Nov2026
ACVV Christmas Market
Stalls and entertainment on the town square in the run-up to Christmas.
MarketDate to be confirmed
When we first stood in the garden at number 8, the valley around us changed colour by the hour. That is where the names came from.
Goud is the gold of the Swartland in summer, when the wheat is ripe and the fields glow in the evening light. It belongs to the main house, the warm heart of Huis Agt, where everyone ends up around the kitchen island and the fire.
Groen is the bright green of young wheat after the winter rain, when the whole valley seems to wake up. It fits the garden cottage, tucked away among the trees with its own garden and small pool.
Silwer is the soft grey-silver of the olive leaves that shimmer between the vineyards. It suits the loft upstairs: light, calm and a little apart, with a private balcony above the treetops.
And Agt? That is simply Afrikaans for eight, our house number. One house, three colours, and a valley that shows you all of them if you stay long enough.
