Fouriesburg Country Inn

Fouriesburg Country Inn Bed & Breakfast accommodation in Fouriesburg Free State

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Fouriesburg was proclaimed a town in 1892 deriving its name from the many families with the name of Fourie who were living in the area. The original Fourie was Mr Rooi Stoffel Fourie, owner of the farm Groenfontein.

During the Anglo Boer War Fouriesburg was proclaimed the Capital of the Orange Free State. The proclamation was printed on a field printing press “Di Skoorsteenki” and has never been rescinded.

Fouriesburg is situated in the Eastern Free State. It is 50km from Bethlehem and 50km from Ficksburg. The Town is surrounded by the Maluti mountains and is only 10 km from the Lesotho border. The elevation is 1627m above sea level. The nearby peak of Visierskerf in the Witteberge is the second highest mountain peak in the Free State and is the seventh highest in the country.

The natural beauty of the town's surroundings is magnificent.
The beauty can be seen particularly so on the road from FOURIESBURG to CLARENS and through the GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARK.

Fouriesburg allows you to begin or end the SCENIC ROOF OF AFRICA ROUTE, through LESOTHO, THE EASTERN FREE STATE AND KWA-ZULU NATAL.

FOURIESBURG COUNTRY INN is en-route to MOST DESTINATIONS in SOUTH AFRICA.

FOURIESBURG COUNTRY INN:

Several years ago, after pursuing a career in engineering and teaching respectively, both Clive and Martie Craig agreed that it was time to make a change. They decided to opt out of the hustle and bustle of city life and to retreat to the peace and tranquility of this haven in the Eastern Free State.

The Fouriesburg Hotel was established in 1892. When they bought the hotel in October 1995 we changed the name to the FOURIESBURG COUNTRY INN. With the name change so we began to develop our ideal of a real country inn, with country cooking, country furniture and ambience of a total country experience together with good old-fashioned country hospitality.

The FOURIESBURG COUNTRY INN, a sandstone and Oregon pine building is decorated in period style. It has 22 attractive bedrooms en-suite.

VOESIE MAARMAN, a sandstone cottage, built on the premises of the hotel, has four luxury bedrooms en- suite as well as its own lounge.

ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION is in CRAIG'S CORNER, a sandstone building across the street, from the hotel, This has also been built from reclaimed sandstone and has four bedrooms en-suite.

Guests can enjoy authentic COUNTRY CUISINE, with superb South African wine, chosen from our delightful SANDSTONE WINE CELLAR. We serve meals from an A la Carte Menu. We seat approximately 75 people in the restaurant. The inn's speciality is
lamb-on-the-spit, served with traditional “potbrood and vetkoek” in the boma.

DR'S GUESTHOUSE is a self catering cottage, with five bedrooms, with four bedrooms are en-suite. It has a swimming pool, tennis court and jaccuzi. Meals can be prepared at the house or be enjoyed at the COUNTRY INN.

There are 35 rooms under the management of the COUNTRY INN.

FOURIESBURG COUNTRY INN, is your link to the Drakensberg, via Golden Gate National Park and Clarens.

For your interest, exquisite sandstone buildings, rock art, horse riding, hiking, historical sites of interest, scenic drives and much more can be enjoyed in the area.

Neighbouring towns have art galleries, craft shops, weavers and cherry wine tasting which the visitor can explore

FOURIESBURG COUNTRY INN, the GATEWAY to LESOTHO

The Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho beckons you. Fouriesburg is only 10km's to the border post. Enjoy a complete cultural experience by visiting a Basotho family.

A visit to KATSE DAM, with the HIGHEST DAM WALL in AFRICA is a MUST!
(For more info go to Tours page)

Activities such as hiking, pony trekking, 4x4 drives and SKIING IN WINTER can be arranged.

We specialise in WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES, CHRISTENINGS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, YEAR-END FUNCTIONS, CONFERENCES and SEMINARS.

We also organize DAY TRIPS, SELF DRIVE and GROUPS for 4x4 vehicles, motorbikes, vintage car rallies and much more.

Contact Details Fouriesburg Country Inn Tel: (058)2230207 Fax: (058)2230257 Cell: 083 702 1427 Email: fburginn@worldonline.co.za Web: www.fouriesburgcountryin Our Rating out of 10 Enquire now View Rates

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