Bauernhof Riversdale

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a legendary 122-hectare estate just 5 km outside Riversdale, offering a rare blend of deep South African history and a thriving hospitality business.

Spanning across six potential title deeds (including a monument erf awaiting final registration), this property is a developer’s dream and a conservationist’s pride, having benefited from R2 million in alien clearing and wetland rehabilitation.

The farm serves as a robust income generator, yielding R850,000 – R900,000 in annual gross rental revenue from a diverse portfolio of long and short-term accommodations, all while maintaining manageable overheads in rates, electricity, and staff.

The architectural heritage of the farm is unparalleled. It features a meticulously restored 1820s main homestead (17m x 17m) and a dual-storied National Monument completed in 1795.

The expansive infrastructure includes a massive 50m historical barn (85% renovated) suited for a premier function venue or offices, a fully renovated Airbnb ”Goat House,” and the architecturally striking Long Mountain Lodge (350m²), which boasts its own R250,000 solar system.

Accommodation is further bolstered by four rental cottages—ranging from renovated three-bedroom units to charming thatched one-bedroom retreats—and a summer house braai area built for effortless entertaining. While some structures like the ”Yellow House,” Bluegum shed, and various outbuildings offer exciting potential for further refurbishment, the core of the estate is a turnkey masterpiece.

The land’s productivity is secured by an extraordinary water infrastructure. Benefiting from a 30m gravity head, the farm receives a massive 140,000m³ annual allocation from the Korentepoort Dam, distributed via a sophisticated underground reticulation system and lei-water furrows managed twice daily by a water bailiff. This system feeds five earth dams and pressure-irrigates 20 hectares of pastures and olive groves without the need for boreholes. Supporting this is a R100,000 tank array and a R60,000 purification plant.

Complete with a 2009 big barn, horse shelters, and seven camps, the property is sold ready for its next chapter (with an original Aga stove included and farm equipment like a 1980 MF 290 tractor negotiable).

This is a rare invitation to own a prestigious piece of the Garden Route’s heart.