Penwarn Country Lodge

WORLD HERITAGE SITE SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG • SOUTH AFRICA

Penwarn Country Lodge is a country retreat just outside Underberg in the foothills of Southern Drakensberg of South Africa, that is part of the Ukhahlamba World Heritage site.

Penwarn lies in a beautiful valley traversed by two rivers and forms part of our Waterford Farm operations to which guests also have access. There is much to be seen and enjoyed, be it on Penwarn or on Waterford.

The Penwarn/Waterford Estate is a 3800 hectare spread bordering the Ukhahlamba World Heritage Site. A variety of game including zebra, wildebeest and other antelope roam free across the hillsides and plains, while the blue heights of the Drakensberg rise up to the west.

Waterford Farm is home the to the largest single dairy farm in KZN milking between 1700 and 1900 cows at any one time. It also comprises an unusual and large horse business that breeds and trains a variety of horse breeds.

The farmyard is home to variety of typical farmyard animals including Chickens, Geese, Turkeys, Peacocks, rabbits and ducks.

The horse enterprise consists of breeding herds of Shire, Clydesdales, Percherons, Shire cross Thoroughbreds, American Quarter horses, Arabian horses, Paint horses and our own herds of dun coloured horses and ponies.

Waterford and Penwarn is home to some of the most renowned fly-fishing waters in the country.

Accommodation varies between two fully-catered exclusive lodges - Mthini Lodge and Indabushe Lodge, or our self-catering accommodation - The Log Cabin, Kudu Lodge or Riverside Cottage. Mthini Lodge also have a self-catering option.