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The Stables Self-catering Accommodation
The Stables Self-catering Accommodation offers guests a tranquil getaway to natures beauty. The Stables Self-catering Accommodation comprises 5 rooms that were previously horse stables, and can accommodate a group of 10 people. The rooms are furnished with double beds or single beds, and share the use of 2 bathrooms with showers. Located on the undercover patio, the kitchen is equipped with a 2-plate gas stove, microwave, fridge and tea and coffee facilities. Meals can be enjoyed at the dining table and guests can relax in the lounge area. Braai facilities are available in the boma, and firewood is available at an additional cost. The farmyard is full of life and guests will experience the morning call of a rooster. The 3 dams offer kurpers, black bass and carp for the fishermen on a catch-and-release basis. Birders can view over 200 bird species, including the fish eagle and many waterfowl. A variety of wild game such as impalas, kudus, zebras, nyala, blesbok, and bush pigs, can be seen and guests may even be treated to the sighting of a stray leopard, and various other smaller animals.
Area Info
Modimolle lies north-east of Bela-Bela, roughly two hours from Johannesburg in the midst of the Waterberg. Formerly known as Nylstroom the town's history is worth recounting as it makes a good fireside story. A particularly vehement group of Voortrekkers known as the Jerusalem Trekkers, left the Cape Colony during the 1860s for the interior with one intent: to find the Holy Land. A long trek at best, the group finally reached a stream close to what they mistook for a ruined pyramid and, convinced they had found the Nile, settled along its banks – some 10 000 kilometres short of their proposed destination. The 'pyramid' turned out to be little more than a natural hillock that the locals called Modimolle, meaning the forefather's spirit has eaten, and the river, which they called the Nyl, is a tributary of the Mogalakwena River. The little mountain, also known as Kranskop, is regarded as holy by local people and is said to have inspired the architect Gerhard Moerdijk whilst designing the Voortrekker Monument in the city of Pretoria. The Dutch Reformed church that the people of Nystroom then built in 1889, is now the oldest church in sub-Saharan Africa north of Pretoria. Despite the rather incredible beginnings, Modimolle today functions as a major support town of the Waterberg Biosphere and the farming community of the area. Its wide streets and myriad shops form a gateway to the bushveld terrain of the Waterberg Biosphere. Local nature reserves, game reserves and wilderness areas attract wildlife and nature lovers all year round, the clusters of trees and shrubs and the beauty of the Waterberg backdrop a perfect space for city dwellers to seek down time.
