LAVENDER BEACH
Self Catering Cottage Accommodation
in Vermont, Greater Hermanus,
Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa
Seafront,Vermont.
10 minutes walk to
Onrus Beach, 200 meters from tidal pool.
This tastefully decorated holiday cottage - sleeping up to 8 people, with a separate flat sleeping up to 3 people with beautiful sea views, is situated on the beach front, in a quiet cul-de-sac, only 10 minutes away from the resort town Hermanus!
Walk out the front door, onto the magnificent seaside cliff path with its panoramic views of both the ocean and the surrounding mountains.
Enjoy the best land-based whale watching in the world! In season guests regularly see whales while enjoying breakfast on the front patio!
Onrus is well known as a mecca for famous artists and authors who can be ascribed to the tranquility, beauty and peaceful pace at which one lives here.
Cape Town is just over an hours drive. Ideal for daytrips to
Stellenbosch wine lands.
Explore the Overberg and Western Cape from this base and discover all the secrets!
Remember... The best things in life are: the people we love, the places we've seen and the memories we've made along the way!
Happy Holidays and Enjoy your stay at Lavender Beach.
About your accommodation:
The Cottage: (sleeps 2 to 8 people)
- 2 bedroom cottage (sleeps 2 to max 8 people).
- 1 Main bedroom downstairs - double bed
- 2nd loft-style bedroom, sleeping 2-6 people, with a double bed and a
further 4 single beds (3 room dividers for privacy) offering gorgeous sea views.
3 room dividers for privacy!
- Second TV in this Loft room upstairs.
- 2 separate bathrooms - one with a bath and one with a shower.
- A further toilet and basin upstairs.
- All bedding is provided
- Open-plan lounge/dining room/kitchen area.
- Sea-facing patio with wooden table/6 chairs/umbrella to use.
- Living area is comfortably furnished, incl. Full DStv (no need to bring your own card),
DVD Player, Radio/CD player.
- The dining room table sits 6-8 guests. Lovely sea views.
- Fully equipped kitchen includes cutlery & crockery for 8 persons, fridge/freezer, microwave oven, stove and under counter oven, dishwasher.
- Laundry with washing machine and tumble dryer, ironing facilities and a vacuum cleaner.
Built-in Braai Area - outside in the garden, between the house and flat/ garage, with lovely mountain views.
The flat: (sleeps 1 to 3)
- open-plan loft room with king-size bed, single bed and beautiful sea views
- en suite bathroom with bath, basin and toilet
- mini kitchenette with fridge/freezer, microwave oven, slow-cooker, toaster,
kettle and electric frying pan; cutlery and crockery for 4 people
- small diningroom table and 2 chairs
- TV- SABC 1,2,3 / DVD player
- Lovely rear garden with patio, garden furniture and Weber Braai
Please Note:
- Meet and greet on arrival.
- NO NOISE AFTER 10 AT NIGHT!!! PLEASE CONSIDER OUR PERMANENT NEIGHBOURS ALL AROUND.
- Off-street parking available
- We regret no smoking indoors please.
- Airport transfers by arrangement
Something about the area:
Onrusriver is a real gem - a coastal village with, magical unspoilt surroundings, and warm and interesting people. Only 10 minutes
away from the busy holiday town Hermanus. Onrus is well known as a mecca for famous artists and authors who can be ascribed to the
tranquillity, beauty and peaceful pace at which one lives here.
Against the backdrop of the Onrust Mountain the land stretches down towards the Onrusriver lagoon and ocean. Here you can take easy flat
walks along the coast line, passing tidal pools, benches here & there where one can ponder on memories or watch the Southern Right whales
that come to visit us annually from June to October, to breed and calf in Walker bay.
Onrus Village nestles between the sandy swimming beach, the mountain and the lagoon. Onrus beach is a very popular beach and surf spot. Relax
on the lovely sandy beach or swim in the clear waters of a tidal pool. Onrus is a cool green haven with all the necessary shops, great
restaurants, pubs, art galleries, and the wine producing Hemel & Aarde Valley.
Vermont - means "Green Mountain" named after the American state with the same name. Vermont borders onto Onrus on the Western side. A suburb
which was well planned, mainly built up by now, bordering "green Belts" to maintain the tranquillity, fynbos and birdlife.
Activities & Things to Do:
- Markets.
- Every Saturday Hermanuspietersfontein Food & Wine Market 9h00 - 13h00: A
food and wine market - a place where families go to buy produce, meet friends
and generally rub shoulders with members of the local community...
