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The Old Trading Post
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| We invite you to come and share and experience the old world charm of The Old Trading Post, amidst the peace, tranquility and natural beauty of the Wilderness Lakes District.
Tastefully decorated Victorian style accommodation, with fine linen, antique cottage furniture and khelims, and well equipped to take care of our guests’ every need.
The Old Trading Post is a popular weekend and holiday destination where guests can relax and unwind in their rooms, or in one of the cosy corners of the garden or on the long sunny veranda whilst they are not exploring the region.
Accommodation consists of:
The Garden Room in the shade of an ancient Milkwood Tree has a double bed and en-suite bathroom with shower, and private courtyard.
Lara’s Room is decorated in warm shades of mauve, it has a double bed and guests can enjoy a candlelit bath in a deep original cast iron bath.
Strelitzia Cottage is fully equipped for self catering and can accommodate a family of 4 with a double bed in the bedroom and bunk beds in the living area. The en-suite bathroom has a bath and shower.
All accommodation has tea and coffee facilities, fridges, television, linen and towels with many extras for our guests’ every need, including fans for summer and heaters and electric blankets for cold winter nights. All guests can use the braai facilities. A generous breakfast is served in our dining room. Well behaved pets are welcome. Guests can choose either Bed & Breakfast, Self-catering or Bed Only.
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Things To Do
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| The Old Trading Post is well situated 1.8 km off the N2, giving easy access to the towns and golf courses and other attractions along the Garden Route. George, Sedgefield and Knysna are less than 30 minutes drive away, with Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Bay, and Mossel Bay within an hour’s drive.
The Old Trading Post is surrounded by the wetlands, lakes and forests of Wilderness National Park. Guests may spot some of the more than 65 bird species seen in the garden which include Knysna Lourie.
Guests can spend time walking and cycling the local roads and trails, swimming and tanning on the Wilderness Beaches, visiting the local craft markets in Wilderness in the Milkwood Village on Friday evenings or on Sundays on the Common and alongside the lagoon. The Wild Oats and Scarab markets in Sedgefield on Saturday mornings are very popular. There are several good restaurants in Wilderness.
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Rooms
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|  | Lara's Room
Double Room (sleeps 2) with en-suite bathroom (bath.) Double bed, TV, kettle, tea and coffee, fridge, quality linen and towels, heater, fan, electric blanket in winter. | Room Rate
B&B per person per night sharing
Dec - Feb - R300.00
Mar Apr & Nov - R270.00
May - Oct - R240
Single supplement extra R50 |
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| | Strelitzia Cottage
1 bedroomed cottage, fully equipped for self-catering. Double bed in bedroom, bunk beds in living area for children. Sleeps a maximum of 4 persons.) Television, heaters, fan, electric blanket in winter, quality linen and towels. Kettle, fridge toaster stove and microwave oven. | Room Rate
Self-catering: per person per night sharing ofr first 2 persons
Dec - Feb - R255.00 (Extra person / child R120)
Mar Apr & Nov - R225.00 (Extra person / child R100)
May - Oct - R195 (Extra person / child R80)
Single supplement extra R50
Breakfast optional R45 per person extra. |
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| | The Garden Room
Free standing double room (sleeps 2) with en-suite bathroom (shower.) Double bed, TV, kettle, tea and coffee and fridge. Quality linen and towels and electric blanket in winter. | Room Rate
B&B per person per night sharing
Dec - Feb - R300.00
Mar Apr & Nov - R270.00
May - Oct - R240
Single supplement extra R50 |
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| | The Tin Room
Twin Room adjoining Strelitzia Cottage
Has 2 single beds, bathroom with shower,
Bar fridge, kettle, tea and coffee, air-conditioning | Room Rate
From R200 per person sharing |
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Directions
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| The Old Trading Post is 6 km east of Wilderness: Take the Die Vleie (The Lakes) turnoff from the N2 between Wilderness and Sedgefield. We are 1.8 km down this road on the right hand side, just before the bridge over the river, and where the road splits and the tar road ends. |
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| TGCSA Tourism Grading Council of South Africa |
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