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Klapmuts, Cape Winelands
Klapmuts, just off the R45 between Kraaifontein and Paarl, is a rather small village in the heart of the Cape Winelands Region.
Klapmuts is also not very well known amongst tourists - an added bonus as the area offers the chance to stay on large farms and small holdings with views out over the mountains on the edge of things. One feels free of the city out here, despite being but 45 minutes away from Cape Town.
Klapmuts the town has recently undergone a fair amount of development, and intends developing still. You can see evidence of new houses under construction, but in general, there is a sense of the pastoral here that you won't find in the midst of the hubbub that is Cape Town, or outlying towns like Paarl and Stellenbosch. People come here mainly to experience the calm and quiet of a getaway. Farms and properties that surround the town don't come cheap though and just a stand in the developing security complex that nestles between Paarl and Stellenbosch will set you back R350k.
But a stay here is sublime. There is plenty to do in the area. In the first place you are only 14 km from Stellenbosch, 16 km from Paarl and roughly 20 km from towns like Wellington.
Possibly one of the most popular attractions in Klapmuts is Butterfly World, great if you have children, and similar little towns of Simondium and Pniel make wonderful drives. Essentially though you are here to take advantage of the wine estates around Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, and Klapmuts places you right in the midst of these.
In the vicinity
Hotels & other accommodation options
Self Catering
Dawn Mountains Farm
Dawn Mountains Farm, a family-run retreat in the heart of the Franschhoek Valley, is surrounded by vast vineyards and a breathtaking landscape, m...
Self Catering
Alimandi Nursery Cottage
Alimandi Nursery Cottage is a stylish self-catering cottage located on a 3-hectare smallholding that boasts an award-winning nursery specializing...
Hotel / Guest House / Self Catering
Angala Boutique Hotel
Featuring spacious suites and cottages, accommodating up to 4 people in the two bedroom Luxury Suite and Garden Suite. Special attention has been...
Guest House
The Purple Windmill
The Purple Windmill is a Cape Winelands guest house located on a quaint boutique wine estate. It is a fully operating farm with Vineyards, Lemons...
Self Catering
Mon Reve Estate
Mon R�ve Estate offers Cape Winelands self catering accommodation in the northern foothills of the Simonsberg Mountain in the Paarl valley. From ...
Self Catering
Dawn Mountains One
Dawn Mountains One is an apartment offering self-catering accommodation located on the Dawn Mountains Farm in Klapmuts, in the heart of the Frans...
Self Catering
Dawn Mountains Two
Dawn Mountains Two is a downstairs holiday apartment in Klapmuts with two bedrooms furnished with twin beds that can convert to King-size beds. T...
Self Catering
Mount Vernon Manor
Mount Vernon Manor has five bedrooms with four bathrooms. The large modern kitchen is fully equipped with high-end amenities and the dining room ...
Self Catering
Dawn Mountains Cottage
Dawn Mountains Cottage is located on the Dawn Mountains Farm in Klapmuts, in the heart of the Franschhoek Valley among vast vineyards and picture...
Things to do in the area
Wine Tours & Tasting
Anura Vineyards
At the base of the Simonsberg Mountains, you�ll find the Anura Estate which has been owned and run by the Bouma family since 1989. What began as ...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Arra Vineyards
Arra is perfectly positioned in the shelter of the Klapmuts Mountain where water and sunshine are in abundance. Johan Southey tends to the vines ...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Glen Carlou Wine Estate
Glen Carlou is a well-respected winery in the northern foothills of the Simonsberg mountain and forms part of the Hess group. Chairman and founde...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Welgelee Wine Estate
This Boutique Wine Estate was birthed from a wild idea that Chris and Lidea Meyer had when touring the oceans via their yacht. Welgelee means �we...
Wine Tours & Tasting
De Meye Wine Estate
This boutique wine estate is named after the De Meye River in Holland, the birthplace of the first Myburgh who first settled in South Africa in 1...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Hoopenburg Wine Estate
The German Schmitz family established Hoopenburg estate which happens to be the only wine estate in the country where bush vines form 100% of the...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Joostenberg Wine Farm
The Myburgh family have owned Joostenberg since 1879. Brothers Tyrrel and Philip Myburgh are fifth generation Myburghs to farm this land. Wien an...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Laibach Vineyards
The motto of Laibach of, �Treat every vine, every bunch and every berry with absolute affection and you will get the best wine, most reflected of...
Wine Tours & Tasting
Lievland Wine Estate
Lievland is a family-run wine estate which dates back to 1715. The cellar was built in 1823 and the Cape Dutch house in 1828, both of which are s...
Noteworthy attractions
National Monuments
Huguenot Memorial Museum
The story of the Huguenot Memorial Museum is quite fascinating, and lends the building and its contents a certain charm and intrigue. In the 1700...
Nature Reserves
Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
The 42,000 ha Reserve stretches from Elgin in the south to beyond Villiersdorp in the north, and from the Stellenbosch mountains in the west, eas...
Wine Routes
Stellenbosch Wine Route
Just 45 minutes from Cape Town, the Stellenbosch wine route is the oldest in the country and represents over 300 wineries. Because of this it is ...
Museums
Wijnland Auto Museum
There are those who live in Cape Town and its surrounds who have not even heard of the Wijnland Auto Museum, one of the most interesting places t...
Wine Routes
Paarl Vintners Wine Route
Paarl Vintners has earned its place as the world�s first �red route� because of its focus on wines such as Roodeberg, Cabernet Sauvignon, port an...
Memorials
Huguenot Monument
The Huguenot Monument is dedicated to the cultural influences that French Huguenots have brought to the Cape Colony after their immigration durin...
Nature Reserves
Limietberg Nature Reserve
Lying in the Du Toitskloof Mountains close to Paarl, Limietberg Nature Reserve is a beautiful space in which to spend time, particularly if you a...
Nature Reserves
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
The beautiful Jonkershoek Nature Reserve lies in the Jonkershoek Valley just above Stellenbosch. Surrounded by the magnificent Jonkershoek Mounta...
Golf Courses
Paarl Golf Club
The course is laid out over an indulgent 140 hectares and the 27 holes have been grouped into the Berg River, Paarl and Boschenmeer �Nines.� The ...
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