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Celebrate #SAHarvest2019 in the Overberg!
Celebrate the Overberg’s juiciest crop and #SAHarvest2019 season with wine tastings, year-round country-style markets, festivals and grape stomping fun along the Stanford Wine Route. Western Cape winemakers’ busy harvest season generally starts in January until late...
Majestic Mountains and where to find them
Majestic Mountains - to be explored by foot, bike, horse or boat! #visitstanford Mountains have always captivated and inspired the human spirits. There seems to be a powerful attraction, which stirs a desire to either explore and conquer its peaks, or merely rest and...
Stanford River Festival 2019
One-hundred-and-six boats, one-hundred-and-thirty-something paddlers, eight sitters, two standers, one swimmer and a dog! The annual Stanford River Festival took place in ideal conditions on Saturday 2nd March on the beautiful Klein Rivier. The event is a mix of...
Stanford River Festival 2019
One-hundred-and-six boats, one-hundred-and-thirty-something paddlers, eight sitters, two standers, one swimmer and a dog! The annual Stanford River Festival took place in ideal conditions on Saturday 2nd March on the beautiful Klein Rivier. The event is a mix of...
Diving into Adventure
Shark Cage Diving and Educational with Marine Dynamics. With Gansbaai only 20 or so kilometers from Stanford, guests to the village can easily combine their country-getaway (complete with delicious fare, nature-inspired activities and award-winning wines) with the...
Bike, Paddle or Swim your way through the Cape Whale Coast
Are you ready to stretch those legs and get out and about in 2019? We’re showcasing the best of the Cape Whale Coast’s outdoor and adventure events and we can’t wait for you to come and explore our gorgeous part of the Cape with us. If you’ve ever needed an excuse to...
Memories of the year gone by
Wow what a year in our little village, the holidays are upon us and there is still so much to see and do in Stanford before the clock strikes midnight and we bid farewell to 2018. For a fun little recap of Stanford life, we thought we’d bring you some Instagram...
Stanford, Unplugged
With the shops filling up with already anxious shoppers, not to mention the parking spaces - yikes, we’re taking the time to unplug here in Stanford. After all, we’re a Heritage Village nestled between a gorgeous mountain range and a tranquil river – what else would...
From Flowers to Fabulous – homegrown entrepreneurs’ flower farm blossoms into a full guest experience
Turn off the R43 from Hermanus up a gravelly road sprinkled with restaurants and vineyards and you’ll find Stanford Hills – a guest farm, function venue, vineyard and restaurant and flower farm born out of a love of family celebrations. We sat down with co-owner and...
Overberg Toy Run is Coming
25 NOVEMBER 2018, 10:00 – 15:00 Stanford Market Square The annual charity Toy Run has become an icon in South Africa since its inception in 1982 and is celebrating 33 years of giving and caring for those less fortunate during the festive period. It is now the largest...
Stanford Through the Lens
We’ve rounded up some of our favourite Instagram photos taken by our Stanford Tourism members to give you a glimpse into art, weddings, activities, accommodation and the gorgeous landscapes that make up Stanford and surrounds. Enjoy! And if you’re an avid tapper of...
Pura Soda Race2Stanford gearing up for an even better Western Cape Triathlon
In November 2017, one of the oldest towns in South Africa hosted the inaugural Pura Soda Race2Stanford half iron distance triathlon with great success. The inaugural race attracted elite local triathletes including Matt Trautman, Stuart Marais, JP Burger, World...
Mead and the Medieval Feast
Stanford's Home of Mead and the Harvest Kitchen celebrated the revelry of the Middle Ages Noble knights and their lovely ladies descended upon Stanford Harvest on Friday, 27 July, for the launch of a 'Meadieval' Feast during the Blood Moon eclipse. The decor consisted...
Recipes through the seasons: Koffie en melktert
While it sleets, snows and hails across the Western Cape, we are staying snug with coffee and milktart, Stanford style. Thank you to the Stanford Food Heroes at the Grootbos Foundation for this perfectly timed recipe. INGREDIENTS Pastry 2 cups flour 1 egg ½ cup...
Keeping up with the Stanfordians
Have you noticed how it never rains, and then it pours? The beautiful drenched Market Square in Stanford is testament to how much it has been raining in Stanford, and the puddles and deep cool tussocks of grass fill us with childish glee. The wild sprouting mushrooms...
Recipes through the seasons – Sorrel Pesto in Winter
This great, seasonal recipe has been generously shared by Rishi, one half of the dynamic duo at Goodwill Mountain Farm. Sorrel Pesto Sorrel pesto is a quintessential Stanford Food Heroes recipe as it's local, seasonal and sustainable. These days, sorrel grows...
Herfsfees, 6-7 April 2018
Vibrating with autumn colours This was the first year that a small vibrant group of like-minded people launched the Stanford Herfsfees, a new arts festival for Stanford with the goal of reaching deep into our community and uplifting all with art, music and creativity....
Watershed rocking the Hills
Watershed started their ‘short, and very sweet’ April Road Tour on the lawn of the Tasting Room at Stanford Hills Estate on Easter Sunday. Easter is traditionally a day spent with family; in my family, we don’t go beyond the garden perimeter which is scoured for...
The Stanford River Festival 2018 – plenty of water in the Klein River
If you missed it last year, you'll be happy to know that the Stanford River Festival is back, hosted in the beautiful village of Stanford by the Grootbos Foundation and the Stanford Canoe Club. The Klein River, while little, is full of water and ready to offer cool...
Relaxed Mountain Biking at its Best in the Stanford MTB Classic
Three hundred mountain bikers experienced the rebirth of relaxed stage race riding on the 17th and 18th of February in the 2018 Stanford MTB Classic. The two day race was in reality more of a stage ride, with untimed routes and no prizes for the first riders across...