Owner Helen bakes everything herself and has even invented two cakes: the Middle Eastern Delight (featuring almonds, Turkish apricots, nutmeg and cloves, with honey and cream-cheese icing) and a pineapple coconut cream concoction. Coffees, milkshakes, smoothies and frappés are on the drinks menu and you sit among tomes from the adjoining bookshop (mainly the gardening and Afrikaans sections).
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Lowveld National Botanical Garden
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A former mine-manager’s residence at the northern edge of town, beautifully decked out in 1920s style with original artefacts. Tours need to be booked 30…
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5. Pilgrim's & Sabie News Museum
13.51 MILES
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6. Central Garage Transport Museum
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This restored Victorian home is full of B&W photos, old dolls and furniture, including a wooden carved commode in the main bedroom.
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The Dredzen Store is a general store recreated as it would have been in 1930s, complete with vintage advertisements and chairs hanging from the ceiling.