Bradach Manor

Bradach Manor is an imposing building offering unrivalled views over the Knysna Lagoon and through the Heads out to the Indian Ocean. The origins of the building are obscure but it has been built in the form of a small castle and dominates the hillside above the town. It is the first building that you notice driving in from Cape Town, across the lagoon.

Bradach Manor is a comfortable, 4-star guest house, offering visitors the ideal setting from which to explore the wonders of the Garden Route.

Guests have a choice of seven individually decorated rooms. The spacious honeymoon suite features a spa bath and private balcony. All the rooms are fully serviced with en-suite bathrooms, fans for summer, heaters for winter, safes and bar fridges, tea/coffee facilities and televisions with DStv and SABC channels.

The room types are as follows:

Lagoon-Facing Rooms
These spacious rooms all have balconies or roof-terraces with a view over the lagoon and en-suite bathrooms with bath and/or shower.
Garden Suite
Honeymoon suite, en-suite bath and shower - Queen bed, Jacuzzi bath
Loerie Suite
A 180 degree view, en-suite bath and shower - Twin beds, made into a King
Lagoon Suite
Large balcony, en-suite bath and shower – King size bed
Blue Room
Roof terrace, en-suite bathroom with shower - Twin Beds
Rose Room
Roof terrace, en-suite bathroom with shower - Double bed
Courtyard Rooms
Towards the back of the house, these rooms offer a cost-effective alternative to the lagoon-facing rooms and all have en-suite bathrooms with shower and/or bath – 1 queen, 1 twin

A full English & continental breakfast is served, either in the dining room or on the terrace overlooking the lagoon. A light meals menu is available throughout the day and in the evenings. There is an honesty bar, full of character, with a pool table and endless patios and decks with fabulous views. The dining room overlooks the water and leads onto a long verandah and the pool deck below.

Knysna is at the heart of the Garden Route and offers the perfect stopover between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. Boat trips across the Lagoon and around the Heads offer a unique insight into this spectacular region and access to the Featherbed Nature Reserve on the western head. Knysna also has its own Waterfront, Knysna Quays, with a wide variety of shops, restaurants and delicatessens. Around Knysna are many spectacular drives, the Swartberg Pass, the Seweweekspoort Pass and Meiringspoort, offering access to the dry interior of the Little Karoo. Oudtshoorn, an easy drive from Knysna, is the capital of the ostrich farming industry and the Cango Caves – a series of underground caverns - are nearby.

Walks, horse-rides and mountain bikes in the Knysna Forest (where the rare Knysna elephant is still to be found), sun swept beaches, bungee-jumping, animal sanctuaries and the Outeniqua Tjoe Choo – a spectacular steam-train journey through the Kaaimans River Gorge from Knysna to George are just a few of the pursuits of Knysna.

From Bradach Manor you are centrally based to explore this spectacular area and to experience activities that include whale-watching, mountain-biking, hiking and sailing. For the avid golfer, five of South Africa’s best golf courses are situated nearby.

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