Having just trekked ALL the way from Kimberly on our way back to Cape Town through the Karoo we stopped in a quaint little town called Britstown. It's exactly halfway between JHB and Cape Town I'm told.
I'm not too sure why, maybe it has something to do with the fact that the whole world is visiting us, but this little town has recently had a little botox applied to its façade in the form of a paint-job and is looking quite sprightly. ;-)
Looking for the not-so-obvious, my wife says that she would really like a cup of tea and cake. "Do you think we'll find something like that here?" I stopped at a quaint looking café and asked the lovely lady behind the counter if she knew where I could find a tea garden that served tea and cake... she just laughed at me. Quite dishartened I returned to the SUV and told Amanda that it doesn't look like this town has such a luxury.
As we were riding out of town we spotted the Transkaroo Country Lodge and were more than surprised as to what we found inside.
Established in 1907 and bought by Adlene Potgieter and her husband Rian in 1973 this quaint little oasis really is refreshing for the travel-weary.
We were able to order cappuccino and cake while the kids had tea and scones! And if you're wanting to stay over for the night it's going to cost you R530 per room for 2 people. They have a wine shop, food store and the restaurant can comfortably seat 77 people.
If you're passing through we'd definitely recommend stopping over there.
You can contact them on 053 672 0027 or tklodge@telkomsa.net.
Have a look at their website here: http://www.transkaroocountrylodge.co.za
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