It is a really special resort at the inland end of the Knysna Lagoon, with superb views
and the view across the lawn and the swimming pool is of the whole Knysna Lagoon;
you can see right down to the Knysna Heads
Our lovely cottage is splendid, so comfortable, spacious and well designed, it has two large bedrooms, two bathrooms, a huge sitting room, kitchen and an outside veranda with table and chairs. The perfect place for a long stay. The cottages are serviced. There are several cottages on either side of the vast lawn with the main house at the top, which is where you have breakfast. Some are privately owned and available for rent when the owners are not there. One or two are permanently occupied. We would love to live somewhere like this, if we weren’t happy in our Sea Point home
They had left us some welcoming treats to enjoy. Those brownies are A–ma-zing!
A lovely welcoming note too
The fully equipped kitchen
The very comfortable lounge
A fire, Satellite TV and a table and chairs for meals or computers!
A large and very comfortable bedroom with a huge bed. The linen and towels are of high quality
and the other bedroom has single beds. Each has its own bathroom
The view from the stoep
The main building, where you go for breakfast; in good weather it is served on the terrace
There are also apartments at the back of the main building, and some can cater for larger groups
Our kind hosts Sue and Mike Mills had invited us to join them for supper in the Bell, their pub restaurant
next to the Manor and we had a suitably libacious evening with very good food
This is the menu where they list the Covid protocols
and the food
The thirsty 'lads' began with some draught Devil's Peak IPA, served in a Mitchell’s glass
Souvenirs left by the many foreign visitors
- some from our cellar and some from Mike's
John enjoyed his usual choice of a huge Hamburger with very crisp chips,
Mike a Chicken and Mushroom pot pie
and Lynne ordered the Spiced Calamari with a salad, just right, she had been longing for some seafood and this really delivered, although she was tempted by the beer battered Hake and Chips. We were, after all, now back by the sea
We also had a Peter Bayly Sauvignon Blanc
Sue had the Mussels in cider with smoky bacon and crusty bread, which looked superb
Then at 11 we headed back to the cottage and bed
It was a very crisp night and we were thankful for the heater and the electric blanket
It was a very peaceful night and we slept very well; it must be the sea air and the very comfortable bed
Oh, that view
Next morning, we walked up to the main building for breakfast on the terrace
We were given a delicious plate of pawpaw, ruby grapefruit, green melon, ham,
brie, blue cheese and cheddar to begin with, and we ordered our coffee and green tea
There are some great choices on the menu. John had scrambled eggs, a very good pork sausage,
4 rashers of bacon and fried tomato
We were so impressed with the eggs, they were expertly seasoned
and they put a little cream into the mix when cooking them;
it does make such a difference
and Lynne had scrambled egg, topped with smoked salmon on a muffin
Toast and marmalade followed and then it was time to take a walk and explore the Belvidere grounds
before we went off to see some of Knysna
An indigenous watsonia
The gardens are beautifully planted
They have their own jetty where you can tie up your boat if you bring one. We walked down to see it
The wind was blowing quite a stiff breeze, good for sailing on the lagoon
We chatted to the fisherman seated there, and no, he hadn’t caught anything yet
Then back through the lovely Belvidere gardens
Some rowing boats waiting to rise with the incoming tide
The town of Knysna seems to have grown and become much busier, but still has the same good atmosphere
It was nearly spring tide, so the lagoon was filling up nicely
In the evening, we stayed in the cottage as we had to repack the car for the next leg of the journey. We had to be up early the next morning for the drive to Robertson, where we had a mid-morning appointment. We had a quiet and early night in and didn’t need supper as we find two meals a day now are perfectly adequate. The kitchen had generously provided us with some sandwiches and fruit to eat in the morning, as we were leaving before they began to serve breakfast. We were sad to leave this lovely place, where we feel so at home
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