Olde World Charm

This historic property is steeped in heritage and situated on ten acres in a prominent position on the brink of Howick. Run as a four star guest farm for many years, the early settler homestead comprises the two original houses, the first being the original Voortrekker house adjoining a 150 year old blue stone English Settler house flanked by an impressive Belhambra tree with a stunning trunk and crown.

Special features include beautiful Yellowwood (from the Karkloof Forest) beams and ceilings in the main house, additional features include a pool, a pool/ games room, four water tanks, three phase power and soft borehole water.

The pretty garden attracts an array of birdlife and some wildlife and there is a large paddock for the donkeys and an indigenous forest beyond the pond and old tennis court. Fruit trees on the property include Methley plums, orange and lemon trees, crab apples, lime and pecan nut.

Stocklands Farm is a property steeped in history and situated close to the centre of Howick. It was run as a 4 star graded Bed and Breakfast for many years. In the 1960’s dairy cattle were raised on the ample pastures and for the many years of its existence, it has been a warm and welcoming family home.

In about 1836, many of the Boers who had been ousted by the British at the Battle of Congella moved away from Durban and settled in and around Pietermaritzburg. One of them, David Benjamin Snyman , was granted land on the far side of the uMngeni River which he named Cypherfontein because of the purity of the water in the springs that flowed across the land. He built a small shale house which he extended to include a large room with a solder above. As large numbers of British settlers arrived in the Midlands of Natal, many of the original Boer settlers left to go further north. They included Snyman who, after selling his land to the Reverend James Archbell in 1843, went with them. Archbell built a large house of dressed blue stone very close to the original house for his family. In 1846 Cypherfontein and several adjacent farms were surveyed and James Archbell was given the title deeds. Part of this land was subdivided and formed the small town that is now Howick. After many subdivisions over the years, Stocklands Farm now consists of 10 acres in extent.

Eventually these two houses were joined to form one big house. Special features include pit sawn Yellowwood beams, ceilings and doors all sourced from the forested areas around the area, original light fittings and a verandah that runs the full length of the house and overlooks the beautiful garden. This main house consists of four bedrooms, four bathrooms (two bedrooms en suite are in the Annex of the main house and used as guest bedrooms), large sitting room, dining room, pantry and linen room, laundry and two offices. Additional units include a three bedroom house, a two bedroom cottage, a one bedroom cottage and an additional bedsitter.

There are three garages, four water tanks, three phase electricity and a borehole which supplies water to the property. There is a pump house with a water pump which also houses a generator to use during power outages to keep water on for all the units.

· Eleven bedrooms in total: four in the main house and Annex, three bedrooms in The Stables, two bedrooms in Dairy Cottage, and one bedroom in Plumtree Cottage and a Bedsitter unit (Room 4) used for overflow accommodation.

· There are eleven bathrooms in total, including Number 4

· Two Studies/offices and two Reception Rooms

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