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Lavender Cottage

Somerset West Cape Town - South Africa

Email Lavender Cottage Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

The cottage has its own private barbeque plus an outside dinning area. The cottage leads directly onto the pool area and secure parking is provided on site. If required a breakfast service is available to guests staying in the cottage.

Somerset West is a thirty minute drive to Cape Town should you wish to take in the City and the well known 'V & A Waterfront'. We are also in close proximity to four magnificent golf courses including the world class Erinvale Estate 1km away.

This 'friendly' value for money guest house is husband and wife managed. We offer to assist you to plan your holiday enabling you to make your visit to the Cape a most pleasant, unique, memorable and enjoyable experience.

This spectacular setting in the Cape has every thing to offer the discerning visitor. Somerset West, Stellenbosch as well as Gordons Bay offer numerous nearby first class restaurants should you wish to dine out.

Your hosts will gladly assist you with local activities from personalized guided tours, bird watching, trout fishing, deep sea fishing, cage diving with great white sharks, whale watching, mountain walks, golf, tennis, bowls, croquet, sunset cruises, open air concerts, wine tasting, horse riding and lessons, Mountain Biking in Jonkershoek, visits to local community service organizations, church services and where-ever possible to the many activities which take place in the area.

Proximity Distances:
- Vergelegen Winery Walking distance
- Vergelegen Concerts Walking distance
- Vergelegen Historic Homestead Walking distance
- Lourensford Winery Walking distance
- Lourensford Functions Walking distance
- Lourensford Polo Field Walking distance
- Morgenster Winery Walking distance
- Morgenster Olive Farm Walking distance
- Faure Dreamworld Film Studio 15 minutes Drive

Golf Estates and Golf Courses:
- Erinvale Golf Course Walking distance
- Somerset West Golf Course 10 minutes Drive
- De Zalze Golf Course 15 minutes Drive
- Stellenbosch Golf Course 15 minutes Drive
- Devonvale Golf Course 15 minutes Drive
- Kuilsriver Golf Course 25 minutes Drive
- Strand Golf Course 30 minutes Drive
- Pearl Valley Golf Course 30 minutes Drive
- Durbanville Golf Course 40 minutes Drive
- Arabella Golf Course 40 minutes Drive
- Hermanus Golf Course 60 minutes Drive
- Paarl Golf Course 60 minutes Drive
- In addition to the above there are a further 20 Golf Courses all within a 1 hour or 2 hours drive.

Attractions and Adventure Activities:
- Lourensford Wine
- Estate Shark
- Diving Tours Mountainbiking
- Vergelegen Wine Estate
- Bird Watching
- Surfing
- Kiteboarding
- Tandem Paragliding
- Horse Riding
- Whale Watching
- Wake Boarding
- Trout Fishing
- Golf Hiking

Your hosts Celia and Trevor:
They have lived in Somerset West for over thirty years accumumalating a vast knowledge of the Somerset West, Helderberg Basin and the Western Cape areas and therefore are both more than suitable to assist you, their guest(s) with suggestions on what to do and where to go.

For many years Trevor acted as the ' unofficial guide for overseas visiting members of staff of the International Corporation for which he worked, showing off to them, the magnificence of the Western Cape and introducing them to the Cape's hospitality.
The Helderberg Mountain and the Helderberg Nature Reserve are literally only a stone throw away from Lavender cottage and one of Trevor's favorite pastimes is walking the meandering footpaths on the gentle slopes of the Helderberg Mountain, absorbing the exceptional views and scenery, this he will willingly share with you, as your guide and walking companion.

When Celia is not serving guests their breakfasts you will find her absorbed in her hobby of fabric painting, of which you will see many of her designs, whist you spend time in the relaxing ambience of Lavender Cottage.
Celia is a ' Founder Member ' of the Somerset West Country Craft Market which is one of the finest in the Country and she still teaches fabric painting and retains her many contacts in local arts and crafts circles. Should you wish to take back home an art memento of your holiday in South Africa her work is on sale at very reasonable prices.

Both Celia and Trevor look forward to welcoming you at Lavender Cottage and introducing you to the many delights the Cape has to offer.

Email Lavender Cottage Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com