conference & banqueting
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Hawksmoor House is a meticulously restored Cape Dutch country retreat located on a 220- hectare
wine farm, Matjieskuil, near Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands.
We offer delegates an intimate conferencing venue exclusive to smaller groups. If you are looking
for a scenic, historic, authentic Cape Dutch farm atmosphere, you’ve found the right place. Our pack-
ages vary according to the number of delegates and the length of the conference. Feel free to contact
us for a consultation appointment at the venue.
Conferences are held boardroom style only. Breakaway areas are available.
All conferencing packages include the following equipment, unless otherwise specified:
• Data projector Screen
• Pens and notepads
• Flipchart and 1 ream of paper
• Whiteboard and markers
• Sweets and water
• Data projector ( extra charge)
Conferencing at Hawksmoor House
Conference Packages
Number of Delegates Inclusions Cost per Deligate
24 Hour Package: Edge House
Min 8, Max 12
Arrival Tea with Rusks2 x Tea Breaks with SnacksLunch 2 CourseBreakfastAccommodationDinner 2 Course
Single:
R2550
Double:
R3650
24 Hour Package: Manor House
Min 15, Max 18
Arrival Tea with Rusks2 x Tea Breaks with Snacks Lunch 2 CourseBreakfast Accommodation Dinner 2 Course
Single:
R2550
Double:
R3650
Full Day Package: Edge House
Min 8, Max 12Arrival Tea with Rusks2 x Tea Breaks with Snacks Lunch 2 Course
R540
At Hawksmoor House we have large outdoor spaces on the farm and under the oaks on the lawn
in front of the Manor House and can offer exciting and entertaining Team Building options. From
old-fashioned lawn games to picnics or organised team building events – your options are endless.
Master Chef (Social)
A day of culinary fun. You get to test your knife skills, taste different dishes and feel the heat of the
kitchen. From basic skills tests and taste testers, where teams will be given a taste tester challenge
where they will have to guess the ingredients or flavours, to food trivia quiz and cook-off’s.
Minute to Win It (High Energy)
As your hands are shaking and heart is pounding, remember - time’s a ticking!
The team build is loosely based on the popular Minute to Win It phenomenon and includes a num-
ber of challenges. Much like the television hit, Minute to Win It, teams compete in a series of decep-
tively simple tasks using everyday objects. We create a game-show atmosphere with a large clock
ticking down along with music to increase the tension! Energy and excitement will fill the room as
teams compete against each other and the clock. This usually results in lots of laughter as a deceiv-
ingly simple task is not as simple anymore with the time pressure.
Survivor (Competitive)
Outplay, Outwit and Outlast:
All the teams will compete in a variety of challenges against each other. Challenges are designed to
be teamwork focused and have a balance in the skills needed at each challenge ensuring that there is
something for every type of individual. Teams will have time after the explanation of each challenge
to come together and plan their tactics, individual roles and strategies. Expect “twists” to be intro-
duced during the game in order to keep the teams on their toes.
The Hunger Games (Adventurous)
Hunger Games is a day of having an absolute blast and feeling like a kid again. The team building is
loosely based on the popular Hunger Games movie/novel phenomenon and includes 2 Stages to our
Custom Designed Event.
At each stage points can be won and the district/team with the most points gathered by the end of
all the stages will be declared the overall Hunger Games winners. The group will be divided into dif-
ferent teams/ districts for the day and compete at various stations. The whole days’ events are a build
up to the main arena, where the teams go head to head in a water gun fight.
CSI (Deductive)
Here’s your chance to be like Grissom, Willows, and Horatio as you take part in your own Crime Scene
Investigation Team Build. Crime Scene Investigation is a team building event where your team gets
to do all the intricate sleuthing, while working together in this extremely fun team building game.
Teams will investigate and solve crime scenes based on subtle clues that will be placed along the
way. Only by cracking one case can the team move on to the next case... Just like the CSI tv show,
teams will have to re-enact to other teams how the crime scene would have unfolded from their
perspective.
And lots more… Detailed information can be provided for each of the team building options.
TEAM BUILDING AT HAWKSMOOR HOUSE
Hawksmoor House has 15 enchanting guest rooms in four adjacent buildings set around a central
pool, ornamental pond and garden. The grounds are laid out to include a large lawn, reflection
pond, lavender beds, vegetable, rose and herb gardens, a wine tasting room, and a swimming pool
with a view of Table Mountain.
The four accommodation buildings each offer a different perspective on the landscape and farm.
The Manor House, The Slave Quarters, the Dairy Rooms and Edge house are all original footprints of
the historic farm, converted with great sympathy and flair by the owners, and furnished with an el-
egant mix of beautiful antique pieces. Each room is individually decorated. Conferencing delegates
are accommodated in the Manor and Edge houses. No matter which room you stay in, the experi-
ence is consistently elegant and the hospitality warm and relaxed. A fence around the entire proper-
ty provides privacy and security.
