Paarl & SimonsbergWine estate
Babylonstoren
- 4.6 out of 5 on Google (2,529 reviews)
- Price band RR
- Hours listed
One of the oldest Cape Dutch farms, with a working fruit and vegetable garden, tasting cellar and farm shop.
Why it’s worth it
The farm sits at the foot of Simonsberg in the Franschhoek wine valley and is described as one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms. The fruit and vegetable garden is the centrepiece, and you can also book a cellar tour and tasting, visit the farm shop, eat at the Old Bakery or Babel, or book a spa treatment. Garden entry goes through a ticketing page.
Highlights
- Fruit and vegetable garden
- Cellar tour and tasting
- Farm shop
- Old Bakery restaurant
- Spa
Good for
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- Less mobileNot yet checkedNo specific evidence found.
- WheelchairPartlyGoogle reports an accessible entrance; the full visitor route is unconfirmed.
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Where it is
5WFF+GP, Klapmuts - Simondium Rd, Simondium, 7670, South Africa
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Where to eat nearby
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Tier 2Rank 42 of 45 in Tier 2Babel, Babylonstoren
Paarl meal for a wine-estate outing: Babylonstoren · Babel, Babylonstoren - Tier 3Rank 8 of 17 in Tier 3Goatshed Restaurant Paarl meal for a wine-estate outing: Babylonstoren · Goatshed Restaurant
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Tier 4Rank 15 of 21 in Tier 4Greenhouse at Babylonstoren
Easy café stop with children: Babylonstoren · Greenhouse at Babylonstoren
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Nearby
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Babel, Babylonstoren
Photo: Heribert Bechen, 5 million visits - many thanks! / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Greenhouse at Babylonstoren
Photo: Greenhouse at Babylonstoren (official website) -
Lust Bistro & Bakery
Photo: Lust Bistro & Bakery (official website) -
Vrede en Lust
Photo: Chris&Kerri / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0









