Local businesses and services are encouraged to list on the Kestell website.  We charge a nominal fee (to cover some of the running costs)  Contact info@kestell.co.za for further information.

Aida Estates

Cnr Blignaut & Botha Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1362
Mobile: + 27 83 269 9040
e-mail: hws@internet-sa.co.za

For property sales and rentals, contact local agent Hennie Storm.  Visit www.aida.co.za for properties listed in the Kestell area.

Hoerskool Retief High School

PO Box 26
Kestell
9860 ZA
Phone: +27 58 653 1254
Principal: Mr A J Beukes
e-mail: retiefskool@telkomsa.net

Karma Backpackers Lodge
 
2 Piet Retief Street
PO Box 354
Kestell
9860 ZA
Phone: +27 58 653 1433
Mobile: +27 83 442 3973

Peaceful, cosy, friendly and helpful, Karma nestles in a glorious garden, you can sit on the stoep and see the light on the mountains, the Sentinel and the Amphitheatre, change in the distance.  We have accommodation for 18 people, comfortable double rooms and dorm beds at reasonable prices. Karma is a self catering backpackers geared for overseas travellers, especially friendly for self-driving visitors.   Maps as well as suggestions on all the local hikes are available.  Breakfast consisting of yoghurt, stewed fruit, muffins and toast and jams, all home made on the premises, is available on request.  We are ideally positioned to access both the Drakensberg & Maluti Mountains and within easy reach of the Golden Gate & Royal Natal Nature Reserve
Visit our website for more information

Karma Home Products

2 Piet Retief Street
PO Box 354
Kestell
9860 ZA
Phone: +27 58 653 1433
Mobile: +27 83 442 3973

Pear, Pinotage and Rosemary Jam, Plum Walnut and Brandy Jam, Komquat and Vanilla Extract Marmalade, these are the kind of funky confectionery made by Karma Home Products.  All our products are made in Kestell, using home grown fruit and vegetables from our orchard and garden.  Our jams  and marmalades  can be obtained from outlets in Clarens, Harrismith,  Pretoria and Johannesburg or right here in Kestell.

Kanya Cafe & Steakhouse

 
at the Kestell Golf Club
Phone: +27 58 653 1695
Mobile: +27 82 920 4469

A-la-Carte retaurant open 11am till late, Monday to Saturday and certain Sundays.  Also available for private functions and conferences for up to 100 people.  Large adjoining pub with pool table and darts.  Weekly specials.

Kestell Golf Club

Cilliers Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1339
Fax: +27 58 653 1144

A highly rated country golf course, in existance for 25 years.  Par 72, rated 70.  Play 9 or 18 holes.  Golf Pro on site, as well as cloak-rooms, and golf carts available on request.  Open from 7am to 7pm seven days a week.  Lapa available for functions.  Currently no Pro shop on site.  Visitors welcome every day.

Kestell Hotel

   
25 Blignaut Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1150
Cell: +27 74 329 7061
e-mail: info@kestell.co.za

An old fashioned and comfortable country hotel comprising a pub, lady's lounge, restaurant, outdoor dining & braai areas and twelve rooms.  Our hotel is pet friendly (animals must be house trained and sociable).  The hotel is under new ownership, and currently undergoing renovations.  Special rates for block bookings and extended stays - we look forward to seeing you in Kestell.

Kestell Library

Situated in Blignaut Street (opposite the hotel) we are open Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 4.30 and on Saturdays from 8.30 to 12.30.  Telephone 058 653 1452.

Kestell Rugby Club

The Kestell Rugby Club's first match of the season will be played at Mopeli Stadium ...  read more ...

Kestell Vroue Landbou Unie
Kestell Boere Vereeniging Saal
Van Rensburg Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 661 0060
Cell: +27 82 805 2264
e-mail: rianimarx@megawifi.co.za

Lede kom bymekaar elke 3rde Woensdag om 2 uur by die Boere Vereeniging Saal.  Kontak Riania Marx of besoek www.vvlu.co.za vir meer inligting oor die Vroue Landbou Unie.  Nuwe lede altyd welkom.

