If The Willow Historical Guesthouse and Sophie’s Choice are laid-back gems on the western border of the Baviaanskloof at Willowmore, then Padlangs and Die Tolbos are matching havens of country calm near Patensie in the east.
Country elegance at Padlangs Padlangs is both a country restaurant and a shop selling everything from décor pieces and gifts to a variety of jams, preserves, biscuits, dried fruit and nuts, old-fashioned sweets and more – all displayed with a touch of creativity and sometimes humour. It’s open seven days a week and the sit-down menu includes a host of treats from English breakfasts and wraps to bobotie and pies. Beware: you won’t be able to resist buying something from the shop on your way out.
[Update Sepember 2016: Padlangs has moved to much bigger premises and gardens less than a kilometre west of its old location, but the mix of country restaurant and shop remains the same.]
[Update Sepember 2016: Padlangs has moved to much bigger premises and gardens less than a kilometre west of its old location, but the mix of country restaurant and shop remains the same.]
Lots to browse inside and a shady tree outside, Die Tolbos has it all At Die Tolbos country shop and restaurant you’ll find a variety of home-made preserves (especially citrus products for which the Gamtoos Valley is famous), gifts,
curios and other nice-to-have items from bath oils and body lotions to teddy bears and baskets. The restaurant is an enclosed verandah with a fireplace for winter and a shady tree for hot summer days. Enjoy tramezzini, wraps, salads, lasagne, bobotie or teatime treats like cheesecake and lemon meringue pie. Open seven days a week, it doubles as a tourist info centre.
Where to find them:
Padlangs is 7km outside Patensie on the R331 en route to the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
Die Tolbos is the first building on your right-hand side as you come into Patensie from Hankey along the R331
More about the Baviaanskloof
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curios and other nice-to-have items from bath oils and body lotions to teddy bears and baskets. The restaurant is an enclosed verandah with a fireplace for winter and a shady tree for hot summer days. Enjoy tramezzini, wraps, salads, lasagne, bobotie or teatime treats like cheesecake and lemon meringue pie. Open seven days a week, it doubles as a tourist info centre.
Where to find them:
Padlangs is 7km outside Patensie on the R331 en route to the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
Die Tolbos is the first building on your right-hand side as you come into Patensie from Hankey along the R331
More about the Baviaanskloof
Copyright © Roxanne Reid - No words or photographs on this site may be used without permission from roxannereid.co.za
