About Monks Cowl Country Club and Guest Lodge

Monks Cowl Country Club is situated in the Central Drakensberg approximately four hours from Johannesburg and two and a half hours from Durban, in the magnificent Champagne Valley.

The Club is next door to Champagne Sports and Racket and adjoining the popular Cathkin Estate Development.

Situated on the golf course we have six spacious, freestanding units. We offer a honeymoon suite with a wooden deck, four-poster bed, log fire and spa bath. Our other standard units sleep from two to six people (four beds upstairs) All units have a full bathroom downstairs.

Tea and coffee making facilities are available in all the units. A short walk through our gardens takes you to our a'la Carte restaurant where breakfasts are served anytime between eight and eleven am. During winter a log fire adds to the coziness of our restaurant and pub. In addition to our 60-seater restaurant we have a function room, which seats 80 – 100 guests. This venue has its own bar and ablutions as well as sound system and big-screen projector and is ideal for weddings, parties and conferences.

We offer resident guests complimentary golf and free use of our swimming pool and tennis courts, plus restaurant and pub facilities in a casual, homely environment. The golf course has a couple of dams and a river with a small waterfall plus swing bridge for those a little more adventurous! For those golfers still at "caddy" status a pleasant walk around the course may be enjoyed. Alternatively motorised golf cars are available. The best walks and hiking trails in the foothills of the Drakensberg are only a ten-minute drive from here.

Facilities within a 15 kilometer radius include horse riding, paintball, trout fishing, river rafting, quad biking and bowling greens as well as a bird of prey display center and the world renowned Drakensburg Boys Choir.