Granny Mouse House Eastern Cape, Hogsback

Two Self-catering units sleeping 2 persons each (queen beds) are also available. We enjoy the accolade of being the first catered establishment in Hogsback to have attained 4 star Superior accreditation from both AA and TGCSA. We cater for adult guests, in a sophisticated yet relaxed country atmosphere.

Large, landscaped grounds and views of all the surrounding mountains enhance the sense of restful, quiet respite, in a Village situated high up in the Amatola mountains of the Eastern Cape.
Hard-pressed though one might be, in the present tense, to discern that anything productive may once have been conducted on that property, historical accounts assure us that it was so.

The Summerton brothers, both market gardeners from England, settled in Hogsback in the 1820's, and both married local Black women. Many of the nut trees, orchard varieties and berries still growing in abundance on the mountain bear witness to their trade.
Mushroom spores were brought by ship from England and kept alive on wetted bricks. A Clan of Xhosa-speakers still bearing the name continue to own the adjacent land.

A walk or drive around the Bluff, which was the remainder of the Summerton brothers' orchard, now known as Summerton Drive, has much to commend it a as tourist attraction.
It includes the Labyrinth and Tea garden/restaurant at The Edge, Dianna Graham`s award-winning Eco-shrine, a Buddhist meditation and Yoga centre, a circular walk and viewpoint overlooking the Tyume Valley and Indigenous forests. In the month of flowering, the Bluff is suffused with colourful indigenous Watsonias. An assortment of other interesting crafters and some noteworthy private gardens completes the picture.
The 'CBD' is a mere 1.5 kms away.

The house, purchased with the intention of providing a retirement haven for the current owner may well not have lasted until that date, such was the state of disrepair. But fate conspired as it sometimes does, to allow for earlier occupation and restoration.