PENNYLANE GUEST HOUSE

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EXCURSIONS FROM PENNY LANE.

Many crafts people live and work in the MidlandsThe Midlands Meander offers a wide variety of cottage industries, arts and crafts.  There is a mini-brewery, various cheese and German sausage makers, art galleries, potters and numerous craftsmen working with leather, beads, wood, iron, bronze and stained glass.

Enjoy a tankard of 'Pie-eyed-Possum' at the mini brewery Lots of superb leatherworkBirdsong, sunshine and a 'Ploughmans Lunch!'

Along the route are various restaurants, tea gardens,

and coffee shops many with an International flavour.

 

 

Visit 'the Mandela capture site' on the R103

  

or the CHIME FACTORY

Howick Falls and Game Park - Karkloof Falls

   

  TOURS WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE AREA GUIDE :  RON GOLD. 

Sit back and soak in the scenery on a comfortable tour with highly experienced Ron Gold.
Options include full day or half day tours to the Battlefields (below), the historic City of
Pietermaritzburg with a strong Victorian past, visit hidden treasures of the Midlands Meander (above),  
or enjoy an adventurous full day traveling by 4x4 vehicle up the
Sani Pass into Lesotho
to enjoy a drink and light meal at the highest pub in Africa!  Not to mention the incredible view.

Soldiers advance through rocky terrain

Two hours drive from Penny Lane lies an area known as "The Battlefields" depicting the turbulent history of this region.

Isandlhwana memorial site

The many monuments and war graves of the Voortrekker-Zulu War (1836-1852) the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, and the Anglo Boer Wars of 1881, and 1899-1902 are indicative of great acts of heroism on all sides and the emerging vision of the 'Rainbow Nation.'

History is real in the company of Ron Gold visiting places such as Spioenkop, Ladysmith, Colenso, Vaalkrans and stand next to the rail tracks at the exact spot where Winston Churchill was captured by the Boers.

We will be pleased to discuss your interests and arrange bookings with Ron to coincide with your stay.
Phone now on 033 234-4332 or send us an e-mail message using the button below:

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