F or me, it is often trail running that decides the ultimate destination, but I always make the drive from Cape Town part of the pleasure. And this time, Elim called. The Elgin valley delivers one of the Western Cape’ s great road-trip debates: Peregrine, The Orchards or Houw Hoek Farm Stall? I solved it the only sensible way – by stopping at all three. Venison pies from Peregrine are still my benchmark, and nothing on earth beats the bobotie pie at Houw Hoek. Sorry, Orchards. We were never meant to be.
22 | AUTUMN 2026 • rovesa. co. za