Walkerbouts Inn

Walkerbouts is a spacious haven adjacent to the site of the first hotel that was built in the historic village of Rhodes. Rhodes is situated at the southernmost tip of the Drakensberg mountain range, 16km due south of the border with the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.

Four of the bedrooms en-suite facilities have showers, whilst two have baths, one combined with a shower and a bath. Beds are fitted with electrical blankets to ward off the winter chill. It's relaxed and hospitable atmosphere makes it a home-from-home where well-behaved, disciplined pets are welcome by arrangement.

Barkly escarpment and Barkly East lies west above the escarpment. Houses range from grand trader's residences to flat-roofed "kerk-huisies" used as town houses in days gone by when traveling to the village from surrounding farms was a major outing. These buildings are sprinkled amongst tree-lined streets and all contribute to the quaint charm of the village that was proclaimed a Conservation Area in July 1997 rendering the entire village a National Monument.

The streams and rivers are home to rainbow and brown trout as well as indigenous species such as the small and largemouth yellow fish, both great sport fish that can be caught on a fly. Other attractions in the area include horse riding, mountain biking, birding, crafts, wing-shooting, hiking, rock art, 4x4 trails, Alpine and sub-alpine flowers in summer and much more.