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Situated in the heart of the historic neighbourhood of Belgravia in Kimberley, Edgerton House has been beautifully restored to its former glory, and boasts original pressed ceilings and wooden strip flooring. Each piece of furniture has been chosen to reflect the elegance of the day.
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Edgerton House Activities |
Desert Self Drive Walking Culture Shopping Photography Birding Day Tour Guest House Swimming Pool Price Range - Southern Africa: $050 - $200 Child Friendly
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Edgerton House Attractions |
Kimberley, January 1900, Cecil John Rhodes writes: ``The 20th century has dawned with Kimberley now three months under siege during the dark days of the war. There is talk, that Daniel Greatbach has been commissioned to build a home of great opulence that will capture the spirit of Kimberley for the generations to come. A place to which they will flock to relieve the intrigue of the days when riches where won and lost in the quest for diamonds...``
Today Edgerton house has a place on the National Monuments Register.
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Edgerton House Facilities |
Edgerton House boasts 13 luxury double rooms, 12 of which are en-suite. Each room individually captures the spirit of well known historical characters and the whole house is decorated in the finest style reminiscent of the early diamond days. Each room is fully equipped with colour TV, telephone, air conditioners and tea-coffee facilities.
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Edgerton House Additional Information |
This is pioneer country for the traveller. An enormous range of interests can be pursued from this base. The battlefields of the second South African War lie an hour away, preserved as they were for a century this December1998. The romantic world of diamonds has a history to be told, from the first strikes in Kimberley to the active alluvial claims at Rocklands near the Vaalbos Rhino National Park. For the nature lover four distinct regions meet here: Karoo, Highveld savanna, Kalahari and River Shrub vegetation types support a great diversity of mammals and birds. Museums of history, archaeology, anthropology and natural history provide an appetite to discover any of a range of local interests.
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Edgerton House Children Policy Children 12 years and under = R150.00 (in same room as parents). Children 13 years and older pay full adult rate.
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Check In Time: 02:00:00 PM |
Check Out Time: 11:00:00 AM |
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