Accommodation in MOSSEL BAY - ALLEMANS DORPHUIS, MOSSEL BAY, Western Cape

ALLEMANS DORPHUIS Breakfast included   MOSSEL BAY, Western Cape, South Africa

Lovingly restored Victorian double storey stone house in centre of town with magnificent view over bay and harbour. All 6 rooms with shower and toilet ensuite and period furniture. Full breakfast included. Off-street parking. Restaurants and supermarkets nearby.
"Second mildest climate in world" Guiness bk of records 1990s, Average 320 days sun per year. 24km white sand beaches. Town (discovered in 1488, became main stopover between Europe and India till 1680's) steeped in History, Post Office Tree (1501) Maritime Museum, Shell museum (biggest collection in Africa), Khoi-San cave (excavations yielded artefacts dated 70 million years old), Seal island (at night 3000 seals), Shark Cage diving, Game farms where "BIG five" can be seen, within less than an hours drive from Ostrich farms, Crocodile (600+) farms, Cheetah farms, Wine farms, forrests, jungle, 800 year old Yellowwood Sequoia tree, 30+ Hiking trails, 12 Golf courses, World's highest Bunji jump (216 meters) etc.
But mostly we sit and drink in the sun and watch the whales jump in season.

Accommodation & Facilities
6 bedrooms, all with shower and toilet ensuite. 4 rooms have sea view, 2 rooms with double bed, 3 rooms have 2 single beds and 1 room has 3 single beds. Rooms are fully serviced with all linen supplied. Coffee making facilities in rooms but no self-catering facilities available.
The old stone house, erected in 1891 and carefully and lovingly restored in 1992, still has its original wooden floors imported from Oregon in 1890.
Regret, the house is not suitable for children under 15 years old

Sporting & Leisure Activities  
Beaches: (24km), the only North facing beach (facing the sun in the Southern hemisphere) on the whole Indian Ocean seabord of Africa.
Surfing: one of the 15 best surfing spots on whole S African coast
Bunji: One hour and a bit from highest Bunji jump in world (216meters)
Golf: 12 Golf courses less than 1 hour away
Hiking: 30+ trails
Sailing: Safe, well sheltered bay ideal
Fishing: Rock, surf and deep-sea
Scuba: Schools and clubs available
Whale spotting: The only yacht-based whale watching east of Agulhas (season July-Oct.)
Tennis, Bowls, Jukskei, Rugby, Soccer, Cricket, Martial arts etc regularly practised.

Cultural & Historical interest    
Discovered in 1488 by Diaz, became stopover between Portugal (Europe) and India for next 200 years. Harbour activities resumed 1787. Over 200 buildings built between 1860 and 1910 from beautiful local sandstone by Cornish stonemasons still in good preservation. When diamonds discovered in Hopetown (later Kimberley also) the most accesible harbour. Most convenient harbour for wool from Little Karoo and later for the "Ostrich feather boom". During Anglo-Boer War, all the British horses (150'000) from Australia, New Zealand and the Indies imported through Mossel Bay as well as the fodder. The Maritime museum (with replica of Diaz's Caravel, sailed from Portugal in 1988). Post tree 1501