/blogs/beezus/2015/03/24/robertsons-opportunities-lost/ Exploring South Africa with a Pomchi Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:28:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8 /blogs/beezus/2015/03/24/robertsons-opportunities-lost/#comment-76 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 05:33:29 +0000 /blogs/beezus/?p=619#comment-76 Exactly! A main street should be a town’s showcase; it should almost force people to stop, linger and explore more. Now imagine if Robertson’s main street through the town had a similar avenue of trees? Imagine what an attraction that would be and how many more people would stop and support local businesses?

]]> /blogs/beezus/2015/03/24/robertsons-opportunities-lost/#comment-75 Sun, 05 Apr 2015 10:17:17 +0000 /blogs/beezus/?p=619#comment-75 Hi Carl, when I arrived in this part of the world in 1996 , the main Road through Robertson was lined by Railway houses on the Southern side which today has been converted into an Art Galery, a Wine boutique, a Coffee Shop and then the Cafe Rosa, part of the Robertson Nursery which is to my opinion one of the best nurseries to visit anywhere. On the opposite side of the road as you drive into Robertson is the old Winehouse of the KWV which today house a chain restaurant, and apart from the two Co-operative Wine Cellars which faces the road with blanc white walls which can honestly never change, most of the houses on the main road had a facelift which could be better if you have lots of money, but which I am very proud of as it is done today. Klipdrift Brandy Cellar which is also on the main road is also kind of industrial building, but do they try hard to beautify it with gardens!!
Of the farms on the Robertson Wine Route, 7 is open on Saturdays until 15h00, 2 until 15.30, 8 until 16h00 and 2 until 17h00 . On Sundays you have 1 closing at 13h00, 2 closing at 14h00, and 3 closing at 15h00 and two closing at 16h00.
The R317 which connects Robertson and Bonnivale must be one of the prettiest roads to travel in all SA. It is lined with flowers and flowering trees in early spring. How many guest I take on an American Dream Car trip, ask me why this route is not called the Garden Route!!
As far as Robertson itself is concerned, I will tell you if I were younger and had the cash I would invest in buying every house that come onto the market in Roberson. I believe more and more “city slickers” want to move to villages far away enough from the hustle and bustle of city life, yet be near enough to slip through for a concert or a party. Robertson fits into that beautifully, and if you look at the photos you published of the magical tree lined streets, nothing
can be more beautiful??

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