Walkerbouts Inn, Barkly East

Attending trade shows such as Indaba, Hooked on Fishing, the Grahamstown Festival and many others on behalf of the local tourism industry, Walker was accordingly nicknamed "Walkabout" by Leon Isted, a late great friend from the farm Bidstone who is sorely missed. On establishing the venue, it was a natural conclusion that the name should a corruption of the nickname and be "Walkerbouts Inn - Rhodes".

"Opstal" as it was known at the time, had been used by the founders of the Tiffindell Ski Resort in the early 90s until the fledgling resort could accommodate it's own staff on site. A process of upgrading the venue from this glorified backpackers state to it's current condition ensued. A major revamp took place in 1999 and was completed by June of that year. En-suite bathrooms were added and the premises extended to include a sunny lounge, office and bar dining-room. Walkerbouts was graded by a representative of the AA Quality Assured Programme shortly after the millennium and accorded a "Recommended" rating. It was subsequently also awarded a 3-star rating by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa.

We pride ourselves on giving guests personal attention including special dietary arrangements, ensuring that they enjoy their stay with us. Well behaved pets are also welcome to share the delights of the experience.

• Beds
• Clothing
• Tourism
• Fishing
• Washing
• Village
• Ensuite
• Bedrooms
• Rooms
• Showers
• Dining
• Ironing Service
• Singles
• Doubles
• Inn
• Pizza
• Indaba
• Dryers
• Originals
• Farmhouse
• Proprietor
• Hooked
• Wood-Fired
• 3-ster hotel