Dining at the Estate

Dinner is served from October until May and it is a seasonal Restaurant. Every evening there is a different set menu from Starter, Main to Dessert. If there is anything on the menu that doesn't suit your taste buds, please do not hesitate to ask for an alternative option and we will have a look and see how we can accommodate you. We are highly rated for our peaceful and relaxing atmosphere during the dinner service and we trust that you will have the same experience.

The adventure Awaits – Wine shooting Tour

Join us on an adventurous trip up a private nature reserve. Enjoy the breath-taking view of Paarl and on clear days even Table Mountain. On top of this mountain, hidden away is a private dam, with a shooting range. Here a professional guide and instructor will show you how the different guns are used and for what. Do not be frightened, all these guns are used for sport shooting and we practice and metal targets and clay pigeons. For the competitive types, we can set up a little competition at the end and the winner can win a free bottle of wine. After we have had a casual lunch and a quick dip on top of this mountain we drive down to the wine estate where we will be doing an extensive wine tasting. Should you have any questions regarding this experience please don’t hesitate to contact us ** Available as for minimum of 6 persons

Tour Tasting Braai evening

Weekly we have a Tour Tasting Braai evening around the open fire by the big swimming pool. A historic wine tour around the grounds of De Leeuwenhof will start around 18h00 or if a different time has been agreed upon, management will inform you in advance. After this we will enjoy a tasting of the different wines that De Leeuwenhof has collected from various farms in our area. The main part of a Traditional South African Braai is of course the sitting around the fire, with your legs up on the ledge and staring into the flames, while having a delicious glass of wine and good conversation. The Braai is served Buffet style, but this will be explained to you on the evening ** The Braai can only be arranged for a minimum of 6 persons. ** Children are welcome but will be considered and Adult unless discussed with management beforehand.

"De Leeuwenhof Estate", established in 1698 is now about 12 ha in total. Situated in the Klein Drakenstein area it was previously called Palmiet Vlei and issued in 1694 to a french/dutch Hugenot called Jean Du Bois for his work for the VOC, the first Dutch multinational company in the world. The main buildings as well as the farm part itself, have been fully restored and an old barn and old stables have been upgraded to a 4-star guest facility in 2008 and recently beginning 2013. As the estate holds only an exclusive number of 10 rooms, 4 (self catering) one-bedroom luxury cottages and two apartments as well as a seasonal restaurant and two real swimming pools, one finds himself in a quiet and exclusive setting and even the most spoiled traveler will find all his needs at " De Leeuwenhof". Drawn by adventure and driven by a quest to seek new boundaries, the nowadays owners can tell from their own experience of how one can fall in love with this ancient part of South Africa, and how one feels linked to the European ancestors who planted the roots for today's society. On the farm there are 3500 fruit trees which are hand-picked from March until September on a daily basis, and in January and February the delicate wines are harvested. Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cape-Riesling vineyards can be found on the farm and when asked for, every visitor gets to attend a private tour by the farmer and if one wishes one gets to ride an old tractor. Most people really like the peace and quietness on the farm, and as we see many bird and animal life around the premises, animal and bird lovers will not be disappointed.

Quick Contacts

Quick Contacts

•   Office: +27 21 862 1384
•   Cellphone/Whatsapp: +27 84 748 1010

•   Sonstraal Road, Klein Drakenstein, Paarl
•   Email Us

The Drakenstein farm Watch is a group of dedicated volunteers who strive on quick response. This volunteer driven entity serves the community for emergency cases such as Fire-fighting and a Medical Response, together with the authorities.

It is with great honour to represent such a team and as we mainly focus on fire-fighting between November and June, we at De Leewenhof Estate, founders of the Farm Watch, have proudly sponsored the Fire Fighting Unit of the Drakenstein farm Watch together with local Sponsors.

The Drakenstein farm watch started as a small group of farmers who went out of their way to help each other, and the local community with any sort of problems. As the need for quick response rose, so did the members of the farm watch. We now have 120 active members who all work together for the good of Paarl, to keep this town as beautiful as it is.

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