Tours of the Pioneer Museum

clock 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31 at 09:00

At this museum, guests are taken on guided tours of the farm and the early farming culture in South Africa is explained, with demonstrations of cooking methods and farming techniques available for viewing. Watch the process of bread baking, candle making, milking (with a hands-on option), wheat grinding, muzzle loading and much more. This original farm house at the Pioneer Museum is a T-shaped dwelling with a thatched roof, traditional dung and peach-pip floor and pioneer furniture. Call for reservations.

Pioneer Museum

Venue: Pioneer Museum

A Traditional, African House Museum

Pretoria Road and Watermeyer Street
Pretoria,


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Nearest Train: Pretoria City Centre

Phone: +27 12 803 6086
Fax: +27 12 803 5639
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The house at the Pioneer Museum is a T-shaped dwelling with a thatched roof, traditional dung and peach-pip floor and pioneer furniture dating from 1848. The outside oven and outbuildings can also be seen, and bread made in the oven can be sampled from time to time. The tanning-pit, wagon-shed, water-furrow, threshing-floor and water-mill are all authentic. There are also various farm animals that roam around the farmyard. Guests are taken on guided tours of the farm and the early farming culture in South Africa is explained, with demonstrations of cooking methods and farming techniques by arrangement. The museum also has picnic and braai facilities.

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Tours of the Pioneer Museum
Jan 1st, 2009 to Dec 31st, 2009
9:00AM
At this museum, guests are taken on guided tours of the farm and the early farming culture in South Africa is explained, with demonstrations of cooking methods and farming techniques available for viewing. Watch the process of bread baking, candle making, milking (with a hands-on option), wheat grinding, muzzle loading and much more. This original farm house at the Pioneer Museum is a T-shaped dwelling with a thatched roof, traditional dung and peach-pip floor and pioneer furniture. Call for reservations.

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Picnic at the Pioneer Museum
We rented a lapa at the Pioneer Museum to celebrate my 70th birthday last Saturday, 17 October....
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 20 2009


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Very Disappointed
Me and my boyfriend went there on a picnic date, but I must say it wasn't at all as I remembered...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Apr 08 2008

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