Restaurant for sale
Create a thriving nature-based hospitality destination at a riverside heritage venue beside a popular hiking trail, with manicured gardens and an on-site restaurant and canoe launch.
Tucked away in a pristine natural setting, yet perfectly positioned for its purpose, this unique heritage venue presents an exceptional opportunity to own and operate a destination where history, hospitality, recreation and nature come together.
Situated at the start of a very popular hiking trail, with a caravan park and camping site as its neighbours and the river forming part of its borders, the property offers an enviable footprint for a versatile tourism and hospitality venture.
Beautiful walkways wind through manicured gardens and fragrant flowers, connecting the various facilities and creating an inviting sense of discovery throughout the venue.
The property features a curio shop; a large restaurant with industrial kitchen; a separate office and staff toilets; two Pickleball courts; two gentlemen’s, four ladies’ and one wheelchair-accessible toilet, as well as a baby-changing area; a coffee bar; a coffee shop/mini restaurant; and an outdoor bar and dome ideally suited to weddings and functions. A charming additional heritage building currently serves as the reception and a small office, while the final building is presently used for storage of the 50 canoes included in the sale. Located closest to the jetty and river launching area, this building could also readily serve as a workshop.
Seating Capacities
Each building has its own water meter and prepaid electricity. Three-phase electricity is available at both the Restaurant and Coffee Shop.
With a strong focus on sustainability, the heritage building's toilet water is supplied by it's water tank and furthermore the property’s nine water tanks, comprising five 5,000-litre tanks and two 2,500-litre tanks provides for ample water to maintain the prestigious gardens. The Restaurant and Coffee Shop are fitted with gas geysers. (2 x 48 litre bottles).
Yet, it is the natural surroundings that truly set this property apart. With the river flowing alongside it, indigenous forest embracing the setting and the calls of Loeries and Eagles adding to the atmosphere, this is a place where young and old can slow down, reconnect with nature and simply unwind. Within the magnificent gardens and amongst the fragrant flowering trees, you will also find apple and avocado trees, as well as a large Vanwykshout tree — further adding to the sense of an established and beautifully nurtured natural environment.
Whether envisioned as a thriving tourism destination, hospitality venue, outdoor adventure hub, wedding and function destination, or a combination of these, this remarkable property offers a rare opportunity to build upon an already established footprint in an extraordinary natural setting.
PROPERTY IS ZONED LEVEL 2.
PLEASE NOTE: THE SALS PRICE EXCLUDES VAT; HOWEVER, THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM TRANSFER DUTY.
Listed for sale at R14,490,000
Groot Brakrivier Rural offers a serene and picturesque countryside lifestyle with easy access to coastal amenities, making it an idyllic haven for peaceful residential living.
