Our Story
De Hoek Country Lodge is a Rustic Wedding Venue with accommodation perfectly situated just outside of Heidelberg Gauteng, near to the N3. The farm was originally owned by the Moolman family who then sold it to Karen van Heerden. Karen felt that the farm was too beautiful not to share and decided to establish “De Hoek Country Lodge”. Karen and her family ran this successful operation for many years. We are very excited to announce that we are now under new management and we strive to continue the amazing work that Karen started all those years ago.
In addition to the wedding venue and accommodation, De Hoek Country Lodge is a fully functioning farm with cattle and crops.
Our farm is split across a sand road with the wedding venue, accommodation and farming operation on one side of the road, and on the other side, it hosts a large “White House” which is used for accommodation for wedding guests.
This house boasts 7 en-suite bedrooms, a lounge dining room and a fully functional kitchen. It also has a separate small round rondavel which will sleep two. In addition, this house is used for Bachelor Parties and is often booked out for long term stays such as missionaries who run outreach programmes. On this side of the farm, we have wildlife such as Eland, Springbok, Impala, Blesbok and our new addition Sable Antelope.
Facilities
Wedding Chapel
Wedding Reception Area
Full Catering Kitchen
Accommodation:
- 1 x Bridal Suite with a wood-burning fireplace and an outside shower
- 2 x Family Rooms
- 7 x Double Rooms
- 1 x Converted Silo which sleeps 2
- Still on our property but situated across the road: White House which has 7 en-suite bedrooms and 1 small rondavel
Future additions to our facilities:
- Cigar, Wine and Whisky Room
- A separate kitchen for our guests who wish to self-cater
- Outside Chapel which needs to be refurbished and roads built for couples who wish to experience an outdoor wedding
De Hoek Country Lodge is not only the perfect wedding venue but we can also host a variety of other functions too:
- Birthday celebrations
- Anniversary Celebrations
- Year-End Functions
- Art Classes
- Baby Showers
- Bridal Showers
- Dances
- Flea Markets
- Mountain Biking – The mountain biking community really enjoys coming to the farm early on a weekend (when there are no weddings booked) and head off mountain biking through our farm
We have old antique farming implements as well as a wagon and carriage which are ideal for photographs. Our past brides have enjoyed arriving at the chapel on an open trailer with hay bails pulled by an old tractor and or arriving in a vintage Land Cruiser truck.
