Located among a number of shady oak trees in the Cape Peninsula is the Noordhoek Farm Village, home to a number of specialty stores and restaurants, a farm stall, a couple of art galleries as well as several craft workshops, where you can actually witness craftsmen at work. The Noordhoek Farm Village is an ideal place to take the children where you can spend a relaxing few hours – leave them in the children’s playground while you explore the shops or enjoy a relaxing drink in the Nag’s Head. There’s even a village farm stall where you can stock up with fresh produce. The Post House houses The Pompous Fly, a delightful olde worlde shoppe that offers a collector’s dream of collectibles, fascinating bric-a-brac and a wide range of interesting items for gifts or simply for yourself.
Have you explored Canal Walk’s new Boulevard Shops? Bride & Co, Sports Direct, @homelivingspace, Cape Union Mart and Golfer’s Club all open in July, offer you a new world of retail to explore at Canal Walk. Hi-Fi Corporation and Urban Living will also be must-visit retail destinations when they open in August. Take part in the Amazing Boulevard Shopping Race from 23 July to 2 August and you stand a chance to win an Amazing Prize! Canal Walk is just a short drive from the de Noordhoek Hotel and is well worth a visit while you’re staying with us.
Noordhoek is almost synonymous with horses, horse-riding and all things equine. It is common to see horses ambling down a village lane and an extremely popular activity is a horse ride along the white sands of Noordhoek beach. In the Old Post House Building in Noordhoek Farm Village is Noordhoek Tack and Leather Shop- stocking a range of local leatherware, gifts and a range of horse riding gear. Noordhoek Tack and Leather Shop is just a stone’s throw from the newly built boutique hotel, the de Noordhoek Hotel.
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip to the Robben Island Museum. From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, and a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price paid for freedom. People lived on Robben Island many thousands of years ago, when the sea channel between the Island and the Cape mainland was not covered with water. Since the Dutch settled at the Cape in the mid-1600s, Robben Island has been used primarily as a prison.
A drive into Cape Town from the De Noordhoek Hotel will take you to some of the country’s finest shopping malls. Visit some of the following:
· V&A Waterfront – situated at the Cape Town Harbour and one of South Africa’s most visited destinations.
· Cavendish Square – an award winning establishment situated in the heart of Cape Town’s southern suburbs, Claremont
· Tyger Valley Shopping Centre – 275 stylish shops just 25 minute’s drive from the centre of Cape Town.
· Somerset Mall – an established favourite for the latest fashion trends, décor and technology.
· Canal Walk – with over 400 shops stocking the best of local and international brands. One of the most comprehensive shopping experiences in the country.
· Willowbridge Mall – an open air shopping experience reflecting a return to old style stress-free shopping.