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Smuts House Museum
What you can do here
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About this place
A museum peaceful surroundings with family friendly restaurant, nature trail and caravan park
Social History Museum
Smuts House Museum entry fees or guided tours Tel: 012 667 1176/ 012 670 9016
Smuts House Museum, home of Jan Christian Smuts, statesman, world leader, botanist, author, husband and father. This museum depicts the simple life style of one of SA leaders.
Family friendly restaurant
Ouma's Tea Garden restaurant (closed on Mondays) offers a variety of delicious foods.
Children can play on the jungle gym or the old armed vehicles in the grounds.
For the more energetic, take a walk up the Smuts Koppie along the Oubaas Nature Trail. Birders will also find a good variety of species in the area. Dogs welcome, but please keep dogs on leash unless in 'doggy freedom zone' near the Place of Quiet.
Smuts Farm Caravan park now open - quiet country setting. Dogs permitted. Conditions apply.
Events
Museum : open daily. Tours on request.
Market @ Smuts House - craft market. 2nd and Last Saturday of the month. (Stallholders contact Ester 011 670 9016)
Dog Walks – Fundraiser events : Click here for Facebook details
Facilities available for parties and small events.
Friends of Smuts House events :Guided Bird Walks: the 1st Sat of a month. Monthly Supper Talks on various subjects. Occasional Nature Walk also offered.. Contact Cheryl 011 316 1426 for info. Click here for Facebook details of guided bird walks
Hours, prices & what to know
- Open
- Weekdays 9am to 4.30pm Weekends & Public Holidays 9am to 5pm Closed on certain pubic holidays. Call ahead. Restaurant closed on Monday's
- Entry
- call 012 670 9016 for details.
- Venue
- Jan Smuts Avenue, off Nellmupius Rd.
Gauteng
0062
View on Google Maps → - Contact
- 012 667 1176
info@smutshouse.co.za
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