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Kearsney Manor Guesthouse
Situated on an original sugar estate near Stanger in the KwaDukuza district, Kearsney Manor is an old English mansion built in the late 1800’s by Sir Liege Hulett. This magnificent old colonial estate is recognised as a Heritage Site and once housed the original Kearsney College. The estate is situated 80km from Durban on the Natal North Coast. Kearsney Manor, with its Colonial English decor, comprises 20 tastefully decorated bedrooms with affordable rates. The Manor offers total relaxation and exclusivity for your private function. Our beautiful old stone chapel boasts tremendous character and charm and comfortably seats 100 people. Kearsney Manor is the perfect venue for weddings, conferences, corporate events or any other special occasion. Our conference venue can accommodate up to 90 delegates.
Area Info
Kearsney lies just outside Stanger, now known as KwaDukuza (locals called it Dukuza long before the official name change), just inland of Durban's north coast.
To some of us 'Kearsney' immediately brings to mind the boys school up on Botha's Hill. And well it might as Kearsney manor, a beautiful old estate just outside KwaDukuza, was the original Kearsney College before the boys were moved.
Kearsney (from the French 'cressoniere') means a place where watercress is grown and was the name of an old village and medieval manor in Kent, England, after which Liege Hulett (he of the tea and sugar empire) named his estate.
Kearsney is just inland from Blythedale Beach and Princes Grant, a beautiful, hilly part of the country given over largely to sugarcane farms and formal and informal settlements.
KwaDukuza is the historic capital of the Zulus and the famous place of Shaka's assassination. Shaka initially moved to the area after selling land around Bulawayo, his former kingdom in the heart of Zululand, to early settlers. Post Shaka's assassination two of his half-brothers, Dingane and Umthlangana staged a coup that burned the elaborate labyrinth of Zulu huts to the ground. European settlers built a new town on the very site and called it Stanger, after William Stanger – the Surveyor-General of Natal at the time.
But this area also has an eastern atmosphere, influenced in no small part by the Indian migrant labour force that arrived in this part of the country during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to work for the sugarcane barons of the time.
The area in and around Stanger is filled with buildings and places of historical relevance. The King Shaka Heritage Route includes Mavivane Execution Cliff or the Place of Shivering, High Rock, Mbozambo Valley, Fort Pearson, War Graves and the Ultimatum Tree.
Units and Rooms
Standard King En-Suite Room
Guests: 2
Bedroom with king size bed. En-suite bathroom with closed door. Spacious with English colonial décor & antique finishes. The bathroom boasts modern shower facilities in each room.
Standard Queen En-Suite Room
Guests: 2
Bedroom with Queen size bed. En-suite bathroom with closed door. Spacious with English colonial décor & antique finishes. The bathroom boasts modern shower facilities in each room.
Luxury Executive Suite
Guests: 2
Executive bedroom with king size bed. En-suite bathroom with closed door. Seating area in bay window overlooking well-manicured gardens. Large en-suite bathroom equipped with double basin & vanity, shower & free standing ball & claw bath.
Presidential Suite
Guests: 2
Presidential/Honeymoon Suite with king size bed. En-suite bathroom with closed door. Large bathroom boasts a double size walk-in shower, oval corner bath and double basin & vanity. Offers privacy for executives or wedding party.
Open Plan Double Room
Guests: 2
Bedroom with double bed. Open plan en-suite bathroom. Ideal for a romantic getaway. All equipped with shower as well as a free standing ball & claw bath.
Open Plan Queen Room
Guests: 2
Bedroom with queen size bed. Open plan en-suite bathroom with screen. Ideal for a romantic getaway. All equipped with shower as well as a free standing ball & claw bath.
Open Plan King/Twin Room
Guests: 2
Bedroom with 2 x single beds or 1 king bed when joined together. Open plan en-suite bathroom with screen. Ideal for a romantic getaway. All equipped with shower as well as a free standing ball & claw bath.
Family Interleading Room
Guests: 4
Family Room with 2 bedrooms, 1 x double bed and 2 x single beds (convertible to king size on request). En-suite interleading bathroom.
6 Sleeper Room
Guests: 6
Bedroom with 6 x single beds. Open plan bathroom with screen. Ideal for families.
Twin Non En-Suite Room
Guests: 2
Bedroom with 2 x single beds. Non en-suite bathroom. Luxurious his & her communal bathrooms are located 10m away from the rooms with option of bath or shower, two toilets & two hand basins.
Triple Sleeper
Guests: 3
Bedroom with 3 x single beds. Open plan en-suite bathroom with screen. Ideal for families.
Standard Triple En-Suite Room
Guests: 3
Bedroom with 3 x single beds. En-suite bathroom with closed door. Spacious with English colonial décor & antique finishes. The bathroom boasts modern shower facilities in each room.