- Fernkloof Farmers Market - This organic market is a hit with locals and
Tourists - every Saturday from 07:30 - 11:30
- Don't miss the Saturday Craft Market in the Village square. Local crafts and
products.
- Lots of arts and craft Studio's and galleries to visit.
- Explore the scenic wine route through the Hemel-en-Aarde valley, wine
tasting on wine estates. 10 min drive away.
- Nightlife - visit one of Hermanus's many exquisite restaurants and bars,
enjoy a sunset cocktail on the Horizon House balcony with magnificent views of
the sea and backdrop of mountains.
- Hermanus offers the best land- /boat-based whale watching. Whales can be
spotted from July to December, but best viewing is between August and November.
- Horse riding through the Hemel-en-Aarde valley and on wide open sandy
beaches.
- Hermanus is a bird watcher's delight situated between mountain and sea - it
is home to a wide variety of bird species.
- Golf: Arabella, Hermanus & Kleinmond (15 min).
- Beaches: 5 min from Onrus Beach(the main swimming beach), 200m from
tidal/rock pool.
- Fishing & Diving - right in front of the house is an excellent spot for
crayfish!! and a slipway to launch a small boat or canoe.
- Mountain walks & hikes - Fernkloof Nature Reserve & Caledon wild flower
Reserve
Harold Porter Betty's Bay, a popular attraction for
Flora lovers. 20min.
- Sunset cruise on the Stanford River 20 km away - African Queen Cruises.
- Cycling - hire one or bring your bicycle!!
- Boat trips (deep sea fishing/whale watching/harbour tours).
- Shark cage diving - Kleinbaai. There are several shark diving tours that
offer shark cage diving for the brave and surface viewing for the not so brave.
Shark diving shuttles leave Hermanus on a daily basis.
- Hermanus has a large variety of coffee shops, tea gardens and restaurants
serving local and international seafood delicacies.
Favourite Restaurants and Bars:
Onrus and Hermanus offer some of the finest cuisine the Cape has to offer with something to suite everyone's taste.
- Milkwood - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Tea's - Onrus Beach (1 to 2km from the house).
- Rossi's - in Hermanus - Italian Restaurant, Pizza, Pasta Steak and Fish (10min drive).
- Cucoo Tree in Hermanus - lunch or tea.
- Quayside Cabin - the finest seafood in the most unique setting. Lower slipway New Harbour (10min drive).
- Gecko Bar - Great life music and sundowners venue New Harbour.
- Harbour Rock - On the rocks in the New Harbour.
- Mariana's Restaurant - Stanford ... A must for food lovers! Book well in advance!
- Mogg's Country Cookhouse
At the foot of the Babylonstoren Mountain in the beautiful Hemel-en-Aarde
Valley, lies Mogg's Country Cookhouse. This gem of a restaurant is worth the
extra ten minute journey, especially in view of the fact that wine estates are
en route. Housed in an old farm labourer's cottage, the décor is pure country, a
large stone fireplace.
- B's Steakhouse
For the best steaks in the area. Their Motto is: Life is too short to
eat bad food.
- Fisherman's Cottage, Lemm's Corner, Hermanus - lunch after the Saturday market?
- The Potter / Kleinmond - good for tea and interesting pottery (a must!) 20min drive.
- Annie se Kombuis / in Hermanus - Traditional South African Cuisine.
- Bella Napoli Pizzeria / Onrus Pizza and Pasta (1km away).
- What the Dickens Pub at the Trading Post / Onrus (1km away).
Annual Events (2009).
-
Weekends/ Fishermans Village Craft Market at Lemm's Corner
- Hermanuspietersfontein Boeremark
- Fernkloof Farmers Market
- April: Passion play in Old Harbour
- May: The Fish Bash - seafood cooking competition held in the Onrus Caravan Park.
- August: "Kalfiefees", unique festival of local South African artists.
- August: Whales to be seen almost daily in Walker Bay
Hermanus Wine & Food Fair 10-12 August
- September: Hermanus sailing season opens
- Fernkloof Wild Flower Show, Fernkloof Nature Reserve.
- September: Whale Festival and Half marathon. Peak of the whale
watching season
- Best whale watching time
- October: Walker Bay Golf Classic, Hermanus Golf Club
- October: Caltex "Voet" of Africa Marathon.
- December: Carols by Candlelight
- December: Camphill Community Country Fair.
- December: Carols by Candlelight / Old Harbour Hermanus.
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