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Broadlands Country House - Accommodation in Kirkwood, 
Eastern Cape, South Africa

Broadlands Country House had you won over before you had even negotiated the drive through Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape. Citrus orchards on either side, an avenue of palm trees, pink, purple and orange bougainvillaea, roses in profusion, an explosion of colour. The sweet aroma of nectar filled the country air. The lake opening out from the house overhung by weeping willows and orange grevillias beyond made you munching on home-made cookies all the more pleasurable. You can imagine the serenity at night, with the lanterns lit at the end of the deck and light dancing on the water.

Price: 5

Bed and breakfast

2 kings 2 twins

The farm here has been in the family since 1885 and apart from the thousands of citrus trees and the pack-house, it looked quite different back then. Today, luxury rooms with chaise-longues, Victorian baths and an anglicised sitting room and fireplaces provide well-appreciated comfort. Freshly-squeezed orange juice for breakfast is, of course, a certainty.

Never-ending gardens around a dam and swimming pool create the true country feeling.
The house is just 25 minutes drive from the Addo Elephant Park and for an African bush experience in the real Africa, Rob will take you up to his nearby mountain lodge for a night spent in the wilderness with sounds of the wild experienced from the traditional boma. Alternatively he’ll take you on a sundowner game drive amongst kudu, nyala and zebra.