Babylonstoren Gardens
The design of the Babylonstoren garden on 3,5 hectares (8 acres) was inspired by the Company’s Garden in Cape Town. Since the 1600s this garden in the city supplied ships sailing between Europe and Asia with vegetables and fruit. The garden also makes homage to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which are mythologically attributed to Nebuchadnezzar who lived in the sixth century BC.
The garden at Babylonstoren was designed by French architect Patrice Taravella. It includes vegetable patches and orchards of fruit and nuts. There are areas planted with fragrant indigenous plants. On the property is a prickly pear maze to get lost in and a mass of trees of historical or botanical significance. It features more than 300 varieties of trees and thousands of plant species.
Other features are a Healing Garden, a Succulent House, and a Spice House, which tells the story of the spice trade with the East.
The tour of the fruit and vegetable garden starts at the Farm Shop at 10h00 daily and during the week, you can join their special collections garden tour which also departs from the Farm Shop at 11h30. Depending on the time of year, guests will be taken to see the succulent collection, the cycads next to the stream, or for a walk through the Healing Garden. Garden tours continue whatever the weather. You could also join one of the hands-on workshops given by their chefs and gardeners.
Children will love to visit the water wonderland named Old Bullfrog. It features creatures from their garden like frogs, lizards, and a big bullfrog fountain at its centre.
It is essential to Book for their Garden Tours and Workshops.
enquiries@babylonstoren.com
Klapmuts Simondium Road,
