Sandstone has provided regular updates on our preservation and restoration activities, our heritage collection and broader farm activities since 2012. Explore these below grouped by category, from vintage railways and military history to agricultural machinery, rare breeds, classic vehicles, aviation and more. Each article shares the stories, restoration projects and people behind preserving South Africa’s rich industrial and agricultural legacy.
Heritage
Our Most Recent Updates
Sandstone acquires another Royal Coach, Coach 57.
Sandstone has acquired another 3’6’ gauge coach that has Royal connections. It is an ex CSAR Dining Car, last numbered 57 in South African Railway’s ownership. It was withdrawn in…
Easter Cosmos 2026. A short video on the recent Festival.
Easter Cosmos 2026. A short video on the recent Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSLgga8o5gE&t=6s
The Sandstone Easter Cosmos Festival 2026 Gallery 4
The Sandstone Easter Cosmos Festival 2026 Gallery 4
Despite threats of a fuel crisis and rising prices Sandstone experienced large visitor numbers for its 2026 Easter Cosmos Festival. Running from Thursday April 2nd to Sunday April 5th visitors…
The Sandstone Easter Cosmos Festival 2026 Gallery 3
The Sandstone Easter Cosmos Festival 2026 Gallery 3
Despite threats of a fuel crisis and rising prices Sandstone experienced large visitor numbers for its 2026 Easter Cosmos Festival. Running from Thursday April 2nd to Sunday April 5th visitors…
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The 2024 Cherry Steam Festival
Our 2024 Cherry Steam Festival was an outstanding success with record number of visitors. We…
andreaNovember 20, 2024
Hunting for stories. “Storycatcher” from Patricia Glyn
You’ll see from this video below that Patricia Glyn is on the hunt for the…
andreaNovember 11, 2024
Sandstone wins a Gold Award from the Heritage Association of South Africa.
At the recent Clarens Heritage Association symposium, hosted on behalf of the Heritage Association of…
andreaOctober 31, 2024
Keeping the Oxen in line
All our readers know our passion at Sandstone for our Oxen and we have been…
andreaOctober 31, 2024
Lawley locomotives
We recently received two articles from Stewart Currie at the RSSA Reef Branch, both from…
andreaOctober 30, 2024
Sandstone’s Morris Ten from 1933
We recently ran a story on our Morris Ten after its restoration was completed, see:…
andreaOctober 29, 2024
Step Into Living History
Inspired by our stories? Experience Sandstone’s heritage collection firsthand by visiting us for a walking tour, attending one of our festivals, or please get in touch with us to learn more.