Petworth Place

Grahamstown Eastern Cape - South Africa

Email Petworth Place Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

The bathrooms are all newly installed and most have both bath and shower - (full bathroom)
The seven elegant bedrooms include:
- family suite of two bedrooms sharing a full bathroom romantic bridal suite, with its own balcony overlooking the garden, with lovely tree-filled views wheelchair accessible bedroom with a full bathroom, and internet access self-catering unit - twin bedroom, full bathroom and kitchenette single bed, twin bed and double bed bedrooms, all with own bathrooms.

Each bedroom has television (SATV and ETV channels), free wireless connection to the Internet, wall safe, bar fridge, and heating and fans.
Top quality cotton bed linen, and luxurious towels are used in the bedrooms and bathrooms. Every effort is made to ensure the comfort of our guests.

We serve a delicious breakfast in our light and airy breakfast room consisting of A selection of cereals and yogurts, Fresh fruit and stewed fruit, Fruit juice, Homemade (style) breads - toasted or untoasted Homemade jams and marmalades, Two cheeses, Scones or Crumpets or Croissants, and then A hearty home-style cooked breakfast.

History of Petworth Place:
As a tribute to my mother, who has played an incredibly important role in my life, I decided to name Petworth Place after the home in which her family originated.
Sometime in the late 1700's a baby boy was born to a Miss Upperton, a chambermaid in the household of George Wyndham, whose title was Lord Leconsfield, 3rd Earl of Egremont. The baby was the illegitimate son of the Earl. He was christened George Upperton and was my great-great grandfather.
The boy was never acknowledged as the son of the Earl, but he grew up in his father's household at Petworth House in Sussex, England.

According to my mother's research, The Wyndhams were very wealthy landowners and at one stage owned more than 100,000 acres of land across the United Kingdom.
Petworth House was the family's primary residence and was served by an army of staff. In the 1890's apart from the 50 odd members of staff in the house, there were 24 men employed in the stables, 25 gardeners, and many more working on the estate, including a team of upholsterers.

General note:
Every room has a wall heater, fan, television, wall-safe, fridge, kettle and hospitality tray, access to WIFI, desk, top quality beds and bed linen.
Petworth Place is a non-smoking house, but there are areas on the verandah where smoking is permitted. Petworth Place is situated close to the city centre, schools and Rhodes University.

Email Petworth Place Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com