• Queen-size or twin beds
• Digital safes
• Elegant en-suite bath
rooms with showers and/
or baths
• Underfloor heating
• Tea/coffee facilities
• Private secure parking
• Free Wi-Fi in public areas
• Cheese & meat platters
• Honesty Bar
• In-room massage and
beauty treatments
• Laundry service
• Airport pick-up service
• Wine tastings
• Country Kitchen three-
course dinner menu
Accommodation
All RoomsOffer:
Optional amenities:
Manor House
The Manor House is a meticulously restored Cape Dutch building. At its heart is the grand dining
room and entrance hall, where breakfast and Country
Kitchen dinners are served. The four double Manor House bedrooms, with their grand proportions
and high beamed ceilings offer a unique period experience, transporting you back in time to a by-
gone era of rural colonial elegance.
Edge House
Wines
Set across the reflecting pond from the Manor House, Edge House offers six rooms in total: four
twin/double rooms and a two-bedroom apartment.
The apartment has a private lounge, dining area and kitchen, which can be stocked for self- catering
guests on request. All rooms open onto a traditional shaded farmhouse verandah with comfort-
able couches and a thriving collection of succulent plants. In addition, each room has French doors
leading to its own private seating area leading from the back of the room, with views towards Table
Mountain. A pleasant stroll through the lavender gardens, past the walled vegetable garden and
through the herb garden brings you to the Manor House verandah.
Our wines, marketed as “Hawksmoor at Matjieskuil”, are made solely from grapes grown and har-
vested at Matjieskuil Farm, the farm on which Hawksmoor is located. They include a clean, fresh and
crisp Chenin Blanc from 37-year-old bush vines, and a range of Pinotage for every palate - ranging
from an unoaked 2005 to a lightly oaked 2006. 2008 saw our first harvest from our new block of
Mourvèdre. The oaked red will be released shortly, followed by the long-awaited 2007 Bandol-style
Rosé.
Under the Waarburg label, a Rhone-style red blend and an oaked Chenin Blanc are also available.
The Waarburg vines are grown on our neighboring vineyard, formerly part of the Matjieskuil werf.
At the Die Laaitjie cellar, located on our sister farm near Robertson, wine maker John Hargreaves,
assisted by Brad Duggett, and has produced limited-release oaked Pinotage and Shiraz.
PRICING: We have prepared a “mixed case” offering discounts on future purchases. Please email
[email protected] for our price and availability list, offers & discounts for bulk purchases of
12 bottles or more.
Sample Menu
STARTERS
Phyllo Mushroom Tartlet Soup of the Day (Vegetable)
Roast Butternut & Feta on Mixed Greens with Vinaigrette
Trio of Crostini (Smoked Salmon, Cherry Tomatoes & Basil, Roasted Peppers) Trio of Pate (Chicken
Liver, Mushroom, Snoek)
MAINS
*served with choice of two sides
Hearty Beef & Mushroom Stroganoff Spinach & Mascarpone-filled Chicken Breasts
Baked Salmon Cheesecake Herb-crusted Linefish
Traditional Malay Bobotie, yellow rice and sambals Coq-au-vin
Butter Chicken Vegetable Ratatouille & couscous
Mild Lentil Curry Roast Chicken Pie Lamb & Bean Pot Pie
DESSERTS
Chocolate Mint Mousse Malva Pudding & Custard Chocolate Brandy Tart
Vanilla Pod Ice-cream & Hot Chocolate-Chili Sauce Apple Crumble & Vanilla Ice-cream
Sticky Toffee Pudding Homemade Strawberry Ice-cream Frozen Lemon Meringue
Directions
Contact Us
From Cape Town
From Cape Town International Airport, head towards Somerset West on the N2. Take the R 300 off-
ramp to Bellville and the N1 to Paarl off-ramp onto N1. Take exit 39 after the Engen One-Stop fuel
station and at the T-Junction turn left onto the R 304 direction Klipheuwel. Pass the first left turn to
Joostenberg Vlakte and approximately 500 metres further at the crest of the first rise you will see a
white signboard on your left “ Hawksmoor House on Matjieskuil Farm “. Turn left and travel down
our farm road for a further 1 km.
From Paarl (N1)
Head towards Cape Town. Take Exit 39 off-ramp (hairpin bend) and at T-Junction turn left onto R
304 directions Klipheuwel. Pass the first left turn to Joostenberg Vlakte and approximately 500
metres further at the crest of the first rise you will see a white signboard on your left “ Hawksmoor
House on Matjieskuil Farm “. Turn left and travel down our farm road for a further 1 km.
From Stellenbosch
Head towards the N1 on the R304. Once you have crossed over the N1 pass the first left turn to
Joostenberg Vlakte and approximately 500 metres further at the crest of the first rise you will see
a white signboard on your left “ Hawksmoor House on
Matjieskuil Farm “. Turn left and travel down our farm road for a further 1 km.
Telephone:
+27 (0) 21 884 4815
Reservations:
+27 (0) 21 884 4815
Address:
Hawksmoor House at Matjieskuil Farm
GPS Co-ordinates:
Latitude: -33°48”41.26’ (-33.811460)
Longitude: 18°47”10.45’ (18.786236)