The De Grendel Story

De Grendel, history of a farm

The farm De Grendel, which has been in the Graaff family for four generations, is a distinctive segment in the mosaic of a long tradition of farming at the Cape...

De Grendel, history of a farm

The farm De Grendel, which has been in the Graaff family for four generations, is a distinctive segment in the mosaic of a long tradition of farming at the Cape...

A love story’s trail to De Grendel

Sir David Graaff, the first baronet who bought De Grendel, was a direct off-spring of one of the most beautiful love stories that came out of the Overberg. The romance...

A love story’s trail to De Grendel

Sir David Graaff, the first baronet who bought De Grendel, was a direct off-spring of one of the most beautiful love stories that came out of the Overberg. The romance...

The baronet who bought De Grendel

The emergence of Sir David Graaff, Bt, from a poor family on a farm in Villiersdorp, where he was a herdboy with little schooling, is a story of exceptional drive...

The baronet who bought De Grendel

The emergence of Sir David Graaff, Bt, from a poor family on a farm in Villiersdorp, where he was a herdboy with little schooling, is a story of exceptional drive...