Lumley’s Place setting is in a rural area 10km from Stellenbosch. The original population of the Cape Winelands was made up of people descendent from the San hunter-gatherers and the Khoi herders. The dispersion of humans to the area dates back as far as 1 million years ago and the San were the first known indigenous inhabitants.
Johannesdal and Pniël are two small towns with mainly free slaves and Khoi descendants. Villagers sill look out for one another and the church plays a significant role in many a households lives.
Pniël Museum is a must visit to explore .
Many locals’ homes are not fenced in
Close by - 4 min Institute of Culinary Arts, 5min drive to Boschendal, 15min drive to Franschhoek Culinary Capital of South Africa and World Renowned golf estates Devonvale, Paarl, Boschenmeer, Pearl Valley, Stellenbosch wine estates Solms-Delta, Boschendal Estate, Clouds, Tokara, Delaire Graff and Rust en Vrede world class restaurant in Stellenbosch
King or twin bed en-suite bathroom with only shower. Breakfast included. The most popular room, the bathroom is heated, situated on the first floor. Private sliding door access to the balcony just outside of the bedroom. Mountain and garden view.
King size or 2 single beds, en suite bathroom & shower, bathroom heater. Ceiling fan, wall mounted heater. Situated on the first floor. Views of Franschhoek ,Jonkershoek and Groot Drakenstein Mountains.
King size bed or 2 single beds, en-suite bathroom with only shower. Underfloor heating for winter, ceiling fan. Air-conditioned room, kindly advise 48h before arrival if you require twin beds. Wheelchair friendly
King or Twin Roon (twin beds on request), en-suite shower only. Most popular summer vacation room - very private, intimate. Underfloor heating. Ground floor. Private access to under roof seating area.
If cancelling 21 days before arrival, forfeit 100% of the booking total.
If cancelling 42 days before arrival, forfeit 50% of the booking total.
From CT International airport: allow extra time for road works Proceed from airport -depart to exit the airport base -keep in left lane - until underneath the bridge take first immediate exit left - proceed to keep left on top of bridge - Follow traffic over robot on the edge of the bridge - then over the next one as well and turn right at big traffic light direction Stellenbosch - keep right - turn right at next robot and follow the route all the way to Stellenbosch until you pass the Stellenbosch train station on your left hand side. Keep left at the next robot and proceed over the next 3 sets of traffic lights and move to right hand lane to turn right at next robot R310 Pniel, Franschhoek. . Proceed all the way over mini-mountain-Helshoogte pass .All on your left. Tokara, Alluvia, Zorgvliet, Moore’s End. Proceed over first cobble stones in the road and at second cobble stones would be main road signage of LUMLEYS PLACE on R310—- turn left Proceed towards mountain - until signage to left for Lumley’s Place -follow winding until stop street - Lumley’s Place. From City Centre, Waterfront or Northern Suburbs: Option1 NI - take EXIT 47 off N1 : exit is for R44 Stellenbosch/Klapmuts- at stop street right at bottom of exit to continue underneath bridge towards 4way stop. Proceed across for 200m and turn left onto R45 Franschhoek. Proceed for 8km -until the end of the road and turn right towards R45 Franschhoek. Continue for 3.5km till turn off to right R310 Stellenbosch /Pniel. Drive for 4.5km Pass Boschendal, Pniel Primary on left hand side. Continue till Pniel Mini market on your right and signage of LUMLEY’S PLACE B&B will be on left of R310—- turn right towards mountain and continue till first left- proceed until stop street - Lumley’s Place. From City Centre, Waterfront or Northern Suburbs: option2 N1 via Stellenbosch: Take exit to left for Stellenbosch- Proceed right at stop street. Continue all the way until 2nd traffic lights (10min+). Turn left and then right at next one. Keep left at next set traffic lights and proceed over 3 sets of traffic lights and turn right at the 4th one and proceed over next traffic light towards R310 Franschhoek & Pniel. Proceed all the way over mini-mountain-Helshoogte pass .All on your left. Tokara, Alluvia, Zorgvliet, Moore’s End. Proceed over first cobble stones in the road and at second cobble stones would be main road signage of LUMLEYS PLACE on R310—- turn left Proceed towards mountain - until signage to left for Lumley’s Place -follow winding until stop street - Lumley’s Place. From Southern Suburbs or Cape Town airport: N2 from Cape Town to Stellenbosch: Take exit to left towards Baden Powell// Stellenbosch - Pass Spier and proceed till traffic lights turn right. Proceed all the way till you pass Stellenbosch Railway station on your left. Keep left at next set traffic lights and proceed over 3 sets of traffic lights and turn right at the 4th one and proceed over next traffic light towards R310 Franschhoek & Pniel. Proceed all the way over mini-mountain-Helshoogte pass .All on your left. Tokara, Alluvia, Zorgvliet, Moore’s End. Proceed over first cobble stones in the road and at second cobble stones would be main road signage of LUMLEYS PLACE on R310 Proceed until signage to left for Lumley’s Place -follow winding until stop street - Lumley’s Place. N1 from Paarl: if coming from Worcester via toll road - proceed till 2nd exit( about 5km from toll plaza ) for Franschhoek. At Stop turn right and follow R45 Signage for Franschhoek by turning left and continue underneath bridge - 10 - 15 min until until signage R310 Stellenbosch /Pniel. Turn right into R310 . Pass the police station on our left, then Boschendal, Pniel Primary on left hand side. Continue pass Pniel Mini market on your right and signage for LUMLEY’S PLACE B&B will be on left of R310—turn right into that street and continue till first left- proceed until stop street - Lumley’s Place. From Franschhoek to Lumleys Place Turn left onto the R310, past Boschendal and through Pniel, signage would be on left hand side, - turn right towards mountain. - Next turn left and follow the winding until the stop street - Lumleys Place will be across the road.
Children welcome.
