At the recent Clarens Heritage Association symposium, hosted on behalf of the Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA), Sandstone was honoured to receive a Gold Certificate Award for collecting, maintaining and exhibiting one of the finest collections of heritage transport and agricultural machinery in South Africa, and for ensuring that these grand examples of past implements and practices are preserved for future generations.

Sandstone has become a regular destination for some of the prestigious Rovos Rail tours in South Africa. Whilst they cannot arrive by rail anymore, they do travel by road from Bethlehem to visit us. Last week we organised a train trip for them and as our Sherman Tank has  had its repairs completed we ran that alongside the train together with a full span of Oxen adding value to their visit.

We were recently honoured with a visit by the Ferrari Club of South Africa (SEFAC). A large turnout of these beautiful machines proved that the roads to Sandstone are now in working order! Our visitors kindly made their cars available for photography as well as a group shot after they had enjoyed a safe journey to Sandstone and a tour of the Heritage Collection.

We have many visitors who fly into our Sandstone grass strip for our events. Should you wish to fly into a tar strip, Ficksburg Airport will be open for visitors and offers transport from the Airport to Sandstone. Full details are below.

The unseasonal weather over the last weekend produced some wonderful views of the snow-capped Maluti Mountains from Sandstone.

We had some good reactions to our story of the coaches at Ladybrand. Thanks to enthusiast, Franciscus Boshoff, and SAR coach expert, Peter Stow we were given access some South African Transport Services coach sales records and both coaches were sold to private owners in 1985. Both are ex Blue Train/Drakensberg Express.

We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.

We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.

We recently hosted the FarRail Group from Germany for a day and a half at Sandstone during a break in their 3’6’ gauge activities with 25NC 3437 and 15F 2976. The tour was co-hosted by the New Cape Central Railway in South Africa.

Sandstone has excellent but limited accommodation on site for our visitors. Accommodation in the surrounding areas has changed over the last few years so we have drawn up a current list of establishments available in the Ficksburg, Fouriesburg and Clarens area that our visitors may wish to use. Please note that publication of the establishments listed does not imply any endorsement of the establishments by Sandstone Estates.
ACCOMMODATION IN SURROUNDING AREAS