Prince Albert Country Stay

04/09/2026

The Art of the Hand-Tied Bouquet with Colleen

Flowers have been part of Colleen’s life for many years. From running her own flower and antique shop to creating beautiful flowers for weddings and special occasions, she has spent years bringing flowers into people’s homes, celebrations and special moments.

Now she’s sharing that experience with you.

Join Colleen for a hands-on workshop and learn the art of the hand-tied bouquet — how to choose your blooms, bring the stems together naturally, and create that relaxed, freshly-picked look that is both beautiful and effortlessly elegant.

You’ll take your own hand-tied bouquet home at the end of the workshop.

Spaces are limited and selling fast.

DM us to book your place and we’ll send you the booking link.

princealbertopengardens 25-27th September
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04/09/2026

We are hosting - The Art of the Hand-Tied Bouquet during the Prince Albert Open Gardens.

Join Colleen for a flower arranging workshop and learn the art of hand-tying bouquets. This flower arranging technique gives your home a relaxed, freshly-picked charm that feels elevated and luxurious. During the workshop, you'll learn how to select your blooms, arrange and place the stems, and master the technique of hand-tying. All participants take home their own hand-tied

Date: Saturday, 26 September
Times: 10H30
Venue: Prince Albert Country Stay, 49 Church Street.

R195/ticket limited to 10 tickets, book through Quicket

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There are a variety of walks and talks at the Prince Albert Open Gardens Event to suit every visitor. Head to this page to see this year's line up.

03/09/2026

A secret garden is waiting in the heart of the Karoo. 🌿

On 25 September, Open Gardens Prince Albert returns — and this little Victorian country garden is dressing up for spring.

Wander among the flowers, listen to the bees and birds, pause beneath the trees, and settle in for a leisurely cup of tea beside the pool.

It’s a garden made for lingering, discovering and escaping the everyday — with all the charm of an old-fashioned English garden, right here in the extraordinary landscape of the Karoo.

Ticket sales are open. Have you got yours? 🌸

31/08/2026

The Country Store: A Place of Connection

There is a particular warmth that greets you upon crossing the threshold of the Country Store, quite apart from anything the Karoo sun might offer. It is the warmth of recognition, of familiar faces meeting once again amongst shelves laden with the quiet treasures of another era.

Here, connection is woven into every corner. It lives in the well loved antiques that carry stories longer than any of us can recall, each piece having passed through hands and homes before finding its way to ours. It lives too in jars of fig jam prepared by neighbours whose gardens have fed this village for generations, a small and generous act repeated season after season. And it lives, most plainly, in mornings spent over breakfast at the Fig Leaf Café, where conversation lingers as long as the coffee does.

In this photograph, that spirit needs no further explanation. An embrace, freely given to Colleen, says what words so often cannot: that the Country Store has never merely sold objects. It has held people, held memory, and held community, one visit at a time.

Come and be part of the story.

24/08/2026

The courtyard is putting on its spring coat.

The creepers have found the poles at last and are climbing them properly now, threading up and over, starting to frame the little corners where people sit with their coffee before the heat sets in. Everything out here is getting greener by the day, and there’s that particular kind of light that only shows up in Karoo spring, low and soft through new leaves.

We’re getting the garden ready for Prince Albert Open Gardens, 25 to 27 September. If you’re planning to visit for it (and you should), Country Stay is a good place to base yourself. Come sit under the tree, watch the fountain, and let the town’s gardens do the rest.

22/08/2026

14/08/2026

A Perfect Weekend for the Vino Camino

The weather could not be more obliging, Prince Albert is filling with visitors, and there is a wonderful sense of occasion settling over the town this weekend.

We are honoured to be sharing the Camino with three of the finest w**emakers the Western Cape has to offer: Rock of Eye Wines, Migliarina Wines, and ᴍɪɴɪᴍᴀʟɪꜱᴛ ᴡɪɴᴇꜱ Each brings a distinct voice to the glass, w**es shaped with care, patience, and an unmistakable sense of place.

Come wander the village, connect with the w**emakers themselves, and savour w**es that speak of sun warmed soil and quiet craftsmanship. Walk the streets slowly. Taste something extraordinary. Let the scents of the Karoo, dust, fynbos, and the last of the afternoon light, settle around you as you go.

This is a weekend for lingering, for good conversation, and for w**e worthy of the company.

We look forward to welcoming you.

13/08/2026

The Vino Camino Returns to Prince Albert This Weekend

The tables are being laid, the w**emakers are arriving, and Prince Albert is alive with quiet anticipation. This weekend, the Vino Camino returns to our streets once more.

Last year, the village came together in a way that lingers in the memory. Glasses raised beneath the Karoo sky, conversations unhurried, and that particular warmth found only in a small town where everyone turns out for one another. It was, in every sense, a gathering worth remembering.

This weekend, we do it again. Tickets are limited, and demand is high, so we encourage you to secure yours without delay. Come wander from stop to stop, meet the w**emakers behind each bottle, and share in a weekend Prince Albert will be talking about for some time to come.

Reserve your ticket now, and join us on the Camino.

11/08/2026

The Secret Garden - save the date

In the creaminess of the Karoo, right in the centre of town, there’s a secret.

Walk through the antique store, past the stories held in old things, and at the back you’ll find it: an English garden hidden away from the road.

Bees buzzing. Birds singing. Greenery spilling into the heart of the Karoo.

A little secret oasis where antiques tell a story, and hospitality and friendship converge.

Because this isn’t just an antique store.

It’s a country stay, a guest house, a country store — and a secret garden waiting to be discovered.

Come stay with us. Wander through the garden. Lose yourself in the stories. Make a weekend of it.

Save the date: 25–27 September and workshop tickets go live 1 September.

And if you’d like to make the secret garden your home for the weekend, book your stay with us