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July 2011
Friday 01 July
Bookings open for Voorkamerfest 2011!
If the audience attendance and enthusiasm of the past Voorkamerfest is anything to go by, this year’s festival from 2 - 4 September in Darling will be yet another sell-out event. So don’t delay – make your booking today!
For more info and bookings please call Tasha on , or email or .
For further info visit www.voorkamerfest-darling.co.za
Saturday 02 July
Open house at Duckitt Nurseries from 9h00 until 12h00.
These Open Days take place every first Saturday of the month May – November. Admission is free. Complimentary tea and coffee. Various orchid pot plants, spikes and accessories for sale in pack shed. Debit and Credit card facilities available. One of the greenhouses will be open to the public. Contact: or e-mail: www.duckittnurseries.com
Please be advised that the Orchid Shop on the Oudepost Farm, will be open from May until October – Monday until Thursday – 09h00 until 12h00. The Orchid Shop has a variety of orchid pot plants and accessories for sale. Orchid flower orders can also be done directly through Lynne. Contact: Lynne Duckitt at (The Orchid Shop is separate from Duckitt Nurseries)
Saturday 02 July
Darling Music for All presents Graham Jacobs with B# jazz Ensemble
Venue: Evita se Perron
Time: 6h30 pm
Cost: R75 includes home baked bread, soup, desserts and a raffle
Bookings Chanda or
Darling Music for All encourages, supports & develops under privileged youth through music
Wednesday 06 July
Wildflower Meander
Flora Group walks take place in the Reserves in and around Darling/Yzerfontein as follows:
Darling: the last Thursday of each month with Helene Preston .
Yzerfontein: on the first Wednesday of each month with Libbes Loubser .
We explore the reserves for whatever is flowering that day, also to find anything new, and to discuss anything botanical as we go along. These are gently walks, so anyone can come along.
Thursday 28 July
Wildflower Meander
Flora Group walks take place in the Reserves in and around Darling/Yzerfontein as follows:
Darling: the last Thursday of each month with Helene Preston .
Yzerfontein: on the first Wednesday of each month with Libbes Loubser .
We explore the reserves for whatever is flowering that day, also to find anything new, and to discuss anything botanical as we go along. These are gently walks, so anyone can come along.
Friday 29 July
Darling Dance Competition
When: Sat 23 July from 2pm
Where: Darling Primary School
Come along and watch - All styles of dance – ballroom, hip hop, ballet, modern, line-dance. Tickets will be sold at the door: R20 per adult; R5 for children – All proceeds go to the SPCA. (Entries for the competition closed 22 June)
For further information contact Lyn Hamilton-Brown or
Saturday 30 July
The Darling Country Market
This community market has its home at the Nitrophoska Building in the Main Road of Darling. The market opens promptly at 10h00 and trades until 12h30. With the emphasis on home made, home grown and hand made; stallholders sell fresh produce, flowers, home bakes, special breads, preserved olives, arts & crafts including pewter and much more ... Why don’t you join us?
Contact Con Meyer for information or to book a stall
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Throughout July
Evita se Perron
To find out what’s on the programme this month, please visit www.evita.co.za or contact Beryl on for enquiries/bookings or e-mail
The Theatre/Restaurant/Bar, Boerassic Park & Evita’s A en C (arts & crafts) are open Tues to Sun from 10h00 to 16h00 for visitors to enjoy the vibe.
Wildflower Meander
Flora Group walks take place in the Reserves in and around Darling/Yzerfontein as follows:
Darling: the last Thursday of each month with Helene Preston .
Yzerfontein: on the first Wednesday of each month with Libbes Loubser .
We explore the reserves for whatever is flowering that day, also to find anything new, and to discuss anything botanical as we go along. These are gently walks, so anyone can come along.
Darling Weekend Packages
Includes: 2 nights B&B at a four star guesthouse/A dinner in Darling /A ticket to a Pieter Dirk Uys show at Evita se Perron/A wine tasting and lunch at Groote Post
R1 500 per person /50% non-refundable deposit required / Special group rates /Subject to availability
Contact - Shaun Mc Laughlin - or
!Khwa ttu Sunday Lunch Buffet
Every Sunday
Our food is prepared with love and care and we are proud to make use of the fresh home grown vegetables, salads and herbs from our own organic garden.
!Khwa ttu Sunday Lunch Buffet consist of:
Freshly baked Breads, Pates,
Selection of fresh Salads
Homemade Pies, Potjies and Roasts.
Selection of Vegetables
Selection of delicious Desserts.
Eat to your heart’s content.
Complimentary Glass of Champagne and orange juice on arrival.
R135.00 per person (children under twelve R70.00)
Bookings essential at
Kraalbosdam Steak Evenings
The winter season will start on Friday 1 April 2011.
During the season we will only be open every 1st Friday of the month for Boontjiesop, Steak & Chips.
Please Book! Anet - Cornel -
Reflections of Groote Post at Hilda's Kitchen
Groote Post, the historic wine farm on the West Coast, presents a wine experience with a difference. Groups, of between 10 and 20, are entertained in the Private Room of the Manor House to a wine tasting in which the farm owners give a brief presentation on the history of the farm dating back to 1706. The talk includes anecdotal references to Hildagonda Duckitt, doyenne of South Africa's cook book writers, whose "Diary of a Cape Housekeeper" is an account of her growing up as the hostess of the Groote Post farm in the 1860s. Guests enjoy 4 white cultivars and a starter followed by a tasting of 4 red wines and a main course followed by a dessert.
Bookings are essential and can be booked through the cellar on or e-mail:
Bistro 7
The Bistro restaurant hours are as follows:
Dinner from 6pm Mon to Sat/Lunch from 12 to 3:30 on Sundays/Closed all day Tuesday
Our new smokers bar (The Bistro Bar) and garden will be open from 4pm - Mon to Friday; Sat from 11am till closing; Sun from 11am till 4pm. The bar will be open on Tuesdays serving drinks and snack baskets.
Café Mosaic
This family orientated rendezvous in the Main Road of Darling is open daily from 8 until late. Cafe Mosaic is a South African mix of the French Cafe de la Rue, the Dutch Coffee Bar, the German Strasse Kaffe and the English Pub. Special home cooked meals are served on Tuesday evenings and Thursday night is Pizza Night. Contact for bookings.
Darling Olives
Darling Olives is a great place to start your education about how olives are grown, pressed and cured. Experience a traditional approach to olives on a working farm where cattle are still herded by horse and a flock of sheep might cross your path.
Located just 3 km out of Darling towards Yzerfontein, this olive farm offers tasting & sales of their extensive product range.
Open: Mon to Fri: 09:00-16:00 / Sat: 09:00- 13:00
Tel: or Email:
Brig’s Barn
Please note that Brig’s Barn will now be open every Tuesday evening for "Pasta and Pud" from 6.30. Bookings are essential - please contact Margy on or . Also open every Friday for "Sundowners in the Garden" from 4.00p.m. (We will then be open every Friday evening for drinks etc.)
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