Kosmos Huis - Old Age & Frail Care Centre
32 Cilliers Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1141
e-mail: alstuart@telkomsa.net

We currently have 6 beds available.  Contact Annamie Nel for an appointment - weekdays 8am to 5pm.

"Learn to Cook" Cookery School
19 Raath Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1496
Mobile: + 27 72 948 7006

From quick and easy to gourmet meals.  1 ½ day courses include etiquette and table laying.  For groups of up to 10.  The courses include all teas, lunches and recipes.   Our dishes have been featured in Garden & Home.  Bookings are essential.  We also cater for small dinner parties. Call Sheila or Margaret to discuss your requirements.

Local Handyman, Renovations& Repairs
for all your building requirements - no job too small, or too big.  Painting, plumbing, carpentry, tiling and building
Call Dick Grobler
Phone: +27 58 653 1550
Mobile: +27 84 751 3600

Lolo's Township Tours
Lolo Moloi
Phone: +27 58 653 1433
Mobile: + 27 76 098 2926

R130 per person, approximately two and a half hours – bicycles provided.  Take a leisurely bike ride into Kestell's Thlolong township with local tour guide Lolo Maloi.  Tours can be shaped around your specific needs and interests but the standard tour includes:  Ride through the old township (see the C19^th sandstone church and the pretty historic houses)  Pay a visit to an RDP house. If you are lucky the locals will play the piano for you!  Visit a tavern/shebeen for a drink and to join in township merriment!  Visit local businesses such as the clay brickworks.  Make your last stop the Sangoma (witch doctor/ traditional healer) who will throw the bones and see into your future.  Tour starts and ends at the Karma Backpackers.  Please take money for a drink at the tavern – and water for the bike ride.

My Little Africa Wildlife Sanctuary
   

70 Van Riebeeck Street
Attie & Lindie Stuart
Mobile: + 27 73 731 3034

The Sanctuary was initiated for the conservation of near extinct species in the region.  Our Caracal (Rooikat) genepool contains the scarce white colour variation that seldom appears in nature.  In addition to a variety of birds we have porcupines, black-back jackals, bat ear foxes, serval cats, tortoises, meerkats, many of which are friendly and can be handled.  We have 3 self catering bungalows for accomodation - open your bedroom curtains and look straight into a wild cat enclosure!  Also on the premises: a natural spring water swimming pool, braai facilities, lapa bar, children's play area. For bookings and enquiries e-mail stuart@intsa.co.za 

NG Kerk Kestell
 
photos by Dean Voster, Jeremy Glyn & Kerrylee Maier

73 Rensburg Street, Kestell
P O Box 123, Kestell, 9860
DS Dubois du Toit
Phone: +27 58 653 1200
e-mail: ngkestell@telkomsa.net
www.ngkestell.co.za

1 Olivier B&B and Guesthouse

1 Olivier Street
Kestell
Contact: Aneleze
Phone: +27 58 653 1872
Mobile: + 27 82 442 3482
e-mail: 1olivierb.b@vodamail.co.za

Lose yourself in the unbounded hospitality of an era gone by.  En-suite bedrooms as well as self catering fully equipped with modern amenities. Suitable for single businesspeople to larger groups.  This beautiful home is situated in spacious gardens with full views of the Maluti and Drakensberg Mountains.

"No 19" B&B and Boarding

19 Raath Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1496
Mobile: + 27 72 948 7006

At No 19 we pride ourselves on spoiling you and making your stay as special as possible.  Dinner, Bed and breakfast, or boarding available.  Reasonable rates, secure parking and centrally situated. Call Sheila or Margaret for bookings.

