Babel Restaurant

Our garden and surrounding landscape lend themselves to the expression of beauty and joy in a multitude of ways. To this end, we host events on the farm to celebrate seasonal milestones and calendar highlights. Events are generally hosted by our team, sometimes in conjunction with experts in the field. Depending on the activity, additional costs may apply.

Visit our website HERE to view our schedule of events for specifics. 

Time 10h00, 13h00 or 16h00 (duration 2 hours)

Journey to our underground wine tunnel to savour Babylonstoren’s finest wines. Our cellar tour starts in the vineyards above ground, where vines from various styles are cultivated. From there, we venture into the working cellar with its array of wine-producing vessels, from amphorae clay pots to open cement fermenters and concrete eggs. The tour concludes with a master tasting of our finest wines, paired with farm-grown and handmade delicacies. 

Babylonstoren was voted the best Innovative Wine Tourism Experience in the country in 2022 by the Best of Wine Tourism Awards. 

Cost R650 per person (includes tasting). Payment is required to secure booking. We regret no under 18's.

Please note this is a walking tour and it is recommended to wear comfortable shoes.  Regrettably, the Cellar Tour isn't accessible for wheelchairs.

From festive decorations and baking to gardening, blacksmithing and woodwork, our workshops offer plenty of opportunities to lean into what brings you joy. A workshop also makes a thoughtful gift for someone who loves to learn by doing. The Babylonstoren koppie family hike is a rare opportunity for the whole family to see the farm from a different perspective.

Babylonstoren: 

3 November – Naturally sweet: baking with honey
4 November – Discover the secret life of bees
7 November – Babylonstoren koppie family hike
10 November – Discover the healing powers of herbs
11 November – Birding at Babylonstoren
17 November – Unlock the diversity of indigenous succulents
18 November – Pruning pros: focus on fruit trees in summer
24 November – Christmas décor from the garden
25 November – Create a natural freshwater pond
26 November – Christmas décor from the garden
26 November – A Christmas bake story: festive favourites from mince pies to panettone

Soetmelksvlei:

5 November – Heirloom tomatoes: bake your own galette with traditional butter pastry
6 November – Nuts for pecans! Bake a pecan pie and carrot cake
7 November – Blacksmithing: forge your own ladle
12 November – Hey, Brew! Fruit and flower cordials and bush teas
13 November – Baking with cheese
14 November – Craft a traditional riempie camping chair
19 November – Sun prints: create botanical blueprints
20 November – Bake teatime treats with choux pastry and almond cake
21 November – Bake your own savoury breads
21 November – Make a wooden birdhouse for your garden
27 November – Traditional needlework: the basics of colourful quilting
28 November – Leathercraft: make your own leather belt

Our Daily Garden Tour starts at 10h00 in front of  the Farm Shop. One of our experienced gardeners will be your guide on this tour, during which we encourage guests to pick, taste, smell and touch while walking through our garden.

Special Collections Tour:

Come on the daily guided walk from Monday to Friday at 11h30, to discover our collections and meet our expert gardeners. On Mondays & Fridays guests will be taken to see the succulent collection and the cycads next to the stream.  On Tuesdays we go for a walk through the Healing Garden.  Wednesdays we share our vegetable gardens and Thursdays are all about bees at Babylonstoren.

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Babylonstoren is an authentic, versatile venue with one of the country’s best preserved Cape Dutch farmyards, offering a historic yet contemporary farm stay. The ever-changing tapestry and rich bounty of the gardens at Babylonstoren inform everything – from the facilities and activities on offer to the themes of our functions, which range from weddings to private celebrations.

View our offerings HERE
 

Time 11h00, 13h00 or 15h00 (duration 75 min) | Maximum 12 guests

The walking tour starts with a visit to our balsamic vinegar cellar, where guests will gain insight into the traditional methods and production processes used to create our DOP-style vinegar, and taste both our three-year-old and twelve-year-old balsamic vinegars.

This is followed by a behind-the-scenes look at how Babylonstoren’s table olives are made in our olive production plant and sample the varieties on offer. After the tasting, the process of transforming olives into golden olive oil in our cold press process is explained in the olive press. Finally, it’s time to taste our olive oils. Guests can create their own 100ml blend of the different oils to take home as a small keepsake.

Payment required to secure booking.

A tale as old as time, told in vivid sensory detail in our wine museum, The Story of Wine. The space is a celebration of man's ingenuity and the earth's generosity, and the cultural events that have shaped our collective winemaking and wine drinking heritage.

It details the origins, cultivation and culture behind mankind's love affair with wine, while encouraging a contemporary narrative of its age-old traditions and social gravitas.

Visit the museum at the entrance to our Tasting Room, to your right. The self-guided tour is free to experience and open daily.

For groups of 11 to 25 guests, a set menu is available. In line with our farm philosophy, our menu is always seasonal and guided by what's currently available from the garden. Expect creatively styled platters served family-style, so everyone can help themselves. Our group menu always boasts freshly baked bread from our traditional wood-fired oven, showstopping salads and hearty mains served with all the trimmings. A delightful dessert of farm-made favourites seals the deal.

A 50% deposit secures your reservation. Should you wish to bring an even larger group, we have private function venues available.

We hold regular workshops at Babylonstoren as we see it as an ideal opportunity to share what we’ve learned and to also learn from our community. Experts in their fields host these workshops in collaboration with our team. They’re quite hands-on so you will get to try out the skills, technique or discipline that we’re learning about. Starting with a walk through the garden, it is usually a full-day affair.

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Now you can buy your favourite Babylonstoren Wine, Gifts, Home and Kitchen products from the comfort of your own home.  Visit our online shop here