Let’s start this one with a couple of facts: The Koelenhof Winery was established in 1941 and received top honours as South Africa’s Best Value Cellar Overall in WINE Magazine’s Best Value Wine Guide. Koelenhof presses an impressive 16,000 tons of grapes every year and is owned by a whopping amount of 70 local shareholders.

The venue is basically divided into two parts: the wine cellar and the picnic area which also features a massive playground for the little ones.

In the wine cellar, you can choose from a couple of wine tasting options and snacks for the table. Their options include a sorbet and ice cream pairing, a chocolate pairing, bubbly tasting as well as a kiddies tasting menu.

When you prefer a more special experience, Koelenhof is also an amazing spot to indulge in a picnic. All you have to do is bring yourselves, a blanket and the special people in your life and spend some quality time at Koelenhof over a picnic. They offer two different picnic basket options which can be pre-booked on their website: PICNICS

The best part for families: the huge kiddies play area on a big lawn with lots of big trees that offer shade. While the adults can sit down and relax on the wooden tables and enjoy another bottle of wine or a few snacks from the self-service shop, the children can explore the jungle gym and amazing playground. They will find anything a child usually loves: swings, slides, a bike track, trampoline, climbing features…

You can certainly spend a couple of hours there without getting bored. Just notice that the playground is NOT for free. They do charge a small entrance fee of R40 per child to enter the facilities.