Booking open for steams festivals

Sublime vistas of the surrounding Maluti Mountains of Lesotho, a unique vintage steam and heritage museum, and highly productive farmland, toiled by a team of 36 working oxen, are just some of the many attractions all age groups.

“Unforgettable”; “Unique vintage cars, farm equipment and trucks”; “World-famous 2ft narrow gauge vintage steam railway on 30km of track”; “Unique location”; “Panoramic surrounds”; and “Majestic Maluti Mountains”.

This is how visitors to the steam festivals at Sandstone Estates have described their experiences over the past 20 years at the event north of Ficksburg, the cherry capital of South Africa, in the eastern Free State.

Walking tours of the movie-set friendly farm, complete with 30km of narrow-gauge rail track, remain part of the timeless attractions of this highly productive farm.

The Sandstone Heritage Trust has the largest collection of 2ft narrow gauge locomotives in the world and has been operational for 20 years.

Bookings are now open for:

26 to 28 February 2021 Sandstone Steam Festival – highlights include:

Train rides all day from 10am

2 to 5 April 2021 Sandstone Steam Festival – highlights to include:

Train rides all day from 10am.

The Mountain Wanderer train to run daily at 3.30pm, for a duration of two hours. Entrance fees:

R230 per person, R145 per child under 12 years of age – includes all train rides.

Call 051-933-2235 for enquiries and visit www. sandstone-estates.com for further details.

– Citizen reporter