“My stay at Sterrekopje in South African spring was honestly life changing. They call it a healing farm and if you lean into that energy, it can do just that, unblocking and unlocking things within you so you leave feeling centred, stronger and at peace. I remember wandering the gardens at night thinking, have I died and this is in fact what happens after? Because surely, if heaven is a thing, it’s got to look a lot like this. ” — Sarah
ROOMS
Prepare yourself for rooms unlike anywhere we’ve stayed in the entire world. Never, ever have we had the pleasure of sleeping anywhere quite like Sterrekopje. They call them Sanctuaries rather than rooms, and rightly so. With just eleven in total peppered across its 50-hectares, no two are the same. Some have canopied ceilings, others have hand painted wall murals. Some have antique beds so tall there’s a cushioned step stool to hoick yourself up and in, others have outdoors tubs and private terraces. But they are all filled with one-of-a-kind antique furniture, the finest soft furnishings and every little touch to encourage restorative sleep and inspire creativity and contemplation.
SPACES
Roam free and there’s magic to uncover at every corner. The farm’s original manor house is now Sterrekopje’s Bathhouse and Apothecary – all guests receive a welcome grounding foot ritual to help them land at the farm, but be sure to book a hammam session on its heated marble altar. The Atelier is a creative playground to paint, draw, mould, press and make; it’s where creativity blossoms. Dip in its pools and natural ponds, diving into the lake at moonlight from the jetty or heading out in its rowing boat. Eat your way through its fertile farmland that nourishes all souls who stay here with a menu that depends on what the earth offers up that day. Hike up the mountains that surround the farm. Swing under its willow tree or practise daily yoga and meditation under her branches. Or simply drape yourself over any of its irresistibly comfortable seated areas, both indoors and out, ordering an ice cold hibiscus juice and grabbing a book to thumb through from its endless library.
Not long after driving through the gates of the biodiverse healing farm Sterrekopje you’re walking down meandering pathways of apricot and plum kernels where you might be greeted by one of its resident roaming creatures – perhaps pigs Croissant or Frangipane, Winston the Great Dane or an escapee Indian Runner Duck. Through softly planted abundant gardens where the light is breathtaking morning, noon and night the farm’s pale pink buildings with their perfectly thatched rooftops begin to come into view.
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