Family farm stays near Stanford.
A self-catering Overberg farm estate near Stanford — under two hours from Cape Town and a short drive from Hermanus and the coast. Cottages, hot tubs, dam swimming, farm animals and big skies, made for slow family weekends with the kids.
Rauthin sits on Papiesvlei Road, fifteen minutes from Stanford and about two hours from Cape Town. A creek meanders through the farm, a trail winds past dams where guests swim and picnic, and the land rises into fynbos-covered hills.
The cottages are self-catering, family-friendly, and built for the rhythm of slow weekends rather than packed itineraries — each with a kitchen, fireplace, braai, hot tub, reliable Wi-Fi and backup power.
Our StoryFour cottages, each fully equipped with a kitchen, fireplace, braai, hot tub, Wi-Fi and backup power. Daily cleaning keeps it easy.
Children can join supervised farm rounds — collecting eggs and meeting lambs, goats, llamas, mini pigs, ducks, geese and chickens.
A farm dam to swim and picnic beside, with long views over the valley. Not lifeguarded — children supervised by parents at all times.
A hot tub at every cottage, readied before you arrive, for the slow evenings after the children are down.
An open fireplace inside and a braai on the veranda — the centre of most Rauthin evenings, with firewood provided.
Big skies, fynbos, sheep on the meadows and the kind of stillness that resets a weekend. Stargazing from your own fenced garden.
Each cottage is set up for a different kind of stay — so the choice is which weekend you want, not which random cottage you end up in.
The slowest end of the farm, where the morning starts with ducks on the water and a fenced garden keeps the little ones close.
The cottage for the whole family — sleeps eight, with enough kitchen for a Sunday lunch and enough lawn for whatever the children invent.
On the working side of the farm, where the sheep, the light off the dam and the long Overberg view do most of the talking.
Within easy walking distance of the animals and the dam, with a covered patio for the long afternoons.
Rauthin sits on Papiesvlei Road near Stanford, under two hours from Cape Town — close enough to leave after Friday lunch and be collecting eggs by sundown. It's an easy family drive with the kids, and the Overberg opens up the moment you turn off the N2.
The coast is right there too: Stanford village is fifteen minutes away, Hermanus and its whale-watching about thirty-five, and the beaches, Klein River and farm stalls of the Whale Coast all sit within an afternoon's outing. Spend the morning on the farm with the animals and the dam, and the afternoon by the sea.
Dam swimming, farm walks, 4x4 trails, animal rounds, fires and stargazing — most of the weekend never leaves the gate. Explore the farm ›
Stanford on a Sunday, Hermanus beaches and whales, the Grotto, Gansbaai shark diving and Hermanus golf — with a map and directions. Things to do ›
Work remotely from the quiet of the stoep — fast Wi-Fi, backup power — while the kids play on the farm. Work from the farm ›
"Farm life at its best. You wake to chickens at the window and sheep on the meadows, and the children fetch their own eggs every morning."
"Cottages are well equipped and serviced. Good beds, large bathrooms, a proper kitchen and a fine open fire. A lovely place to stay."
"The kids loved feeding the animals. Private, peaceful, and the view over the valley from every cottage is something else."
Best rates, straight from the farm. Choose your cottage, plan your stay, and ask us about local outings and on-farm experiences.
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