Farm for Sale in Piketberg Rural

A golden opportunity to acquire this stunning farm, where values increase consistently!

With glorious views all round, 100ha arable land, three catchment dams, registered water rights, a charming abode, and so much more - see detail below - this farm is the ideal dual-purpose property!

Your choice – create a mountain retreat for weary city dwellers, combined with farming - or concentrate on profitable farming - or simply use it as a mountain haven for yourself, family and friends!

Suitable for all the above, the farm offers prime scenic land, and symbolise no better value for money on top of the awe-inspiring Piket-Bo-Berg mountains!

Seller VAT registered.

DETAIL:
FARMLAND: 261,34ha - divided by the road with approximately 6,3ha below the road, where the large dam and guest cottage is.
100ha arable land – 20ha with mainline water lines in place, ready for irrigation.
Approximately 160ha mountainous land. A large part away from all farming activities - ideal for development as a mountain retreat!

ARABLE LAND was planted with cash crops, annually, in the past (owner retired from farming). Very successful crops grown include a large variety of vegetables, Lupins, Serradella, Oats and Canola.

Almost anything grows in this incredibly fertile soil, including fruit, citrus and nuts, as well as Proteas/Fynbos are grown right here on the mountain! The mountain the natural habitat of the latter, as it is for Buchu, and many traditional healing plants!

Piket-Bo-Berg has also, fairly recently, been identified as prime land and climate for grapes, so it now sports a very successful Winery which produces exceptional wines!

CURRENT FARMING ACTIVITIES/PRODUCE: A small orchard of young established Black Figs, some Olives, Buchu (grows wild in the mountains on the farm) and small-scale sheep farming.

WATER: Spring water for domestic use at the main house and guest cottage (two springs on the farm).
Registered water rights: 85 000m³
3 x Catchment Dams: 1 x 8 000m³ - 1 x 12 000m³ and 1 x 49 900m³ (one small dam needs repairs)
2 x Boreholes: 3 000 litres and 3 500 litres per hour respectively – excellent quality.
Winter streams and waterfalls.

ESKOM POWER: 3-Phase.

FARMHOUSE: Comprising open plan dining/lounge/breakfast nook with gorgeous views, fitted kitchen, pantry, scullery, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, (two bedrooms and one bathroom upstairs), double garage, and a separate braai room. (Floors of house and some tiling to be completed, and the double garage – currently used as part of the house, to be fitted with doors.

GUEST COTTAGE at the large dam: Comprising living area with dining area and kitchenette, three bedrooms, one bathroom, and veranda overlooking the dam.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:
2 x Sheds: 1 x 465m² with 45m² lean-to and 1 x 176m².
4 X Labourers’ Cottages: 1 x Semi-detached building with one bedroom, kitchenette and bathroom in each section, 1 x two-bedroom, and 1 x four-bedroom cottage. All with electricity availability (cottages wired), water, and bathrooms - some maintenance and hot water geysers needed if used. (No resident labour.)

No security issues – great security on the mountain - and no land claims.

DISTANCES: Approximately 23km to Piketberg, 62km to Citrusdal (The Baths Natural Hot Springs), 92km to Elands Bay, 128km to Lamberts Bay, and 168km to Cape Town.

ABOUT PIKET-BO-BERG: A beautiful mountain area with fertile soil, great quality water, and a delightful eclectic and cosmopolitan community of farmers and lifestyle property owners.

Not to be missed, the get-together of the diverse and interesting community of locals at the monthly farmers market, frequented by patrons from far and wide, where fresh produce, baked goods, jams, delicious snacks and all manner of craftwork, plants, etc, lure all and sundry to congregate time after time after time! A much-celebrated event that becomes more and more popular as the word spreads …

ABOUT PIKETBERG: Twenty minutes down the picturesque Versveld Pass, is the equally delightful village of Piketberg. Governed by the West Coast District Municipality – the best-run municipality in the country, Piketberg offers a nine-hole golf course, good medical care (including a small hospital), a Veterinarian, top-class schools, restaurants, an excellent farmers co-op, a variety of interesting shops, coffee shops, and a number of churches. Two outstanding wine estates on the outskirts of the village, and the entire area around Piketberg ‘littered’ with incredible nature and adventure opportunities, such as the nearby Groot Winterhoek Wilderness area, 22 Waterfalls Farm – both offering superb hiking trails, as does Beaverlac, and the best paragliding site in the Western Cape - Porterville! A bit further afield, the magnificent Cederberg Wilderness, Elands Bay (Mecca for surfers), and Lamberts Bay with the world-renowned Bird Island. Read more...