Qodesh camping retreat, a small family focussed Camping retreat.

Welcome

 

 

A small, cosy, family-focussed camping site and farming operation, situated in the beautiful Wilgerivier Valley north of Bronkhorstspruit.

With ample scope for a relaxing yet fun-filled time – whether you choose swimming and playing in the river, make use of the opportunity to milk a goat or bottle feed the goat kids, hang in a hammock or just enjoy nature around the campfire in real camping style – we would love to welcome you here. Should you be on tour and just passing through to your next destination, we have an exclusive single night option available.

A day trip to our scenic area is highly recommended – the Tea Garden and Cheesery at Qodesh is a perfect place to pop in for refreshments in old fashioned farm style. Bird species abound in the area where Higveld, Lowveld and Bushveld regions seem to overlap…

 

 

 

 

Camping Site

We have a lovely neat, grassed camping space with ample shade – each camping site is equipped with electricity, borehole water and a portable braai.   The last 10km of access road is gravel and not always recommended for caravans.

 

 

 

 

Functions / Weddings

An ideal venue to consider for celebrating a special occasion such as a children's party, year-end function, birthdays, kitchen- or stork tea.  We do catering for your function according to your requirements and budget.  A garden wedding has a special character here at Qodesh… 

 

 

 

 

Farm Stall

Whether you are camping at Qodesh or just driving through our beautiful valley  – make sure to pop in for some of the “out-of-this-world" baked goods or our superb home made goat cheeses.  Open week-ends and holidays only.

 

 

 

 

 

Goat Cheesery

We love our goat's and produce 100% goat's milk cheeses, yoghurt, cream cheese and more from our hormone-free milk.  Fresh and frozen milk also available.  Our Halloumi and soft cheeses are worth travelling for!

 

Camping Site

GENERAL INFORMATION

Qôdesh Camping Retreat strives to offer an atmosphere of peace and quietness synonymous to a farm lifestyle; the refreshing of nature and peacefulness of the tranquil waters; It is the ideal place to draw aside from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Should your needs extend to a stay filled with entertainment, music, noise and alcohol… then Qodesh Camping Retreat is !NOT! the place for you.

The camping site as a whole can be booked out for group camps, ideal for church group functions / activities, family and/or friends reunions / gatherings, school camps, “Voortrekkers"/ Girl Guides / Boy’s Scouts, Leadership Camps to name but a few.

  • Power points at all caravan camping sites are the normal 3-point plugs;
    Electricity as supplied by Eskom, with no backup system;
  • Drinking water from our borehole is delicious;
  • Cell phone reception is relatively good, however, radio and television reception is poor;
  • Nearest town and ATM is in Bronkhorstspruit (36km);
  • Winter days in the Wilge River Valley are mostly relatively warm, but the early mornings and winter nights are very cold.

 

 

QÔDESH OFFERS THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:

  • Tea Garden with awesome temptations
  • Goats Cheesery with the opportunity to milk a goat or feed goat kids
  • Grassed camping areas with ample shade
  • Clean and neat ablutions, each with a flush toilet, washbasin & shower, warm water
  • Swimming pool
  • Jacuzzi under the trees
  • Eskom power at each camp site, also delicious borehole water
  • Lawns for ball games & Children’s play area;
  • Relax in a hammock or sit quietly next to the tranquil river
  • and experience the bird life in the area;

 

 

 

 

BOOKINGS

  • Bookings to be made telephonically: Hestie 083 289 1803 or at qodesh.veld@gmail.com
  • All bookings are confirmed by payment of a 50% deposit, payable within 7 days after booking telephonically.
  • Outstanding balance is payable 21 days prior to arrival.
  • No credit card facilities are available.  Only cash or direct deposits or EFT.
    Tea Garden

Should you consider celebrating a special occasion at Qôdesh, we will gladly do the catering for your function according to your budget and requirements.

Bookings for our scrumptious large buffet “farm breakfast" are essential @ R120 pp! – only available for groups of 10 or more.  

Motor-cycle groups or any other clubs are welcome.

 

 

Our specialities are Waffles with ice-cream, Cakes, Cheese platters and other divine treats as well as breakfast and light meals. To drink, try our delicious Milkshakes, refreshing Homemade Lemonade and Ginger beer or indulge in a coffee with a friend. All served in an atmosphere of friendly farm hospitality.

Goat’s Cheesery

We love our goat’s and produce 100% goat’s milk cheeses, yoghurt, cream cheese and more from our hormone-free milk.  Fresh and frozen milk also available.  Our Halloumi and soft cheeses are worth travelling for!

Homemade Goats Milk Cheeses, currently having:

  • Halloumi
  • Soft Cheese / Chevre: Sweet Chilli, Black Pepper, Peppadew, Olive & Rosemary, Chilli & Garlic, Plain
  • Semi hard cheeses: Plain, Cumin, Coriander

When the Goat girls are out of the Maternity ward which means it is time to bottle feed the kids – contact us if you are interested in visiting the goats!

 

Functions

Welcome to our Functions Page!!

We cater for small group functions, like Kitchen Teas, Birthday Parties, Mini Conferences, Baptisms, Dedications, Engagements – all with a maximum of 20 participants/guests under the thatch LAPA up at the Tea Garden.

For bigger functions like Weddings, Congregational camps, School Class camps the venue moves down to the Campsite where we hire in tents and book out the Campsite exclusively for you for the weekend – maximum number of guests we can comfortably handle is 60 persons.  NOTE: With the campsite under the floodline, we might move the venue to higher ground if we expect the river to flash flood.

Photoshoots are also welcome, particularly if you are looking for a rural setting – the goats are very photogenic and curious.