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Manley Wine Estate
Manley Wine Estate is a boutique wine farm and private cellar with bed and breakfast accommodation and self-catering family cottages. The farm is located in the beautiful countryside of the Tulbagh Valley in the Cape Winelands. A short walk across the lawns from the thatch roof Manor House are seven large double bed and breakfast rooms which are arranged around a shaded courtyard adjacent to the pool. We also have two linked thatched roof family cottages that are nestled beside the dam at the end of the property. Each cottage can accommodate four persons and is ideal for small families. Breakfast is included in the cost of your stay if you book one of our double luxury guest rooms, and is served every morning between 09:00 and 11:00 at the on-site eatery. Our cottages are completely self-catering and breakfast and housekeeping services are not included but can be added on at an additional fee.
Area Info
Tulbagh is the fourth oldest town in South Africa (after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, and Swellendam) dating back to the early 1700s. Charming Church Street boasts the largest number of Cape Dutch, Edwardian, and Victorian provincial heritage sites in one street in South Africa, all lovingly restored post the devastating earthquake of 1969.
Our valley of abundance was first discovered in 1658 by Pieter Potter, surveyor-general to the first governor of the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck. Settled in 1699 by 14 farmers, the town itself only began to develop in 1743.
Before road engineers conquered the forbidding mountains at Paarl and Wellington, Tulbagh was in fact the trekker's last stop en route from the Cape of Good Hope before entering the country's wild and untamed interior to the north.
In the heady days following the discovery of diamonds at Kimberley in the 1860s, Tulbagh enjoyed a flowering of prosperity. Yet after the construction of Michel's Pass, and the advent of the railway effectively bypassing the town, it subsided into a rural backwater – which paradoxically preserved its historic character. While causing much structural damage, the earthquake of 1969 resulted in a national fundraising effort and a very successful restoration.
Boasting no less than five museums detailing its rich history, Tulbagh is also an attraction for those who wish to trace their ancestry buried in the graveyard of De Oude Kerk (museum church) - which is in the original form that it was first built.
Units and Rooms
Cottage 1
Guests: 4
We have two linked thatched roof self-catering family units. Twin beds are situated upstairs and are part of an open-loft bedroom area. Our cottages are completely self-catering. Breakfast and housekeeping services are not included, but can be added on.
Cottage 2
Guests: 4
Cottage 2 is a thatched roof self-catering family unit. Twin beds are situated upstairs and are part of an open-loft bedroom area. Our cottages are completely self-catering - breakfast and housekeeping services are not included, but can be added on.
Room 3 - En Suite
Guests: 2
We have 7 large double (or twin) rooms each equipped with an en suite shower and bath, TV with DSTV (satellite) guesthouse channels, air-conditioning, a mini-fridge, and standard tea/coffee facilities. Breakfast is included in the rate per night.
Room 4 - En Suite
Guests: 2
Large double (or twin) room equipped with an en-suite shower and bath, TV with DSTV (satellite) guesthouse channels, air-conditioning, a mini-fridge, Safe, and standard tea/coffee facilities. And Fireplace Breakfast is included in the rate per night.
Room 5 - En Suite
Guests: 2
Large double (or twin) room equipped with an en-suite shower and bath, TV with DSTV (satellite) guesthouse channels, air-conditioning, a mini-fridge, Safe, and standard tea/coffee facilities. And Fireplace Breakfast is included in the rate per night.
Room 6 - Shower Only
Guests: 2
Small double room equipped with an en-suite shower only, TV with DSTV (satellite) guesthouse channels, air-conditioning, a mini-fridge, safe, desk, and standard tea/coffee facilities. No fireplace. Breakfast is included in the rate per night.
Room 7 - En Suite
Guests: 2
Large double (or twin) room equipped with an en-suite shower and bath, TV with DSTV (satellite) guesthouse channels, air-conditioning, a mini-fridge, Safe, and standard tea/coffee facilities. And Fireplace Breakfast is included in the rate per night.
Room 8 - En Suite
Guests: 2
Large double (or twin) room equipped with an en-suite shower and bath, TV with DSTV (satellite) guesthouse channels, air-conditioning, a mini-fridge, Safe, and standard tea/coffee facilities. And Fireplace Breakfast is included in the rate per night.
