What's happening at Babylonstoren in April?

Tuesday, 1 April, 2025

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Sink into autumn at Babylonstoren, the season that encourages one to linger and savour every moment.

A bird's eye view of Babylonstoren, Franschhoek.

As autumn arrives, the Cape Winelands glow with golden hues and crisp air. Enjoy fireside reds and culinary comforts, or explore the outdoors wrapped in a cosy layer. The season encourages one to linger and savour every moment.

Sink into autumn dreams

Long weekends and long nights make April the perfect month for a stay at Babylonstoren Farm Hotel. Rise early for a water buffalo tour. Linger over a slow lunch at Babel Restaurant. Let time drift in the Garden Spa, afloat in the heated pool with views of Simonsberg Mountain. Or take the mountain drive to the lookout point and sip a sundowner as the sky burns in farewell. And as dusk deepens, draw a bath and slide into crisp sheets. It’s a wonderful time to come and stay!

Stay 4 Nights, Pay for 3. From 1 May to 31 August 2025, stay 4 nights and only pay for 3.

Click HERE to book now.

The heart of the Babylonstoren Farm Hotel's Fynbos Family House is the private walled garden with its own pool.

Oh, olives!

Babylonstoren's olive trees bow heavy with fruit as autumn burnishes the farm in sepia tones of old gold. The rhythm shifts from the hurried press of grapes to the steady crush of olives, with the 2025 olive oil vintage taking shape.

Now is the ideal time to book an olive oil tour on the farm. The olive oil press is running at full steam, churning out the brightest, freshest olio nuovo – the season’s very first olive oil – to taste and admire. Guests on the olive oil tour will get to taste and blend their own oil to take home. Book HERE.

Enchanted Easter

This Easter, Babylonstoren draw inspiration from the quiet corners of the garden. Add an element of whimsey and wonder to your Easter celebrations with woodlands-inspired chocolate animals, beautifully decorated soetkoekies, and a range of delicious Easter bakes. To add to the excitement, they’ve snuck a few golden eggs among our pastel-hued chocolate hens’ eggs. Find a golden egg and win your share of R30 000 in vouchers.

Available at the Farm Shop or online at shop.babylonstoren.com, with free nationwide delivery.

Easter treats available from the Babylonstoren Farm Shop.

Autumnal garden delights

Succulents on display: Rare and fascinating succulents adorn Babylonstoren’s Puff Adder walkway in April.
Loofahs: a plant-powered pamper – grown from the sponge gourd in Babylonstoren’s tunnels, these curious cucumbers transform into nature’s own exfoliators. Available on the farm or online, with free nationwide delivery.
Persimmons in bloom: Bursts of amber, copper, and gold are seen in the persimmon trees towering above blocks of Delft blue mosaic – a delight to eat straight from the tree!
Glowing pomegranates dangle like edible lanterns, filled with delicious ruby-red jewels.

Visit the garden or book a garden tour HERE.

Soetmelksvlei

With school holidays and Easter coming up, Soetmelksvlei is the place to be. The kraal is home to a new Ayrshire calf and a Blackhead Persian lamb. If all goes well, they will be joined by a Percheron foal soon. Keep an eye on Babylonstoren’s events page, as Soetmelksvlei will host a hands-on Easter crafting days for children between 18 and 20 April, with home-baked treats and fun activities. Also, from April onwards, fish for endemic Cape whitefish in the farm dam using handcrafted reed rods and a catch-and-release system. Fishers under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Book a visit to Soetmelksvlei HERE and keep an eye on the events page.