Avondale Wine Cellar or book a meal at our highly acclaimed FABER restaurant which has recently been awarded by Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards as the Best Garden Restaurant in Africa.
Visitors are welcome to stroll around the Avondale Wine Estate’s farm gardens from 10h00-16h00 on the 23rd & 24th October 2021.
List of Activities
- Access to all the gardens on Avondale Wine Estate (Paarl) – 7 gardens in total
- Guided garden walks each day at 11am
- Faber Restaurant (to book contact Faber@avondalewine.co.za)
- Tea in the gardens accompanied by an assortment of scones and cakes
- Ochra Deli & Café
- Picnic Baskets (to secure your booking contact picnics@ochra.co.za)
- Wine Bar (Avondale Armilla Cap Classic, Avondale wine, strawberries and cheese platters)
- Wine Tasting (to secure your booking contact wine@avondalewine.co.za)
- Boerewors rolls in the garden
- Botanical art exhibition
- Fresh flowers on sale
- Plants for sale
- Saturday morning farm walk
ENTRANCE DETAIL:
- DATE: 23rd & 24th October 2021
- TIME: 10h00 to 16h00
- FEE: R50
Tickets available at the entrance
Adults R50, Children U/12 enter free
All entrance fees will be donated to the Avondale Community Organisation (NPO) which provides a creche and a playschool, ensuring a safe and caring environment for our community’s young children.
(Payment accepted: Cash, Snapscan and credit card)
Regrettably, no dogs or picnic baskets are allowed. Children are welcome under adult supervision.
For more information contact us on wine@avondalewine.co.za or tel: 021-8631976
TO GET TO AVONDALE WINE ESTATE (PAARL):
GPS Coordinates:
33°45’55.92”South x 19°00’04.50”EAST
Address
Lustigan Road, Klein Drakenstein, Paarl, South Africa
Directions from Cape Town
From Cape Town, take the N1 north towards Paarl. Slip off the N1 at Exit 59 (Jan van Riebeeck). At the T-junction, turn right towards Franschhoek. Follow the signs and turn left into Lustigan Road – the first road to the left (at Engen Garage) – travel for approximately 2km and turn right into the estate.
Directions from Worcester
From Worcester, take the N1 north towards Cape Town. Slip off the N1 at Exit 59 (Jan van Riebeeck). At the T-junction, turn left towards Franschhoek. Follow the signs and turn left into Lustigan Road – the first road to the left – (at Engen Garage) – travel for approximately 2km and turn right into the estate.
Directions from Franschhoek
From Franschhoek, take the R45 and turn right onto the R301 towards Paarl and follow for 15 km. Follow the signs and turn right into Lustigan Road(at Engen Garage) – travel for approximately 2km and turn right into the estate.
Visit the Paarl tourism accommodation pages to find guest houses, hotels and self-catering places to stay and for additional info about Paarl which includes attractions, restaurants and things to do and see.