d` Oude Molen Guest House

This loving restored guest house built a century ago received a merit award from the Heritage Potchefstroom Foundation in 2007.It`s central location close to the North-West University,the Bult shopping centre [main Aardklop terrain] and the Astro hockey fields makes it the ideal accommodation for families,Unisa students,post graduates,researchers and culture vultures attending the Aardklop Arts Festival every year.

We are centrally situated:

• North-West University
• Gymnasium High School
• Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
• Aardklop Festival 
• Astro Hockey Field
• Shopping Centre
• The Bult Coffee Shops and Restaurants
• Mooimed Hospital
• Medi-Clinic Hospital
• Sedgars Park Cricket Stadium
• Virgin Active
• Mooirivier Primary School
• Mooiriver Mall (3km)
• NWU Botanical Garden

The six spacios rooms are stylishly furnished with en-suite bathrooms.All our rooms have small fridges with cool drinks, chocolate, fruit juice (extra fee) and cereals.Coffee,tea and rusks are available each day as part of the price. PC with internet & printer (extra fee)and private entrances for all rooms .Parking is safe , barbeque facilities with a pool table are there for own entertainment.

Description:

Six rooms with double beds with end-suite bathrooms , bar frige and DSTV.

Special :

Sleep for more than a week and qualify for discount.

 We are :

147 km from O.R Tambo airport Johannesburg-Duration 1:40

764 km from Upington-Duration  8:58

Family & Self Catering. Private & Entrances.

Value-for-money & budget guest house

Last minute & bed & breakfast Affordable & cheap B&B

Overnight  & Potchefstroom Accommodation

Facilities:

Kettle  in Room                        Desk in Room                         

Dry Cleaning/Laundry              Family Rooms                    

Iron/Ironing Board                     Child  Friendly          

Non-Smoking Rooms               Serviced Daily                                              

Satellite Television                    Wheelchair Accessible

Panel Heaters                          Books for Reading

Bicycles for Hire                       Pool Table                               

 Safe Venue                             Free & Secure Parking        

Barbeque facilities                   Pool Table & Dart Board

Fridges with “cool drinks”        Microwave`s in some rooms  

Outside Braai Area                   Use Charcoal & Gas

Fans in rooms for the “oh so hot” summers in Potch.

Outside Shower  for the “hot hot” summers.

Die Transvaler of 11 April 1959” (Newspaper) for reading at braai area.

GPS directions:

Latitude :         26  41`10. 32” S    

Longitude:       27  05` 48.74” E

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The Magic of the Aardklop Triangle: Myth or fact…?

According to popular belief an unknown force is conducting experiments on earth… 

The location of the experiments:  Aardklop Arts Festival, Potchefstroom, South Africa.  Specifically the terrain now known as: The Aardklop Triangle…

The Aardklop Arts Festival was born in 1999 in the beautiful, serene city of Potchefstroom (the city of expertise).  For five days each year people from all corners of the earth flock to this peaceful plattelandse dorpie to experience the amazing feast of art, music, theatre, food, comedy, drama, books etc.

According to urban myth, all visitors to the Aardklop Triangle have confirmed similar unusual phenomena and all investigations had the same result: visitors to the Aardklop Triangle reported that all their cash disappeared at lightning speed (no crime was suspected), and they experienced long periods of emotional highs, uncontrollable smiles and a constant inexplicable happy feeling.

According to the scientific evidence of the unusual phenomenon the symptoms might be the result of a combination of spring, clean air, friendly people, good music, beautiful art and having fun.

If your adventurous side wants to take a walk on the wild side – visit the Aardklop Triangle during the Aardklop Arts Festival. 

But be warned:  The fun will find you…

The Vredefort Dome:

 The Dome is a 90-km-widegeological entity located ~30 km from Potchefstroom ,South Africa, that represents the eroded centraluplift of the world’s oldest (2023 ± 4 Ma) and possiblylargest known meteorite impact structure. It is a site of unprecedented geological significance not onlybecause of the impact-related effects visible in itsrocks, but also because it is one of only a handful ofareas around the world that exposes a near-continuous,>25 km deep, crustal section.

The topographic expression of the dome is restricted to its northern and western sectors (the remainder being covered by younger sedimentary strata), with the most prominent feature being a crescent of steep ridges and valleys cut by the Vaal River. The combination of the spectacular rugged scenery and the Vaal River has created a well-established tourism industry that is primarily focussed on recreational and adventure tourism and the business market. By contrast, geotourism linked to the spectacular geological features is relatively

minor, being restricted to a few information displays in resorts and ad hoc tours run by local enthusiasts and academics. In 2005, a 30000 ha portion of the dome (approximately one-quarter of the exposed area of the dome) was inscribed as a World Heritage Site (VDWHS) on the strength of the dome’s internatonal geological significance.

LCOME TO N12 TREASURE ROUTE NORTH WEST PROVINCE

Welcome to the N12 Treasure Route North West Province, part of the N-12 national road network, stretching through the South Eastern area of the North West Province in the northern central part of South Africa and only 150 km South of Botswana. This is your comprehensive directory to the Cities and Towns of the N12 Treasure Route North West Province.

 It stretches from Carletonville through Potchefstroom to the KOSH or Matlosana Municipal area (Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, Hartbeesfontein) and past Wolmaransstad to Bloemhof where it enters the Northern Cape Province, past Warrenton and Windsorton Road to Kimberely and on to Ritchie, Hopetown, Strydenburg, Britstown and Victoria West. At Three Sisters the N-12 National road shares the surface with the N-1 National Road where it enters the Western Cape Province. After Beaufort West it stretches to Laingsburg where it turns south over Oudshoorn to George.

The site covers all the cities and towns of this region to ensure that you have a pleasant informed journey through our section  of the North West Province via the N-12 Treasure route.

You will be able to access all the Accommodation Establishments in the region from Hotels, Game Parks and Lodges to Bed  & Breakfasts, Guest houses, Self Catering and Backpackers.

All the tourist  “Places of Interest” are listed and for your convenience. The Vredefort Dome, Bloemhof Dam, Klerksdorp Cultural Village, Aardklop Festival and North West University including the North West University High Perfomance Institute are but a few.

An important aspect of your journey along this route is a comprehensive list of all the service and convenience stations and stores of the N12 route.

 The secret (Geocaches) of d` Oude Molen : “Die Transvaler of 11 April 1959”(Newspaper)

 Summary :

Phone : +27(0)832976244

Call this phone number in South-Africa with Skype : +27832976244