THATCHER'S COUNTRY GUEST HOUSE
Guest House Accommodation
in Biggarsberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Your hosts,
BIGGARSBERG.
Situated nearby are the Battlefields of Isandlwana and
Rorke's Drift, to which guided tours can be arranged.
Three double bedrooms, one with an additional single bed, and one adjoining a twin bedded room forming a family suite. All offer tea & coffee making facilities and en-suite bathrooms all with underfloor heating.
Enjoy a hearty Farm breakfast on the verandah overlooking one of the dams, and watch the Egyptian Gees, Guinea Fowl and other bird life frolicking in the waters, only footsteps away. Good home cooking is served in a relaxed family atmosphere.
Relax around a roaring log fire on winter evenings after a days fishing, hiking, or simply lazing about, or enjoy satellite TV in the TV lounge.
Leisure activities:
- Hiking Trails: Enjoy the tranquil serenity and beauty of the area
- Luxury B&B Hiking Trails: Overnight accommodation at Balbrogie Country House & Thatcher's. Guided scenic hike with scrumptious 3 course luncheon laid out en-route.
- Horse Riding Trails: Explore the area on horseback or go for picnic rides in the country, or do the Luxury Hiking Trail on horseback.
- Fishing: Trout and bass fishing is available in private dams.
- Quad bike hire & ride within close proximity.
- Bird Watching: Abundant bird life for the nature lover and birdwatcher.
Places of interest:
- Maria Ratchitz Mission: The interesting German Trappist Mission with its beautiful church which is being restored to its form grandeur.
- Sterling Saddles: Manufacturers of saddles and driving harnesses.
- Talana Museum: This is the only museum in South Africa situated on a battlefield where the buildings from the time of the battle still exist.
- The Seige Museum: Contains fascinating mementoes of the 120-day seige of the town during the Anglo-Boer War.
- Fort Mistake: Admire the unique method of laying stones that has withstood years of weathering.
- The Battlefields of Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, Elandslaagte and many others are all within close proximity.
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