Liz at Lancaster has had excellent reviews on Tripadvisor . So after reading our reviews, if you need any further encouragement to come and stay, here are 10 more reasons why families like staying at Liz at Lancaster Guesthouse. 1. There’s a fenced swimming pool in the front garden (away from guest units so no noisefactor). Swimming is […]
Read More »Somehow this post was written back in December 2016, and got lost in drafts. So apologies that it’s a bit out of date … Meet the artist Happenstance, synchronicity, serendipity … it’s a wondrous thing! An international tour operator who stayed as a guest at Liz at Lancaster saw my background as an art historian […]
Read More »By now followers will be getting to know that I am the QoG aka Queen of Grids. I make sense of things in overall summaries either through spider diagrams (initial creative explorations) or through grids (final arrangements). I’m also passionate about exploring Jozi in all its grittiness and made contrasts; and Jozi heritage is one of my many passions.
Read More »Irene Dairy Farm, a working dairy farm 45 minutes from Liz at Lancaster, has been in the Van Der Byl family for 5 generations. In the past people could go to the diary to buy milk but now the farm is opened up as a country destination with 2 restaurants and a shop (where you can still buy milk but not at 45c per gallon!) It is also now a very popular conference and wedding venue.
Read More »Public schools in Gauteng break up on 31st March until 18th April. This means it’s time to update the last now-outdated PPP [aka Parent Protection Programme]. In addition to the various child-centred places I have written about in previous posts, there are a couple of new ones I’ve discovered.
Read More »The doyen of contemporary South African art in Johannesburg is the Goodman Gallery. Started by Linda Givon in 1966 it provided a stable for critically informed , contemporary artists in a time of Apartheid repression and then cultural isolation.
Read More »We have some excellent restaurants in Craighall Park such as Cnr Cafe a couple of blocks from Liz at Lancaster and Giles the favourite spot to meet for after-work drinks. However 2 which are Craighall Park favourites are currently undergoing a revamp.
Read More »Every year establishments that are graded by Tourism Grading Council of South Africa [TGCSA] get inspected by an assessor. Liz at Lancaster’s was assessed a few weeks ago. And it made me realize just how far we have come in 23 years.
Read More »This was the first question I was faced with recently at the breakfast table. Guests wanted to buy Sheshwe cloth to take home to Germany. With its German origins they felt a particular connection to this indigo blue cloth which has become so synonymous with South African traditional fabric.
Read More »With only 3 of us ‘on duty’ over a week-end at Liz at Lancaster, instead of the usual 4, I often miss the Parkrun in Delta Park on a Saturday morning. It starts at 8 which usually clashes with breakfasts and preparing of invoices for check-out. I’m always sad when I do, as it’s one of my favourite weekly activities. The field of some 1000 odd meet at the Delta Environmental Centre.
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