Sadly we lost one of our key employees recently from the Livestock Division, Henry Mosito. Henry was a key member of our staff and will be sadly missed.
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Please note we do not accept cash payments at Sandstone, only Debit Cards, Credit Cards, EFT payments & mobile application payments.
A LIMITED SPECIAL OFFER ON SEB’S HEART OF AFRICA RAILWAY!
For a limited period only, we can offer a steam hauled trip on Seb’s Heart of Africa Railway for 20 people for just R8500 including VAT! That is a huge saving, so book now while the offer lasts! As an added attraction we can offer a Walking Tour at a special price of just R275 including VAT per head if you take the Seb’s train offer! - Contact us for more information
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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
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Sandstone has decided to offer a number of redundant 2ft narrow gauge wagons forsale. We have listed these in the link below with a full description of the condition ofthe unit. The second link will take you to a photo catalogue of the units listed by the unit number.
The items listed for sale are sold in “as is” condition and prices are on request. All freight wagons will include bogies even if not shown in the picture of the unit.
Prices quoted will be ex works Sandstone Estates (Pty) Ltd, Hoekfontein Farm, near Ficksburg, Free State Province, Republic of South Africa.
Click here to access the listing of the wagons for sale.
Click here to access the photo catalogue of the wagons for sale.
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After a period of consolidation at Sandstone during which we have upgraded our security system and introduced full solar powered electricity to the farm we ready to welcome visitors to our first major event for 2024. The Cherry Festival at Sandstone will feature unlimited train rides for all visitors and our smaller rail system, Seb’s Railway will be operational and running through our Game. Changes to the fencing of the Game Camp will ensure that visitors will get views of the various game within the camp. We will also be launching some new coaches for this railway to enhance the experience. We have refurbished two of our smaller coaches with new braking systems for greater passenger safety and in line with the Game Camp location, one coach has been decorated with the Springbok emblem. Where else can you experience game viewing from the slow passage of a steam hauled train?
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The full version of the Carte Blanche programme on Sandstone, originally flighted on May 12th, is now available on the Sandstone site.
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The Carte Blanche programme on M Net Channel 101 on Sunday 12th May was a big hit and we will be posting a copy of it, courtesy of Carte Blanche and M Net, on YouTube in the near future.
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Sandstone will be featuring on Carte Blanche on Sunday 12th May at 19h00, M Net Channel 101. Click on the link for a short preview.
Click on the link for a short preview - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/wv1Dm17a72n6zCyF/
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In March of this year, after a number of security issues and a serious drought situation at Sandstone, we restricted visitors to Sandstone to Saturdays only. We have now resolved the issues and the drought is behind us so we have now revised our visiting arrangements.