Come to Balloch and enjoy our camping areas or our cottage and experience our spectacular and magical mountain scenery.
Balloch is situated in the Wartrail area of the Barkly East district in the Eastern Cape at the southern tip of Lesotho and close to Lundeans Nek.
Our farm Balloch, tucked away deep in the Witteberg mountains has been in the Frost family for 4
generations and is of the most spectacular and unique valleys you will find in South Africa if not in the
world. We love to share its towering crags and abundant sandstone formations with our guests.
On Balloch we farm bonsmara cattle for the beef market and dohne merino sheep for mutton and wool.
Balloch cottages is made up of the 'Willowstresam Cottage' which is a self catering cottage that sleeps up
to 6 people , and 2 very special camping areas, our cave area which is divided into 3 sites and our river
area which also has 3 sites.
Our power supply is off grid. We run a hydro electric power system. Because this system relies on rainfall
it can be unreliable in very dry times. We do however also have solar backup system in the cottage.
There are a number of well known bushman paintings on our farms. Balloch is a natural heritage site
because of the Cape and bearded vultures that nest in the basalt cliffs and these are visible from the camp sites and cottage. Balloch also has 'Protected Environment' status. Conservation of the veld is very
important to us and we strive to maximize grass cover , diversity of species and ever increasing climax
grasses while maintaining profitability. We use regenerative grazing methods whereby we graze very large numbers of animals in camps for short periods of time and then allow these camps to recover for a
number of months before utilizing them again.
The well known Willowstream runs through the farm with very easy access for fly fishermen who will
enjoy fishing for both rainbow and brown trout.
Balloch is the perfect stop over for trips into and out of Lesotho using the Telle Bridge border crossing.
Balloch is check point 6 and the medical check point for the popular 'SKYRUN” event in November each
year with 100km ,65km and 42 km runs. We also are the compulsory stop over point for the Skyrun
Training Camp in September each year. See www.pureadventures.co.za for more information.
Balloch is central to numerous passes in the region, the perfect place to stay in our cottage or camp sites
whilst doing day trips to discover these mountain delights.
We have taken over the management of a large guest house that sleeps 10 people on the farm Glen Lyon
and also a camp site with the most amzing backdrop of towering sandstone cliffsa and a spectacular view
of mountains and valleys looking out to the north , east and west. See www.frostypeaks.co.za for more
information about this accommodation.
We love to share our beautiful farms with our guests.
Your hosts Margy and Graham Frost.
