Imhoff Farm
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Overview
The land on which Imhoff Farm stands was granted in 1743 to the widow Christina Diemer by Baron Gustaff van Imhoff, Commissioner Extraordinaire of the Dutch East India Company. Nowadays visitors are invited to experience an authentic old Cape farmstead.
Imhoff Farm is the perfect place to unwind and relax. Here one can enjoy great food, visit the old buildings housing unique shops and partake in some of the many activities on offer.
The Restaurant
Blue Water Café serves delectable and freshly prepared food with a relaxed atmosphere and a picture perfect backdrop. Add to this a safe enclosed garden, jungle gym and neighbouring animal farm – all guaranteed to keep the little ones happily occupied – and you have the consummate recipe for enjoying the good life!
The Café serves delicious New Cape style food and heavenly pizzas baked in a wood fired oven. Owners Rael and Graham (founder of the highly acclaimed River Café in Constantia) are passionate about serving quality food. Only the freshest farm ingredients are used, organic or free range wherever possible. Every meal is freshly prepared and beautifully presented to positively tantalise those taste buds.
Shops
Imhoff’s Free Range Farm Shop takes you back to “the good old days” when organic was a given and pantries were packed with wholesome, fresh foods from the local farm. Wafts of freshly picked herbs and platters of exotic tasters greet you at the door. This is food as nature intended.
They widest and most original selection of free range foods south of Cape Town. A deli fundi’s paradise, examples of what’s on offer include:
* apple and date chutney
* lamb, cranberry and mint pies
* organic lavender honey
* award-winning cheeses
* ...and much, much more!
Even the milk they use for their home-made goats cheeses is drawn from their very own herd. They also supply the staples, including their own organically grown fruits and vegetables, freshly baked breads and lovingly prepared jams and preserves.
Activities
• Visit and feed the animals at the upgraded Higgeldy Piggeldy Animal Farmyard
• See the goats being milked in the Milking Parlour or take a look at how they make 100% natural cheeses in the Cheese Dairy
• Enjoy Horse Riding on scenic Noordhoek Beach
• Experience the thrill of Camel Riding
• Get close to snakes and reptiles in the Snake Park
• Let the kids enjoy the Jungle Gyms and Face Painting
• Get the adrenalin pumping with a game of Paintball
• Unwind with Yoga and Massage therapy
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