April brings shades of gold to the farm
In the garden, the seasonal stars are persimmons, glowing their deep orange to herald autumn. Similarly, the espaliered hedges are dotted with ripening quince, fuzzy and golden-hued. Cooler days make for lazy strolling – bring the whole family for a visit.
Visit the garden
All about olives
As verdant vineyards turn to shades of rust and ochre, the wine harvest slows and attention turns to the farm’s olive groves. This year’s harvest kicked off with Maurino and Frantoio, which will soon be pressed for their golden liquid and tinned into their farm-made olive oils. It’s the perfect time to experience an olive oil tour and see the olive oil-making process up close.
Book an olive tour
Find the golden egg
Find one of 30 golden Easter eggs hidden in a Clutch of Chocolate Eggs and win your share of R30 000 in online vouchers to spend at shop.babylonstoren.com! Stock up on all your favourite treats with Babylonstoren’s selection of sweet, savoury and family-style meals, wine, and so much more.
Shop Easter
Soak in the season
Make the most of April’s long weekends and longer nights by booking a stay in the Babylonstoren Farm Hotel. Rise early for a gentle bike ride on the farm, stretch and breathe in the White Studio and savour a peaceful moment while the kids join an Easter egg hunt. Linger in the spa for an afternoon – which has been included in Scape magazine’s inaugural Gold Key edition for exceptional hospitality.
Book in April and stay four nights, paying for only three. Offer valid until 30 August.
Book a hotel stay
Family fun for the holidays
The approaching school holidays and April's long weekends are a wonderful time to spend a slow day at Soetmelksvlei. The children’s play area at the Old Stables Restaurant is an immersive, hands-on experience – so too the life-size Cape Dutch playhouse. Hours of screen-free fun, guaranteed.
Over Easter weekend, children can join a special scavenger hunt or Hopscapade at Soetmelksvlei, or opt for the Kids Easter fun workshop at Babylonstoren for a morning of waddling through the garden, catching critters with Babylonstoren’s bug experts, egg painting and a light lunch in the Byzantium. With limited spots available, booking is essential.
Book here
Sensory storytelling at Babylonstoren
Babylonstoren’s own museologist, Elsa Vogts delves into creating the interactive museum experiences at Babylonstoren in the newest instalment of BabylonSTORIES. Tune in to the vodcast on Spotify, YouTube, or Apple Podcasts, with new episodes monthly. Listen here.
Workshops in April
Babylonstoren
- 1 April – Autumn decor from the garden
- 2 April – Explore a bug’s life (kids aged 8-12)
- 7 April – Grow your own winter vegetables
- 9 April – Risotto 101: a celebration of our farm-grown rice
- 14 April – Explore the world of Babylonstoren’s olives
- 15 April – Combat garden pests, naturally
- 21 April – Discover the secret life of bees
- 22 April – Craft your own homemade soaps
- 28 April – Crafting kokedamas
- 29 April – Pasta from scratch
Soetmelksvlei
- 4 April – Blacksmithing: Make your own braai fork
- 8 April – Family fun: Learn how to make sun prints
- 10 April – Master meat: all about venison and biltong
- 11 April – Bake your own savoury breads
- 11 April – Carpentry: craft a herb planter
- 16 April – Everything’s better with butter: make butter and bake buttermilk rusks
- 17 April – Bake your own pies: Four ways with traditional butter pastry
- 18 April – Craft a wooden spoon and an iron ladle
- 23 April – Healing herbs: doepa with local finds
- 24 April – Pickle and preserve the season’s abundance
- 25 April – Leathercraft for beginners: make a belt
- 30 April – Bank on it! Seed saving and swopping
Click HERE to book a workshop.