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Saturday, 31 July 2010
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Owl Cottage on Houtconstant Farm After a great flight from Dasklip to Algeria on the Gradient Golden 2 proto, Flygirl found this amazing accommodation hidden on a farm just two minutes drive from the centre of Porterville towards the mountain.

Owl Cottage is situated on a working farm, surrounded by mountains, wheat fields and trees. There are lovely walks around the orchards and for the more adventurous, hikes into the Groot Winterhoek Mountains.  

This is real farm accommodation.  It is simply heaven and comes at a paraglider pilots budget.

Fan and Philippa are lovely hosts and welcome you to stay on their farm.

My thanks to Fan and Philipa who have renewed their Accommodation presentation on FLYGIRL.
I value our mutual support as this helps me fund my competition flying whilst providing valued information to other PG pilots.

 ACCOMMODATION

Owl Cottage is a farm cottage as big as a house and is self catering.  The cottage is set away from the main farm house, in a private garden on Houdconstant Farm.  Rooms are big with high ceilings.
Sleeps 6 in 3 separate bedrooms: two with single beds sharing a bathroom and one with a double bed en-suite.
Bedding is included.
Furnishings are minimalistic.  Plenty of space for paragliding, hang gliding and PPG equipment.
Kitchen is typically big and fully equipped with microwave, fridge and stove, crockery and cutlery. 

LoungeDiningroomDouble_room
Twin RoomPorchTwin Room on Porch
 SCENES AROUND THE FARM
Owl CottageOut BuildingBack of the cottage
Philippa is an EventerThe FarmThe Main Farm House
Farm BuildingsMountain ViewsHaybales
 ACTIVITIES

Paraglider, Hang Glider and Powered Paraglider flying sites near by.

The farm is great for mountain biking and there is a large dam to swim in. The dam also has bass and the rare Barbus Andrewii (White Fish) and you can test your flyfishing skills. There is a large variety of  birds and Houdconstant is perfect for birdwatchers.

Owl Cottage is a children's paradise and guests of Owl Cottage are welcome to roam the farm and enjoy the atmosphere.  At the moment, October, the scent from blossoms of the orchards is pure heaven. Fan and Philippa farm Pomegranates, oranges, lemons, wine grapes, herbs, sheep and cattle.

Further afield, there are wonderful nature walks at Waterval, on top of the mountain in the Groot Winterhoek, and in the valley behind Dasklip at Beaverlac.

Porterville Golf Course.

Fallen TeeThe Drive WayA view from Owl Cottage
 PRICES

Cost per night:

R150 per adult

R50 per child under 12 years

 CONTACT

Houdconstant FarmFan and Philippa OlivierFan and Philippa Olivier

Tel:        022 931 2213
Fax:       022 931 3235
Cell:      083 625 0525
E mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 NEAREST FLYING SITES

Dasklip , on top of the Pass, approximately a 20km drive.
Pampoenfontein 2kms past Dasklip Pass, around the back and south, total about 22kms drive.
Porterville Airstrip, approximately 5kms away.
Koringberg across the valley between Picketburg and Moorreesburg, about 40km.

 DIRECTIONS

Driving into town on the R44 from the north, turn left at Koppikofi Restaurant and drive towards the mountains.  Pass the school on your left, go over a bridge and you will see a white block with Houtconstant written on it.  Take the right fork and drive until you see the large sprawling main house and announce yourselves to the farmers, Fan and Philippa.

 
 
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 January 2010 )
 
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