Property Details

Beautiful, water-riched farm in valley between 2 mountain ranges This type of property, located in one of the most beautiful valleys you can find, which has been coming for so many generations, almost never comes on the market. This beautiful farm is located approximately 18 kilometers from Riversdale and 30 kilometers from Van Wyksdorp in a valley between two mountain ranges. The rainfall is fairly spread throughout the year with early winter rains from March to July and early summer rains from October to December. The average rainfall per year is approximately 900mm. Irrigation: Water is registered with the Department of Water Affairs for the use of 650,000m³ of irrigation water per year from a perennial water ditch, and the storage of 125,000m³ of irrigation water in five earth dams. Land layout: Of the total size of 911 hectares, the land portion of the farm consists of ±53 hectares of irrigated land, ±37 hectares of cultivated dryland land, ±813 hectares of natural mountain land and ±6 hectares of fallow land. ±53 hectares of irrigated land consists of ±8.9 hectares of pear orchards under micro-irrigation, ±0.7 hectares of pear orchards under flood irrigation, ±31 hectares of planted pastures under permanent sprinkler irrigation and ±12.5 hectares under flood irrigation. ±813 hectares of natural mountain land consists mostly of exploitable fynbos veld for the export market. ±6.8 hectares of waste land consists of the farm roads on the property, the two house yards on the property and the portions occupied by the dams and buildings. IMPROVEMENTS Improvements consist of 3 living houses, a swimming pool, 3 outbuildings, a cold room, a milking shed, a school building, 3 stores, a shed, 10 labourers' houses, 3 greenhouses and a stone dam. This farm with its excellent and beautiful location makes it ideal for the development of a guest/holiday farm with walking, mountain bike and 4x4 routes that can be developed. Implements and dairy cattle are for sale extra and a complete inventory list is available for serious interested parties. VAT is payable on advertised price.