• Jo-Anne Richards and Jo-Anne Hitchens running the Art of the Memoir workshops at the Karoo Art Hotel Barrydale
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Save the date for Royal Barrydale 2023

Posted on Thu January 5, 2023.

From 24th - 26th March the village of Barrydale gets another name change; Royal Barrydale. Stand by for the Royal Enfield Ride In hosted by the Karoo Art Hotel and RETZA . Details to follow.

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