Main Street, Posthouse Corner, Clarens
Phone: +27 (0)58 256 1156
Mobile: +27 (0)82 661 1168

For property enquiries in the Kestell area, contact local agent, Gail Foster-Myburgh, on 082 661 1168.
Visit our website for more information

Private Sale

Call Koos or Ester
Mobile: +27 82 336 4795 / +27 58 653 1118

3 Bedroom - main ensuite plus 2nd bathroom with seperate loo.  Large kitchen and dining area, scullery, lounge, patio, double garage.  Boehole and electric gate.  Large stand at the end of a cul-de-sac, bordering on the common, with magnificent views of the Drakensburg and Maluti mountains.  R880,000

Qualified Plumber & Handyman
Johan van Deventer
Mobile: +27 82 661 1136

Free quotations for all jobs / 24 Hour service / Geyser installations as per approved insurance company standards / Blocked drains / Leaking pipes / Repair roof leaks / All new plumbing installations / Painting / Welding / Burglar proofing and fencing / References available

Severin Mshweshwe
  

Olivier Street (opposite the Standard Bank) or 60 van Rensburg Street
Phone: +27 58 653 1145

Mobile: +27 72 224 6444

Severin Mshweshwe has been in existence  for nearly six years.  We primarily sell quality second hand clothes at affordable prices to the local community.

I also specialize in made-to-measure (bespoke) fashion or traditional Shweshwe garments and accessories, special occasion dresses i.e. matric, evening or wedding wear and promotional, fancy dress and theatrical costumes of all description, for adults and children.  I recently designed the embroidered shweshwe uniform for the staff of the Basotho Cultural Village in Golden Gate.  I have experience working as a costumier for: The State Theatre, Gold Reef City, Southern Sun Hotels, Troubadour Productions (including work for the Durban Municipality, various shopping centres and the old Dolphinarium) and House of Siren in Hong Kong.  We would be excited that you visit us at Olivier Street (opposite the Standard Bank) or 60 van Rensburg Street where patterns are cut and the garments are constructed.  I am also on face book @ Kerrylee Maier.  Looking forward to your visit!

Sissi
Smocked Shwe-shwe dresses for little girls

 

Sissi is a fledgling fairtrade venture, working out of the small town of Kestell, in the Eastern Free State.  Sissi is working to empower a group of unemployed ladies, living in the legacy black township of Thlolong, by teaching them sewing and embroidery skills, which they use to produce beautiful smocked children’s sun dresses each one unique, out of  “three cats shwe-shwe material”.  The dresses come in three sizes and fit little girls from 1 - 6 years.

Shwe-shwe material has a long history in South Africa. First introduced by German missionaries in 1858, it soon became the national dress of the Xhosa women.  It has evolved into a very popular material with over 100 designs in three colours - blue, red, brown. Shwe- shwe is produced exclusively in South Africa by Da Gama Textiles in East London, in the Eastern Cape.

The past 6 months have seen Sissi move from strengh to strength.  We sell our dresses in Clarens, Harrismith and London and this has allowed for more ladies to be employed and for the project to expand.

Please phone Vera Ann for further enquiries - 058 653 1433

Soekie Hoekie Coffee Shop and Arts & Crafts

Cnr Blignaut & Botha Street
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1777
Mobile: + 27 83 922 2987
e-mail: babs.storm@gmail.com

Stockists of locally produced arts and crafts, Christian books, Gospel CDs and DVDs.  Browse our shelves while enjoying a cup of coffee and a light meal. 

wONmE Health

Moleplaatz Farm (corner N5 & R57)
Kestell
Phone: +27 58 653 1545
Mobile: +27 82 962 3629
e-mail: holgerhealth@gmail.com

Aan almal wie gesondheid soek                                                     Get your fix!

Check out Face Reading       Get ANSWERS to your health                                              (Mind blowing stuff)

Massage                                for HEALING, stress, sports and all                                       (You’re №1 – now get a life) 

Nutrition                                HEALTH for the family, ADHD welcome                              (Be skinny – get юфж happy)

Reflexology                           MASSAGE, get the “I’ve Just Got New Feet” feeling            (Ah, gimme gimme more)

Clay baths                              DETOX, get smoothed out, get a new look                            (You’re such a show-off)