We first visited Cape Town and specifically Somerset West a number of years ago now and many of you might not know that it lies very much on the edge of the wine lands. If you look on a map and find Stellenbosch, then this can almost be considered the centre of wine making and lies only 20 minutes away from our current residence.
Much closer than this is a vineyard called Vergelegen which is a heavenly place to visit and almost always would be our first port of call in the area. It's a true working vineyard, we have done their fascinating wine tour, but it also possesses a restaurant and cafe in the most beautiful of locations looking out onto the Hottentots Holland mountain range.
It also serves the most divine fresh baked scones with cream and strawberry jam and very hot freshly brewed coffee. It never fails to delight and testimony to the popularity of the place is that the restaurant is always busy whenever we visit. It serves amazing breakfasts and wonderful lunches, all for very little money.
Yesterday, we had three coffees with the accompanying scones and the bill came to a grand total of £6.50! At our local garden centre which does have a very good cafe, a piece of cake almost costs you that on its own! So not only great quality in a beautiful location but also amazing value.
One other thing to make you smile, there is an entrance fee to the vineyard. For a couple of pensioners like Linda and me this costs the grand total of just 60p. What makes us smile even more (it must be the Yorkshire blood) is that on Mondays, entry is free for oldies so our morning treat costs less than £6. And you get the sunshine for nothing.
Short and sweet today but I couldn't resist including some photos to make your mouth water.
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