Milkwood Manor on Sea
Pink Flamingos for Milkwood Manor Guests!
A small flock of Greater Flamingos calls Plettenberg Bay a holiday home most parts of the year, and can be seen in the Keurbooms lagoon adjacent to Milkwood Manor on Sea Guesthouse. Here is… Continue reading
Autumn Wedding in Plettenberg Bay
Although the Plettenberg Bay climate can be somewhat unpredictable for a wedding, especially at the turn of autumn, Ellen and Brendan were fortunate to only have to contend with a mild to strong Easterly on… Continue reading
In Plettenberg Bay we have a secret season that not many know about. It falls outside of the busy, more popular times that visitors come to enjoy our little paradise. It is known as “Whale Season”. Plett is blessed annually… Continue reading
Fynbos
(/ˈfeɪnbɒs/; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɛi̯nbos]) is the natural shrubland or heathland vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa, mainly in winter rainfall coastal and mountainous areas with a Mediterranean climate. The Fynbos ecoregion is… Continue reading
Plettenberg Bay, or just Plett…..
The town of Plettenberg Bay lies almost on the border of the Western and Eastern Cape. Built on the hillside, most of the town is on a steep slope leading down to the sea, which… Continue reading
Anniversary of Plett’s Natural Disaster
written by Leon A Meyer
On November the 22nd in 2007, exactly 7 years ago, Mother Nature flexed her muscles to prove to the people of Plettenberg Bay just what she is capable of.… Continue reading
Yellow and purple has always been my favourite colour combination, and since spring has sprung in the Garden Route wherever you look these two colours have turned our surroundings into a boquet of glee…
We all know well that the… Continue reading
On September 6th wedding bells chimed for Camilla Humphrey and Philip Wendt.
It was to be a marriage that span two continents and that brought together an array of guests from Hamburg, Germany and Southern Africa. It was the perfect… Continue reading
Saddle up for a new era in conservation
We recently got news that a Knysna Seahorse has been found in the Keurbooms Estuary. It’s the first time since the 2007 flood that one has been spotted so you can imagine… Continue reading
Milkwood Manor on Sea has taken its name from the Protected Milkwood trees that surround the property – But what is a Milkwood Tree you ask? This is what Wikipedia has to say.
Sideroxylon inerme subsp. inerme (aMasethole or… Continue reading
Milkwood Manor has been operating as a guesthouse the same spot for 16 years, but 5 years ago our landlocked establishment changed into prime oceanfront property – overnight! Here’s the flood story…
On 22 November 2007, a raging flood from… Continue reading
Breakfast is considered by many to be the most important meal of the day and, at Milkwood Manor, we have to say – it’s our favourite! Our Milkwood Manor breakfasts are served in the Lemongrass Restaurant. Lemon Grass isn’t open… Continue reading
Happily Ever After
one year in….
The ever vibrant Chris and Jenny Axelson set out on their exiting journey as man and wife together exactly one year ago, and this is where it all started…
Although their wedding ceremony was… Continue reading
Beach Weddings to Live For
An Exciting New Venue
As the recent facelift of the Milkwood Manor parking area draws to a close, and a superior seaside beach wedding venue is born, the world famous Lookout Beach is transformed into… Continue reading
Seaside Wedding Bliss