Farm For Sale in Paarl Rural, Paarl

Property description

When you love what you do it’s not work … I got to spend my morning on this 64-hectare farm just outside of Paarl on the Paardeberg Mountainsides.   Moments off a tar road with its own forest, mountain spring and endless wildlife … it’s a setting from Out of Africa with granite outcrops from an ancient land.    If the sky is willing, one will enjoy views across to Table Mountain guarding her mother city.  The call of a Fish Eagle will send your senses on a journey......  This African farm has endless opportunities; 3 homes, a manager's cottage, equestrian infrastructure, olive plantations and fertile terroir for diverse income opportunities.
Key Property Information Total extent: 64.3672 Hectar.  Water is stored in two earth dams, as well as a 100,000 litre reservoir and 2x 10,000 litre tanks close to the main homestead.  A comprehensive system of pumps and pipelines supplies water to the stables, paddocks and gardens. Motherlines feed water to a sprinkler system for irrigating the 30 ha of paddocks. Rainfall in the area averages 860 mm per year. Well-established and located centrally between Paarl, Wellington, Malmesbury and Durbanville, close to the R44. It consists of a single title deed. The farm is set in a predominantly agricultural area but is only a 15 min drive from all kinds of amenities in towns nearby. An automated access gate, with a camera, opens to a tree-lined road, with well-kept, rolling lawns and paddocks flanking it. Breakdown in land use is: Paddocks - 30 ha Training track, water storage, buildings, gardens, roads and undeveloped land - 30.2 ha Olive groves - 4.2 ha Equestrian facilities include grassed paddocks, a lunge ring, and a training track. All paddocks and roads are soft underfoot. The training track covers approximately 1800 meters, starting on flat land, before ending in an incline. There is space to add a sand track next to it. Farming infrastructure includes a total of 77 stables [5 larger stables for foaling down] in two well-built, sturdy barns of 820 m2 and 460 m2, respectively. A vet room, freestanding office with lounge and kitchen [100 m2], feedstore [400 m2], open-sided shed [ 260 m2], workshop and storerooms complete the farming infrastructure. Although the majority of the facilities are suited for keeping this property as a breeding and boarding stud, it lends itself to be used as a nursery, wine or olive farm, or a combination of enterprises. This could include converting part of the farm into an events venue, with conference facilities and guests accommodated in re-purposed building Water rights equal to 35 ha are registered with the Berg River Irrigation Board, the annual cost being R180,000. Of these, 10 ha of water are not currently being used, and can be applied to irrigate remaining, undeveloped arable land.
An Eskom line and 3x 50 kVA transformers are available. The annual electricity bill currently equals ± R200,000. The complete farm has beautiful views over the mountains in the distance, the hills surrounding it, and the valleys below. The undeveloped land includes a field where a flock of sheep roams freely, woodlands to explore on long walks, and a hill that offers an easy climb, to enjoy even more spectacular views over neighboring woodlands, farms and, on a clear day, even Table Mountain. The comfortable homestead of 260 m2 has a lounge, open-plan kitchen, and dining room, with 3 bedrooms (one en-suite), 2 full bathrooms and seating area on veranda. A large battery system for back-up power is installed near the back door. The covered braai area and sparkling pool, with a raised deck, set in a lush garden, add to comfortable country living. A second house of 200 m2, contains 3 bedrooms, 2 being en-suite, a large kitchen and an open-plan lounge and dining room. This house is fenced- in, separately from the manor house. The manager’s house of 180 m2 has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen/living room. All the farming infrastructure and accommodation are well-designed and in good condition. The outside perimeter of the property is fenced in completely with barbed wire.    There are no land claims on the property and no staff issues.
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