Caversham Hall

Categories: accommodation; trails; booking required;

Caversham Hall is one of the most beautiful places in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Conveniently located on the Midlands Meander , KwaZulu-Natal's most famous Arts and Crafts route, it lies only 4 hours from Johannesburg and 1.5 hours from Durban .

Caversham Hall offers a variety of birding habitat from a beautiful dam to pristine indigenous mist-belt forest and the plethora of birds found in these environments is an absolute birding treat. Commonly sighted birds include Knysna Turaco, Olive Woodpecker, Narina Trogon, White-starred Robin and Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler and occasional sightings of the African Crowned Eagle.

Specials that can be sites here include Half-collared Kingfisher, Knysna Turaco, African Crowned Eagle, Cape Parrot, Narina Trogon, Olive Woodpecker, White-starred Robin and Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler.

Directions

N3 - Johannesburg to Durban

Take the Balgowan/ Curry's Post off-ramp. Go right at the top of the off-ramp and follow the gravel road for approx 3 km. After 3km, road forks - keep left on Caversham Valley Road (D133) for another 4km. Caversham Hall is on the left (opposite La Lampara Restaurant - 7 km from N3)

N3 - Durban to Johannesburg

Take the Balgowan/ Curry's Post off-ramp. Go left at the top of the off-ramp and follow the gravel road for approx 3 km. After 3km, road forks - keep left on Caversham Valley Road (D133) for another 4km. Caversham Hall is on the left (opposite La Lampara Restaurant - 7 km from N3)

From Nottingham Road

Take R103 past Rawdon's Hotel and 5 km after Michaelhouse, turn left onto D182. Road forks after 1km. Keep left. Caversham Hall is on your right opposite La Lampara Restaurant (Total 15km from main road)

Additional Info

The site is accessible by appointment and a nominal entrance fee is charged.

There are cleared & marked pathways around the dam and through the indigenous forest which allow views into the forest from ground to canopy level. There is safe parking for up to 5 cars and there are toilet facilities available. Some very good restaurants can be found nearby.

Habitats: Mist-belt forest and a dam.

Contact

Ivor and Yvonne Thompson
Tel: +27(0)33 234 4091
Fax: +27(0)33 234 4091