Sports fans are catered for at the Pubs which have large flatscreen TVs installed and they will sell youĬold beer and love to shout along with you, regardless of whom you support. (an exception is made in the case of the Orchard S/C unit) This informs our conscious decision not to provide TVs in rooms. Or the antics of a variety of “LBJs” frolicking in the pool water-feature of an afternoon, or spotting any number of eagles,īuzzards or other rare birds are experiences not to be missed by visiting townsfolk. Watching at dawn and dusk for the overhead flight of endemic Cape Parrots (quite likely to become extinct in our lifetime) Our own is designed for year-round interest. Some noteworthy gardens may be visited in certain Seasons. Guests are encouraged to immerse themselves in the peace and tranquillity on offer and engage in the healthyĪnd robust pursuits that make the Hogsback experience so special. Tea/coffee stations, a small bar fridge (stocked with fresh milk daily) and fresh Spring water, are provided in each.īathrooms are stocked with complimentary toiletries.Įach room contains a top of the range bed or beds with electric blankets and quality duck down duvets. The 3 individually furnished double en-suite guest bedrooms, featuring original artworks,Īll have covered private pool and garden facing patios.
Proportion of our Guests love it, if the comments left in our Guest Book are indicative. Quaint ‘Sophisticated Squonk’ might aptly describe it and a satisfyingly large Has been converted over time into its present form with distinctly more love than money. Was the battle cry of said ex-Capetonian new owner of Granny Mouse House. It sometimes does, to allow for earlier occupation and restoration. Well not have lasted until that date, such was the state of disrepair. The house, purchased with the intention of providing a retirement haven for the current owner may In abundance on the mountain bear witness to their trade. Many of the nut trees, orchard varieties and berries still growing The Summerton brothers, both market gardeners from England, settled in Hogsback in the 1820’s, andīoth married local Black women. Summerton farm and still borders the remnants of it. Old lady, probably not too unlike the present owner.ĮRF number 1, now known as Granny Mouse House, was the first piece of ground subdivided off the original
In an architecturally ‘interesting’ manner, and became the private residence of a rather feisty Granny Mouse House, although renamed in 1998, is one of the oldest of Hogsback houses, originallyīuilt from wattle-and-daub as a private holiday home.
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