A Stones Throw Accommodation  Verified Listing

The choice is yours at either A Stone’s Throw or 30 on Oatlands Road, be assured a friendly ambience ensures a welcoming stay. The flexibility is yours - wake up to spectacular country views, a Stone’s Throw away or tranquil suburban garden setting at 30 on Oatlands Road.

A Stone’ Throw Accommodation - Nestled on the hilltops above Grahamstown. Offering country living “A Stone’s Throw” from the University town of Grahamstown, where you can enjoy panoramic vistas and witness gorgeous sunsets from a spacious garden setting, surrounded by open countryside. Located just 2km’s off the N2, an easy seven minute drive into the city centre.

30 on Oatlands Road accommodation collection offers welcoming and affordable lodging, situated in the oak-tree lined suburb of Oatlands in Grahamstown. The guest house is within easy walking distance of the local attractions on offer in the student town of Grahamstown, City of Saints and Scholars and Festival Capital.

A Stone’s Throw Accommodation - Our Indlu and Thorn tree cabins with wooden floors, double volume ceilings, quirky unique design and cheerful colour schemes will lift your spirts while you enjoy the country atmosphere and spectacular views from your unit nestled on the hillside above Grahamstown.

30 on Oatlands Road Accommodation - Originally a farm building in the now modern suburb of Oatlands, Grahamstown, 30 on Oatlands has been lovingly renovated to offer comfortable accommodation with original Oregon floors & an old-fashioned shutter facade.

Our 30 on Oatlands Accommodation comprises simple, neatly decorated cottage-style guest rooms.The “town collection” has a private separate well equipped garden cottage and three twin-bedded en-suite guest rooms having communal access to the central lounge, and the distinctive ability to create inter-leading access. An easy chair is provided in each room where one can sit and relax when wanting some quiet time. Restored Oregon floors offer warmth to the accommodation.

A Stone's Throw or 30 on Oatlands Road Accommodation is ideal for visitors to the wide variety of attractions historical and educational in Grahamstown including, Rhodes University, Kingswood College, St Andrews College, The Diocesan School for Girls, Artificers Square, the old artisan quarter with many restored original houses which reflect a number of 1820 Settler architectural styles. The Botanical Gardens, 1820 Settlers National Monument, Fort Selwyn, Gunfire Hill, used as a lookout point for the garrison in early Grahamstown years. Albany History Museum, Selmar Schonland Herbarium, a pressed plant library. National English Literary Museum & Bookshop, Observatory Museum. The Observatory is a unique multi-storeyed 19th century Victorian shop and home which is now a museum. Visit the Egazini Memorial one of the first township based heritage sites in South Africa. The Memorial marks the event of the Battle of Grahamstown which took place in 1819. Don't forget the students "night-life" including some wonderful restaurants and viby pubs and much much more

The A Stone's Throw and 30 on Oatlands Road accommodation collection is within easy reach of the host of activities to offer from the Makana Botanical Gardens to the Albany History Museum, Natural Sciences Museums, and Observatory Museums, which has the only genuine Victorian Camera Obscura in the southern hemisphere, Grahamstown is also home to the National English Literary Museum, the Library of African Music, as well as the SA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, where you can see exhibits relating to the coelacanth the fossil fish that was thought to be extinct but still lives off the South African coast. When your finished all that you can soak up the ambience of the vibrant pubs, student vibe and eateries or post a letter from the Oldest Official Post Box in South Africa.
At A Stone's Throw & 30 on Oatlands we offer town or country settings where you can experience true Eastern Cape hospitality and service with a smile.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Grahamstown

Our individual private units offer comfortable and affordable hospitality, located in either a tranquil country garden setting at A Stone's Throw or at the central 30 on Oatlands Road Accommodation we include complimentary Beverage tray, crisp percale linen, daily servicing, guest amenities, Wi-Fi and off-street parking.

Enjoy sunsets and watching varied bird life, star-gazing, soaking up the sunshine with a book or taking an energetic hike up to the Toposcope. (This building, erected by the Grahamstown Trust in 1997/98, shows the direction of many towns and sites of this Eastern Cape region.).