• Jo-Anne Richards and Jo-Anne Hitchens running the Art of the Memoir workshops at the Karoo Art Hotel Barrydale
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Save the date for Royal Barrydale 2023

Posted on Thu January 5, 2023.

From 24th - 26th March the village of Barrydale gets another name change; Royal Barrydale. Stand by for the Royal Enfield Ride In hosted by the Karoo Art Hotel and RETZA . Details to follow.

Further Reading

Dobbo returns - watch this space.

This will be the 3rd year in a row for a not to be missed sporting, food, music, lightness and laughter weekend conceived and conducted by the legendary Stormers coach.

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24 hour hotel name change

After an iconic visit by Bobby Kennedy to Stellenbosch University's Simonsberg residence in 1966 they started calling themselves 'Die Withuis'. The name has stuck. When Die Withuis alumni (76-80) visited us we followed suite with our own name change.

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The Heidelburg cycle loop

Barrydale to Heidelburg and back via the Tradouw Pass (98km) is the perfect training ride to put miles in the legs while earning points with your non riding partner

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