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5572ha Game Farm For Sale in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
For Sale: Spectacular Game Farm in the Heart of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Nestled between Grahamstown and Bathurst, this stunning game farm is a true gem of the Eastern Cape, offering 35km of breathtaking views. Boasting an incredible 4.5km of river frontage, the farm is bordered by the Fish River, Coombs, and Kap Rivers, and is fully game fenced into two portions, totaling 5572 hectares.
The Albany Sub-tropical Bushveld vegetation is rich in Euphorbias, Milkwood, coral trees, date palms, tar wood, chestnut, yellow wood, acacias, wild fig trees, cycads, and a variety of Eastern Cape herbs, aloes, and wildflowers. It's a paradise for nature lovers and is aptly named by environmentalists as East of Eden. The mountains and gorges, with beautiful views, are accessible via a network of roads spread across the farm.
The main house is a spacious four-bedroom home, fully renovated with new floor tiles, kitchen, and bathrooms. The open-plan living area and kitchen, built-in braai, and house with veranda on all sides (500m) make it perfect for entertaining. The house size, without garage (247m), has two bathrooms (complete with shower, bath, toilet, and basin), one of which is en-suite to the main bedroom. The open plan kitchen, with lots of cupboards, has been completely redone, with a Whirlpool Gas stove with extractor fan and double thermos-fan oven. Tile floors throughout the house and neat curtain rails, new aluminum-frame sliding doors, and mesh Trellis doors at every room that opens onto the porch. There is a second open-air braai area and patio, garage with automated doors (space for three cars) (91m), a shed with a roll-up door for garden tools, etc. (54m), and neat stone dog kennels with a corrugated iron roof and galvanized bars (48m). The house also features a pressure pump, dam, and six tanks that collect rainwater, Eskom power, and is equipped for switching to generator power for emergencies.
Near the main house, staff accommodation includes a three-bedroom house with solar power and a rainwater tank, bathroom, and kitchen. A second staff house is currently under renovation. The second house is 144m with a porch of 28m, completely restored with beautifully sanded wood floors, a gas geyser, and solar power. There is a tank that collects rainwater, an outdoor building for garden tools, etc. (10m), an Eco pool with a wooden deck (64m), and an outside braai area. The third house, at the shed and offices, is an old house in need of renovation, featuring three bedrooms, one full bathroom, sitting-dining room, kitchen, and porch at the front door. There is also a house with running water and Eskom power for staff accommodation, including a kitchen, sitting-dining room, bathroom, and three bedrooms.
The neat, large steel shed (900m) is complete with two offices (19 m), tool storage (30m), shower and toilet, good lighting, fans, and power installation for all the equipment. There are also rainwater tanks, slaughter facilities with a cold room (15m), meat processing room (28m), beams, and hooks.
Water is well spread across the farm, with 25 water troughs, 14 ground dams, and 17 boreholes (10 are equipped with solar panels and 5 with Eskom power)
Please note the seller will consider trading/swap for businesses local or foreign of similar value in the following industries:
Transport and Logistics. Fuel and lubricants distribution stations. Development and letting of properties. Farming with livestock and crops.
Price is Excluding VAT.
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