Bella Rosa’s Tesselaarsdal guidebook
Food scene
De Poskantoor Bistro
Main streetBrendan and Sonja own the local restuarant in Tesselaarsdal. Booking essential!
A scenic drive out for a bite to eat between wine tasting!
31 locals recommend
Moggs Country Cookhouse
28 Nuwe-Pos Farm RdA scenic drive out for a bite to eat between wine tasting!
Die Plaaskombuis @ Hemel And Aarde Valley
Stonehouse Cheese Shop
R326Stanford Hills Estate
Misty Mountains Estate
R43Klein River Cheese
THE HARVEST SALOON
Only open on Fridays!
Ou Meul Stanford
268 Daneel StCity/town information
Stanford is easily small enough to explore on foot. Queen Victoria Road, the main drag, sees most of the foot traffic, with a mix of antique, art and gift shops as well as many of the town’s restaurants. Halfway down, opposite Penny van der Berg’s recently renovated Stanford Hotel is a new initiative, Harry Poortman and Steyn Jacobs’ Made in Stanford, a collective shop and restaurant that champions only local products. And there’s a lot on offer – Su Wolf’s much-collected collages, Mariana Esterhuizen’s homemade foods and jams are hugely popular (she used to own the famous Marianas restaurant in town, which is now Peter Bruce’s upmarket Madre’s). There’s a large selection of local wines and spirits, including rarer Raka varietals, as well as artisanal gins and Susanne Schneider’s Fynbos Revolution vermouth. It’s a good place to start a tour of the town, simply because so much of it is represented here.
49 locals recommend
Stanford
Stanford is easily small enough to explore on foot. Queen Victoria Road, the main drag, sees most of the foot traffic, with a mix of antique, art and gift shops as well as many of the town’s restaurants. Halfway down, opposite Penny van der Berg’s recently renovated Stanford Hotel is a new initiative, Harry Poortman and Steyn Jacobs’ Made in Stanford, a collective shop and restaurant that champions only local products. And there’s a lot on offer – Su Wolf’s much-collected collages, Mariana Esterhuizen’s homemade foods and jams are hugely popular (she used to own the famous Marianas restaurant in town, which is now Peter Bruce’s upmarket Madre’s). There’s a large selection of local wines and spirits, including rarer Raka varietals, as well as artisanal gins and Susanne Schneider’s Fynbos Revolution vermouth. It’s a good place to start a tour of the town, simply because so much of it is represented here.
Hermanus
Whale watching during September month and loads of restaurants!
Greyton
Wine tasting
Rent a Hop-On-Hop-Off Tour to experience the best of the Hemel and Aarde Valley
51 locals recommend
Hemel en Aarde
Rent a Hop-On-Hop-Off Tour to experience the best of the Hemel and Aarde Valley
A scenic drive from Bella Rosa, well worth it!
28 locals recommend
Spookfontein Wines & Spookfontein Restaurant & Spookfontein Cottages
A scenic drive from Bella Rosa, well worth it!
Hamilton Russell Vineyards
Hemel en Aarde RoadAtaraxia Wines
Seven Springs Vineyard
Hemel en Aarde RoadDomaine des Dieux
Creation Wines
Raka Wine
Springfontein Wine Estate
8 Wortelgat RdBOSMAN Hermanus
Hikes
Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Phillipskop Mountain Reserve
Stanford Hills RoadSightseeing
Panthera Africa - Big Cat Sanctuary
Rocklands Petting Farm
R43Beer tasting
Birkenhead Brewery
R326