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Picnic Time!

Opening
18 September 2009

Visitors to the farm can enjoy a delicious picnic lunch on the banks of the tranquil Klein River or in the garden.

For children, there is an extensive playground to enjoy, many farm animals to see and individually packed Childrens Picnic Baskets are available.

Have a Kiddies Party in our new Birthday Bungalow!

Did you know?

Room Temp To bring out its full flavour, cheese should be served at room temperature.

Sleep Cheese can help you have a good night's sleep. One of the essential amino acids in cheese - tryptophan - has been shown to reduce stress and induce sleep.

Blue Cheese Wrap blue cheeses all over as mould spores spread readily not only to other cheese but also to anything near.

Prehistoric Cheese can not really be said to have been 'invented' - there is evidence that cheese came into being in prehistoric times.

Animals There are hundreds of different types of cheese that can be differentiated both by the type of milk - raw, skimmed or pasteurized, or by the animal - cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, horse or camel.

Beer Beer and cider are good with most cheeses, particularly mature ones.

Dessert wines Dessert wines and fortified wines stand up well to the rich, distinctively piquant flavour of blue cheese.

Nutrients Cheese is an excellent source of nutrients, containing useful amounts of protein, vitamins and other important minerals.

French The French consume themost cheese - an average of 24.1 kg per head. They are closely followed by the Greeks with 24 kg per head. IDF Bulletin 2000.

Turophile Turophile is the official term for a cheese lover.

Holes The small holes in cheeses like Emmental is because of a special starter culture that is added.

Goat Off dry white wines or crisp dry whites are best with goat's cheese.

Mice Mice actually prefer sweet smellling foods to cheese. A piece of chocolate or peanut butter make more successful bait in a mousetrap.

Tooth decay That eating a piece of cheese after meals can help prevent tooth decay.

Queen For her 1858 wedding, Queen Victoria - a renowned cheese enthusiast - was presented with a giant wheel of Cheddar cheese weighing over 1 000 lbs.

Keeping Cheese It is best to keep cheese in the bottom part of your fridge.

Penicillin The blue in blue cheese is NOT melted copper wire, but a harmless penicillin mould.

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Big Cheese The term 'Big Cheese' derives from a medieval term of envy for those who could afford to buy expensive whole wheels of cheese.

Friday, 03 September 2010

The Cottage

Situated 27 km from Hermanus is the Klein River Cottage / Cheese Shop. At Stanford turn left onto the R326, after +/- 7 km turn left again onto a short gravel road.

self catering cottage

The cottage is on the banks of the Klein River with a big, private front garden sloping down to the water.

It has a fully equipped, open-plan kitchen/lounge, with television, indoor fireplace and a large veranda overlooking the river with braai facilities.

There are 3 bedrooms (1 of which is en suite) and 2 bathrooms.

Two of the rooms have double beds and the other has two 3/4 beds, all linen and towels are provided.

Visitors to the cottage are welcome to bring their fishing rods, canoes, bicycles or can enjoy bird watching from the cottage veranda. We do have a small dingy available.

The cottage sleeps only 6 people. NO PETS allowed on farm.

RATES FOR 2010

December 2009 to January 2010:

R270 per adult per night
R140 per child per night (under 10)
For 2 adults: minimum charge of R690 per night

NB: Minimum booking of 5 nights

February 2010 to November 2010:

R200 per adult per night
R100 per child per night (under 10)
Sleeps 6 people
For 2 adults: minimum charge of R450 per night

On the farm is our own Cheese Factory where different cheeses are made.

In our cheese shop the cheeses can be tasted while viewing the cheese making process. Cheese is made during the week in the mornings. Shop open weekdays 09:00 to 17:00 and Saturdays 09:00 to 13:00.

We also sell picnics from 11:00 to 15:00 daily, including Sundays and Public Holidays. Reservations are advised.

For children there is a playground to enjoy and farm animals to see.

We hope to see you soon.

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Picnic Time!

Opening 18 September 2009

RATES FOR 2010

Opening
18 September 2009