Looking for an idyllic country retreat, a classic golf course, conference venue, and great trout fishing with all the conveniences and upmarket style of the city? Gowrie Farm at Nottingham Road in the KZN Midlands has all this to offer, with a varied selection of affordable and de luxe accommodation available.  Being situated at the hub of the popular Midlands Meander tourism route ensures myriad restaurants and coffee-shops, spas, diverse shopping and cultural attractions as well as numerous sporting opportunities.  

Guy Smith, an attorney from Pietermaritzburg who developed Prince’s Grant, and Jubbs Greene, a local farmer, developed Gowrie Farm in 2006 as a residential estate and golf course set on a working farm.  In 2007 the nine-hole golf course was designed and built. The course has been built in the traditional manner with push-up greens and rugged bunkers. These features were inspired by some of the classis courses visited by Guy on his trips to Scotland, Ireland and the United States. The most striking feature being the wild bunkers, which add interest to this natural layout. Gowrie Farm is a walking course, unlike most modern golf estates, which allows one to enjoy the beautiful setting, and is very much in keeping with the lifestyle of this region.

To complement the golf are four trout dams situated around the farm and golf course. Abutting the farm is Brookdale Health Hydro, well known for it’s outstanding day spa, which is open to residents of Gowrie Farm. Five kilometers from Gowrie Farm is Fordoun Spa, which has recently been recognized as South Africa’s premier spa and hotel.  Gowrie Farm has been designed for those who seek a simple country lifestyle with some of the essential elements of modern living. It provides a complete breakaway from stressful city life, yet remains within easy commuting distance to some of the major centers, being one and a half hours from Durban and approximately four hours from Johannesburg. An added attraction is that it is ten minutes from schools such as Michealhouse, Clifton and Kings, with Treverton a little further away.