Cathbert Country Inn

If warm hosting, gourmet food and eye-watering natural beauty in the heart of the winelands doesn’t sound like your sort of thing then turn away now, because Cathbert Country Inn is all of these things. Aubrey, ever the attentive host and connoisseur on local wineries, stomped cheerily out to greet me in a pair of wellies.…

… Now you don’t have to so much as turn your head to see fabulous views over the vineyards, farmland and the dam that so immaculately mirrors the high Simonsberg Mountains. I was shown down a poplar-lined lane, scattering Egyptian geese, to the newly-converted cottage, a sweet, secluded place with a kitchen, braai and raised pool. Peter and Tisha Cunliffe, the owners, have decorated Cathbert in sophisticated French country style: distressed wood, natural fabrics, scatter cushions placed just so and delicate shades of grey. Half an hour later Aubrey had swapped his wellies for a chef’s hat and was ably assisting the in-house chef Max conjure up the gourmet creations that are one of Cathbert’s major draw cards – in fact, guests generally eschew Franschhoek’s offerings in favour of their local, often organic, always home-made culinary compositions. The best thing? That you can spend the day hiking, touring, wine-tasting, or perhaps just drinking up the peace and a local vintage by the pool... and not have to get in the car to find a great meal at the end of it all.

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