Paarl
Dekkersvlei Vineyards
Zero-alcohol kids pairing with grape juice, build-your-own wood-fired pizza and a dedicated playground by the tasting seats.
Play areaGrape juiceLawnsCasual food
172 farms, toddlers
Durbanville · About 22 min from Cape Town
Hillcrest Estate
Kiddies Pairing (R100), wood-fired pizza restaurant billed as a family favourite, and the Quarry @ Hillcrest with picnics and kids-priced catch-and-release fishing.
Grape juicePicnicLawnsCasual food
Stellenbosch · About 40 min from Cape Town
Peter Falke Wines
A jungle gym play area and a dedicated kids menu, next to shaded lawns with bean-bag seating.
Play areaKids menuPicnicLawns
Stellenbosch · About 46 min from Cape Town
Clos Malverne Wine Estate
Family-friendly Devon Valley restaurant with a jungle gym, kiddie menu and non-alcoholic kiddie pairings, and children can make their own pizza or decorate a cupcake.
Play areaKids menuGrape juiceCasual food
Wellington · About 54 min from Cape Town
Diemersfontein Wine Estate
SMUL is billed as family-friendly dining with a generous jungle gym, vast lawns and a special kiddies menu alongside burgers and pizzas.
Play areaKids menuLawnsCasual food
Franschhoek · About 56 min from Cape Town
Pigcasso Wine Estate
Free-entry rescue sanctuary where kids can grab a food tray and meet and feed rescued pigs, goats, cows and donkeys while adults taste the Swine Wine range.
AnimalsLawnsCasual food
Swartland · About 60 min from Cape Town
Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Estate
Kringe in die Bos is a family-friendly open-air restaurant with a play park in a natural setting, self-service eatery and tractor rides through the vineyards; kids birthday parties can be booked.
Play areaLawnsCasual food
Wellington · About 63 min from Cape Town
Welvanpas Family Vineyards
Canetsfontein runs guided family outings on Welvanpas — led kids’ horse outrides to a waterfall, a family waterfall walk with picnic and swim, easy family MTB and dam fishing.
AnimalsPicnicLawns
Darling · About 69 min from Cape Town
Ormonde Vineyards
Family afternoons with big open lawns, a small wooden play structure, kiddies and doughnut-&-juice pairings, sand art and seasonal Easter activities.
Play areaGrape juiceLawns
Robertson · About 113 min from Cape Town
Bon Cap Organic Winery
“Kids are an integral part of life at Bon Cap”: a large play area for children, splash pool, dam fishing and a country cottage bistro.
Play areaKids menuLawnsCasual food
Klein Karoo · About 282 min from Cape Town
De Krans Wines
Bistro with burgers and deli sandwiches, seating under the trellised Hanepoot vines, a playground for young children, boules and giant chess, plus an easy vineyard walk and seasonal pick-your-own.
Play areaLawnsCasual food
Durbanville · About 25 min from Cape Town
D'Aria Winery
CU Kids dedicated play area (jungle gyms, climbing, imaginative play) plus a daily Kids Juice Pairing (juice trio with sweets & snacks) next to a large tasting-room lawn.
Play areaGrape juiceLawnsCasual food
Same valley, not a drive back to town
Outings next to the farms
Each stop is a short drive from the cellar doors in that area.
Stellenbosch · 9 km from these farms
Polkadraai Farm (strawberry picking)
On the Polkadraai road, among the Stellenbosch farms. Strawberries are picked from September to January. The bike park, tractor rides, mini-golf and pony rides run on the days the farm is open, daily 09:00 to 16:00. Picking starts at R65 a person; the bike park is from R70 a day.
Paarl · 7 km from these farms
Drakenstein Lion Park
On Old Paarl Road, between the Paarl farms and the Franschhoek valley. A walking sanctuary, open 09:30 to 17:00 every day except Christmas. Lions are fed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 16:00. South African residents pay R100 for an adult and R50 for a child.
Franschhoek · 8 km from these farms
Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve
The mountain reserve above Franschhoek village. Trails run from an easy hour to a full day, and the reserve is open sunrise to sunset. A day permit is R70. Children under 12 go in free with a paying adult.
Walker Bay · 6 km from these farms
Grotto Beach & playpark
The Blue Flag beach on the Hermanus side of Walker Bay, with a playpark on the sand. Beach access is free. The cliff path in town is free land-based whale watching, best from June to November.
Robertson · 8 km from these farms
Soekershof Mazes & Succulent Gardens
On the R60 in Klaas Voogds, between Robertson and Ashton. A hedge maze and an open-air succulent garden. Tours start at set times, usually Wednesday to Sunday. Check soekershof.com before you drive.
Constantia · 4 km from these farms
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
On the same mountain slope as the Constantia estates. Lawns for a picnic, and the Boomslang canopy walkway. Leave balls, bikes and dogs at home.